The Labour Party is aiming to create one million additional “green jobs” and establish the UK as a “world leader” in low carbon technologies over the next decade.
More than 25,000 households have received payments from the domestic renewable heat incentive (RHI) since it was launched in April 2014, according to the government’s latest figures.
The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) and the Department of Energy and Climate Change have agreed on terms for a £200 million international green investment pilot programme.
More than 70% of UK homeowners can’t name a renewable heat technology, according to a survey of 1,000 homeowners across England and Wales by the Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors (APHC).
APC Technology Group launched a new group of sustainability businesses called Minimise Group. The group will also include a subsidiary dedicated to renewable energy generation, Minimise Generation.
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”.
The National Association for Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) is urging installers to take advantage of growth in the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).
