With new figures revealing the extent of fuel poverty in Britain reached 5.5 million in 2009, in the last year more than 500 Coventry families have benefited from a scheme to help combat fuel poverty in the region. The Home Energy Action Team (HEAT) was established in 2001 to provide help for households struggling to […]
Official figures have just been released which show the amount of energy use in UK households has risen by 18% over the last 40 years. Between 1970 and 2009, heating and appliances have driven up our gas and electricity consumption, despite the Government’s attempts to encourage people to insulate their homes and greener new homes […]
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Heralding what is all set to be a new era in home heating, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today launched the first phase of the Renewable Heat Incentive. The Government wants to encourage households to take advantage of the Premium Payment scheme, which will see up to 25,000 installations of renewable […]
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Scottish & Southern Energy has become the third big energy provider to increase its energy bills, announcing plans to bump up its gas prices by 18%. The changes – which come into affect from 14 September – also includes an 11% increase in the price of household electricity, and will see around 5.2 million customers […]
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Four council-owned properties in Somerset have been fitted with air source heat pumps in an initiative that aims to reduce energy bills for residents. Taunton Deane Borough Council is testing the technology in four properties, all of which are bungalows situated in rural areas. Located off the mains gas network, the homes are reliant on […]
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A new campaign by the heating and plumbing sector is urging the Government to reduce the amount of administration required for the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS). Whilst the heating industry continues to get behind the renewables revolution, according to the Microgeneration Certification Scheme statistics, there are fewer than 2,500 MCS accredited installers. A drop in […]
Having recently secured a second major contract already this year, green energy manufacturer Stiebel Eltron UK is anticipating a 40% growth in turnover this year. The company, which manufactures renewable energy products including solar photovoltaic panels and ground source heat pumps, has experienced a 20% growth in turnover in the first half of 2011 compared […]
The boss of energy provider E.ON is warning consumers that energy bills could double in the next 10 years, reaching a colossal £2,500. With energy watchdog Ofgem already warning that bills could jump by half – around £600 – Graham Bartlett, the managing director of E.ON, has said prices would be driven higher and higher […]
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British Gas has just launched a scheme along the lines of the Green Deal, which is designed to help reduce the upfront cost of installing clean renewable technologies. Dubbed British Gas’s Home Energy Plan, the scheme is very similar to the Government’s flagship Green Deal, and will enable households to install energy efficiency measures at […]
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The Department of Energy and Climate Change has published figures suggesting the total number of households in the UK that can be classed as living in fuel poverty is on the increase. According to the official figures, an additional 700,000 homes became fuel poor in 2009. The total number of fuel poor households in the […]
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Energy bills could be significantly reduced if UK households were to use a real-time energy monitor, a study has shown. Sixty-five housing association homes in Scotland were fitted with a Ewgeco real-time energy monitor, the performance of which was assessed by a team from Edinburgh Napier University over the course of six months. Results showed […]
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The Government is downplaying a minor rise in households suffering hardship due to increasing fuel prices, says a consumer body. Consumer Focus is claiming the fuel poverty situation is much worse than the Government is letting on, with the number of UK households estimated to be suffering fuel poverty belying the true hardship millions of […]
The UK Government’s drive to reform the energy market has received support from WWF, which noted that a move towards renewable energy would prove less costly in the long-term than persevering with fossil fuels. Head of Energy Policy at WWF-UK, Nick Molho, argued: “Any anticipated price rises due to renewables are dwarfed by the 90 […]
The Government has estimated that the UK needs to spend £110bn on new electricity supplies, if it’s to keep the lights on. In a White Paper published yesterday (Tuesday), a key proposal outlined is the introduction of contracts which guarantee long-term stable prices for electricity from low-carbon sources. These include offshore wind farms and nuclear […]
A new report has revealed that over the course of the next ten years, the South West of the UK could see a 700% increase in renewable heat capacity. Compiled by independent renewable energy expert Regen SW, the ‘Renewable Heat Opportunities in the South West’ report highlights that there are currently 4,000 renewable heat installations […]
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In an effort to meet the growing demand for electricity and to reduce carbon emissions, the Government has promised a dramatic increase in offshore wind generation. Setting down bold targets for offshore wind power, more than 2,500 wind turbines are to be installed across around the UK coast over the next nine years. With the […]
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