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UK Research and Innovation has awarded roughly £51 million from the government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund to four smart energy pilots projects.
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Indeed it was dismissed by some industry observers as “window dressing” and “more unwelcome uncertainty”
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ordered a renewable energy consultancy to remove a “misleading and unsubstantiated” claim about government policy on oil from its website.
An independent customer protection scheme has extended its eligibility requirements meaning thousands more people will be able to access free independent complaint resolution and minimum customer service standards.
No new homes should be connected to the gas grid from 2025 at the latest, the government’s climate change watchdog has recommended as part of a wide-ranging package of measures to cut emissions from the UK’s housing stock.
Energy Watchdog Ltd, a Merseyside-based heating systems business, has been ordered by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) not to refer to itself as an industry ‘watchdog’.
Bristol Energy has claimed to be the first energy supplier in the UK to sell heat “as a service” as opposed to in kilowatt hours (KWh).
Dermot Nolan has warned that there could be a "significant" jump in the level of the price cap when it is reviewed next month.
Mid-tier supplier Ovo and heat battery producer Sunamp have been awarded £1.6 million of grant funding from the government’s low-carbon heating technology fund.
A wide-ranging Resources and Waste Strategy, published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, says incineration is expected to continue to play a "significant" role in ensuring that rubbish is not sent to landfill.
Around 14,000 district heating system currently serve nearly half a million customers, equating to around 2.4 per cent of the UK heat market. The Clean Growth Strategy has set a target that by 2050, this proportion should grow to meet nearly a fifth of the UK’s heating needs.
The Scottish government has defied its own parliament by pressing ahead with its plans that all homes north of the border must meet an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating of band C by 2040.
Drilling has commenced at the UK’s first deep geothermal electricity plant in Cornwall. According to
