Businesses in the UK must become more “political with a small ‘p’” in order to leverage their position and help shape energy efficiency policy, a panel at today’s Clean Energy Summit has said.
A European financing project has mobilised over €1 billion of private capital from investors seeking energy efficiency projects that deliver environmental and financial results.
Virgin Media are expecting to save over £3,000 a year from the energy costs at its Bristol site following the installation of its first solar PV system.
The Southern Co-Operative is expected to make hundreds of thousands of pounds in savings from its energy bills after completing a roll-out of LED lighting across its entire property portfolio.
National Grid has awarded 12 companies tenders under a new pilot scheme, which will see them paid to use energy during peak generation periods this summer.
The UK has been ranked as one of the worst EU member states for energy efficiency by a European watchdog assessing national progress over the last three years.
Aviva has cut its global carbon emissions by well over a third since 2010 through energy-saving initiatives like installing solar panels and LED lighting at its offices.
