Today marks the end of the UK Government’s month long challenge to reduce its own energy use with the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) in the lead. Launched on 1 October, the Whitehall energy efficiency competition pitted departments against each other. According to the latest figures, the DWP has cut its energy use by 19%, followed […]
A consultation report published by the Scottish Government indicates that there is a serious disjoint between approved designs and actual building construction. In a survey carried out for the report, 96% of respondents replied that they believe there is a compliance gap for certain building standards, particularly in energy, noise, fire and structural stability. There is a need for […]
UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne is defending the decision to pass on the revenue from the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme to the Treasury – instead of recycling it back to participants. The plans, which were hidden away in the detail of the Spending Review announcement on Wednesday, have come as […]
Telecoms giant BT, together with communications infrastructure specialist Arqiva and BAE Systems’ data expert offshoot Detica yesterday officially launched their bid to provide the UK with an end-to-end smart metering solution. The Government has set a target of rolling out smart meters to 26 million homes by 2020 and will shortly commence the process of establishing the regulatory framework and […]
The UK Chancellor George Osborne’s long-awaited and much dreaded Spending Review will slash funding for Government’s promised Green Investment Bank to just £1 billion. The Green Investment Bank had garnered cross-party support before the election earlier this year as an effective means of driving the development of low-carbon technologies. Only yesterday, Secretary of State for Energy and […]
The Scottish Government has announced 650 new training places for workers in low-carbon technologies. The training places will be delivered through Skills Development Scotland with funding of £585,000 from the European Social Fund. Funds will be available for employers with less than 250 staff in the private, voluntary and community-not-for-profit sectors involved in renewable energy, energy efficiency and/or carbon […]
