Belfast International Airport is to source more than a quarter of its total annual electricity demand through a power purchase agreement (PPA) with solar developer Lightsource.
BAE Systems has made significant savings from the running costs of its Samlesbury site after a nearby solar farm delivered over £300,000 in savings less than a year after it was brought online.
Home improvement retailer Kingfisher has announced plans to invest £50 million in renewable energy across its network of locations in an effort to reduce energy consumption from the national grid by 10% in the next two years.
Scotland’s Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee has led calls for the country’s government to adopt a “whole system view” of its energy market and requested greater clarity over smart meters and demand reduction measures.
A report published by think tank Green Alliance has claimed that the UK public could save as much as £2.5 billion by 2025 if the government introduced a feed-in tariff for energy efficiency technologies.
New research conducted by the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) has claimed the UK could save up to £3 billion a year in energy expenditure by implementing “immediate, practical, cost effective steps” to improve efficiency.
