‘Realism needs to be injected into the Government’ says committee chairman as home energy...
The Government is failing to grasp the enormous challenge of decarbonising the UK’s housing stock, the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has warned.
In its latest...
Water companies to publish annual data on storm overflow operation under new law
Measures to reduce sewage discharges from storm overflows will be put into law, the government has confirmed today.
During wet weather, storm overflows act to...
Scottish generator’s transmission network charges continue to rise, says analysis
Annual Transmission Network Use of System costs for a typical 40MW onshore wind site in Northern Scotland are forecast to rise to £1.28mn by...
£40m Water Breakthrough Challenge will open in May, Ofwat announces
A new competition seeking to encourage innovation for water and wastewater services and drive transformational change for the sector and where entrants can win...
Renewable energy generation outstrips fossil fuels for the first year ever
Statistics released today by the Government show that renewable electricity generation outperformed fossil fuels for the first year ever in 2020, with renewables providing...
Improving Standard Assessment Procedure for homes at heat networks that use recovered heat under...
The government is seeking views on proposals to improve the latest Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) approach to assessing homes connected to heat networks that...
UK becomes first G7 country to support oil and gas industry energy transition with...
High-skilled oil and gas workers and the supply chain 'will not be left behind in transition to low carbon future' as North Sea Transition...
Projects awarded funding under Local Authority Delivery scheme announced
The Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme was launched in August 2020.
The £500 million Local Authority Delivery (LAD) Fund, a component of the...
2030 EPC target for privately rented non-domestic buildings under consultation
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is seeking views on the government's proposed framework to improve implementation and enforcement of the EPC...
Evidence sought on free allocation in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme
The UK government and devolved administrations are seeking evidence on how use of free allocations can better incentivise emissions reduction, and protect energy-intensive, trade-exposed...
