Businesses that are proactive in pursuing energy savings could recoup the initial cost of complying with the new Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) regulations, according to property and energy agency, Savills Energy.
The European Parliament has endorsed proposals to limit the amount of crop-based biofuels used in transport to 7%, down from the current 10% by 2020 target.
The Liberal Democrats are aiming to stimulate at least £100 billion of private investment in the UK’s renewable energy infrastructure and want a third of the UK’s energy demand to be met from renewable sources by 2020.
The unforeseen dramatic drop in oil price has dented the business case for renewables, according to Nancy Hobhouse, Carbon Plan manager at John Lewis Partnership.
SolarCity has announced a new partnership with smart-metering company Nest, starting with an offer of 10,000 Nest thermostats to new customers in California.
Almost 60% of companies who will be liable to take part in the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) have not started work on the required assessment, according to a new survey.
The government’s plans to implement a near-universal rollout of smart meters to properties risks becoming a “costly failure”, according to the latest report from the energy and climate change committee.
Conservative plans to exempt 100,000 starter homes from the zero carbon standard have been lambasted by the UK Green Building Council, which has labelled the move “incredibly short-sighted”.
