Chancellor George Osborne has announced that the Renewable Heat Incentive will see its budget increase to £1.15 billion to 2020 but has promised substantial reform of the scheme.
Elderly charity Age UK has called for “urgent action” from the government to protect elderly home owners with improved heating and efficiency measures.
Pressure is continuing to build on the UK government’s renewables policy after Scottish energy minister Fergus Ewing called for greater certainty regarding the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).
The Association for the Conservation of Energy (ACE) has said the UK should take inspiration from the United States if it is to introduce effective energy efficiency policies.
The Royal Academy of Engineering has warned that the UK must make more progress towards restructuring its energy system, and said further benefits will “only be harder” to come across.
Former energy secretary Ed Davey has claimed that the decision to axe the Zero Carbon Homes initiative before it had started is “the worst thing the Tories have done”.
Energy minister Andrea Leadsom has broken the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s silence on the cancelled Zero Carbon Homes initiative, labelling it “an obstacle” to solving the UK’s housing crisis.
The Republic of Ireland government is to launch a €130 million fund for energy efficiency and domestic renewables in a bid to combat fuel poverty in the country.
Biomass firm Innasol has called on the UK government to extend its commitments to the Renewable Heat Incentive if it is to reach its goal after last week’s degression.
