Despite there only being three months until the deadline for compliance with the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme, only 152 organisations have informed the Environment Agency that they are compliant, according to Savills Energy.
The government has reaffirmed its pledge to install 53 million smart meters across the UK by 2020 in its official response to the Competition Markets Authority’s (CMA) provisional findings in its energy market investigation.
The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Amber Rudd has described energy efficiency as “the most effective way to reduce carbon and reduce bills – it is the win-win”.
The Competitions Market Authority (CMA) has ruled that “competition in the wholesale gas and electricity generation markets works well” in its provisional findings.
The National Trust is to make its “biggest ever” investment in renewable energy, pledging £30 million to install various generation technologies across its estate.
Japanese car manufacturer, Nissan and American energy storage provider, Green Charge Networks have partnered to turn ‘second life’ electric vehicles into stationary energy storage products.
Energy efficiency solutions provider Anesco has bolstered its portfolio of operational storage solutions, installing its second commercial battery at a solar farm.