The Environment Agency (EA) has published the names of just under 6,000 firms who were able to comply with the Energy Savings Obligation Scheme (ESOS) in time for last month’s deadline, leaving thousands still unaccounted for.
Global green building levels are expected to double over the next two years as firms seek to reduce energy consumption and operating costs, according to a new study.
London-based merchant bank Turquoise International has announced that its Low Carbon Innovation Fund (LCIF) has been fully deployed following a raft of final investments made in the closing months of 2015.
Energy saving measures installed at a Devon Care Home have helped the property make significant financial savings as well as win two awards in recognition of its environmental efforts.
Companies signed up to the Energy Savings Obligation Scheme (ESOS) stand to save an average of over £1 million per year according to the National Energy Foundation (NEF).
Funds from the Green Investment Bank (GIB) are to be used by an NHS Trust to improve the energy efficiency of Salford Royal, potentially saving the hospital around £2 million off its annual energy bill.
Over four hundred firms under the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) energy efficiency scheme are to be refunded some of the value of their purchased allowances after an administrative error meant they were overcharged.
Thousands of UK firms have missed the final deadline for compliance with the government’s mandatory energy efficiency scheme ESOS despite a final surge in notifications.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) intends to invest in the use of energy efficiency techniques and renewables generation after deeming it an “operational imperative”.
