News
Octopus partners with Verto to unleash ‘Zero Bills’ renewable homes revolution
Octopus launches clean energy scheme with no bills for householders
Climate Change
News
Woodford Renewables & SmartTECH launches hub to promote use of renewables
The state-of-the-art Innovation Hub aims to ensure renewable energy is accessible and affordable for all projects.
Feature
Benefits of integrated EV charging in low carbon home energy solutions
A comprehensive guide for installers keen on harnessing the potential of integrated solutions.
News
£70m Kensa deal is ‘Britain’s biggest investment’ in ground source heat pumps
Octopus and Legal & General investment in ground source tech will drive down costs and kick start the sector.
More Climate Change
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Awards nod for solar social housing project
A ground-breaking green energy project in Telford has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award.
Feature
Direct electric heating: a real low-carbon alternative for construction
A new report from ThermoSphere – ‘Working towards Net Zero’ – sheds light on the attitudes toward direct electric heating in the construction industry.
News
Octopus Energy invites landowners to host wind turbines in dating-agency style plan to lower bills
Octopus Energy launches ‘Plots for Kilowatts’ campaign to accelerate cheap, green energy by encouraging landowners to register their interest in hosting on-shore land turbines.
News
City of Bristol selects partner to take on climate change 2030 challenge
City of Bristol selects Ameresco and subcontractor Vattenfall Heat UK, for large multi-pronged approach to build the city’s future smart energy system.
Opinion
Installer CEO Eoin McManus on the industry impact of COP 26
Installer CEO Eoin McManus looks back at the GLasgow COP26 conference and what it means for the industry.
Product
Clean Growth Fund backs ceramic core zero emissions boiler
The manufacturer has received £2.5m investment for its patent-pending Zero Emissions Boiler, which uses electric-powered ceramic heat storage to offer an ‘drop-in’ alternative to traditional boilers at around half the price of a heat pump.
Further Reading
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Renewable energy sources dominate fossil fuels for the first year ever
News
NIBE Energy Systems welcomes positive impacts of 10-point plan
The Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan has offered significant optimism to those working across the low carbon heating industry according to NIBE Energy Systems. The Green Homes Grant scheme, which launched in September, is a much-needed intervention for homeowners and installers and the news of its one-year extension has been very positively received.
News
STA comments on government response to CCC report
The Government has published its response to the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) 2020 Progress Report to Parliament, in which it revealed plans for a “comprehensive” Net Zero Strategy in the lead up to COP26. [1]
News
Government set to ramp up smart meter installations
Annual milestones and a six month extension for energy suppliers is set to be part of a four-year policy framework set out by the government to ensure that all reasonable measures to install smart meters in households and small businesses have been taken.
News
Miliband appointed as shadow energy secretary
Miliband served as energy secretary between 2008-2010 and then as Labour leader from September 2010-2015, when he was replaced by Jeremy Corbyn.
News
The EEC Announces 2020s as The Decade of Renewable Energy
The European Energy Centre (EEC) has announced the 2020s as the Decade of Renewable Energy, following the critical shift from fossil fuel to Renewable Energy Technology as a way to resolve the climate emergency. The approaching COP26 global Climate Change Conference in Glasgow in November 2020 puts into focus the urgency of taking action for a sustainable future.