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Nest Nest is the Welsh Government's flagship scheme to tackle fuel poverty across Wales. Through expert impartial advice from the Energy Saving Trust householders can find out how to reduce their fuel bills, boost their income and make their homes cosier places to live. Energy Saving ...
The news feeds on this site are independently provided by Adfero Limited © and do not represent the views or opinions of the Energy Saving Trust. Energy efficiency 'climbing up homebuyer's checklist' Energy efficiency and other sustainability aspects are climbing up the order of must-...
PRESS STATEMENT In response to speculation on our position on the government’s review of Feed-in Tariffs, an Energy Saving Trust spokesperson said: “We’ve been working on a draft consumer guidance document in relation to the Fast Track Review of Feed in Tariffs for Solar PV to pre-emp...
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24th– 28th October 2011 will be our fifteenth Energy Saving Week and this year we are focusing on how you can take back control of your spiralling energy bills at home. From top tips to competitions, Energy Saving Week will guide you through the best ways to save. This year’s Energy S...
Here comes the sun: report on a field trial of solar water heating systems Solar water heating systems are typically designed to provide half of the average home’s hot water needs. But the Energy Saving Trust's recent study - the biggest ever study of solar water heating systems in th...
24th– 28th October 2011 will be our fifteenth Energy Saving Week and this year we are focusing on how you can take back control of your spiralling energy bills at home. From top tips to competitions, Energy Saving Week will guide you through the best ways to save. This year’s Energy S...
United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon has called on the world's governments to boost their efforts in addressing climate change and work to form an agreement at the climate summit in Durban in November. In a speech at Sydney University he stressed the importance of setting new ...
More of the UK's households have been urged by Consumer Focus to take advantage of the government's insulation schemes before the winter hits. It called the latest government insulation statistics "welcome progress", but there are still more households that could benefit from free and...
Farmers in the UK will now be able to access a new £100 million fund to support the costs of installing large-scale renewable energy systems. Barclays, with the help of the National Farmers Union (NFU), will provide loans to fund new solar panels, wind turbines and hydro electricity o...
The London Borough of Camden is to become the home of the UK's largest development of Passivhaus residential properties. Passivhaus is a German standard for energy efficiency in construction and is increasingly being used across the world. Energy saving features of the 53 homes to be ...
The UK is leading the way in wind power deployment, installing more turbines this year than any other country, figures show. A report from the European Wind Energy Association reveals that between January and June, a total of 101 wind turbines of 348.1MW were connected across Europe. ...
The UK is increasing its share of the UK's global environmental goods and services market, government figures show. According to a report from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the UK has a £117 billion share of the £3.2 trillion market. During 2009/10, the UK's mark...
London has launched the RE:NEW scheme, an ambition to get hundreds of thousands of homes more energy efficient. Residents in 32 boroughs in the capital will be given energy efficiency advice and can install simple energy improvements for free through the programme. These include energ...
London has launched the RE:NEW scheme, an ambition to get hundreds of thousands of homes more energy efficient. Residents in 32 boroughs in the capital will be given energy efficiency advice and can install simple energy improvements for free through the programme. These include energ...
In a bid to reduce fuel bills for its tenants, Taunton Deane Borough Council has confirmed that it is testing out air source heat pumps. It has been confirmed that four properties have been fitted with the specialist pumps. All of the properties are bungalows in rural areas that are o...
What is the Renewable Heat Premium Payment? This is a UK Government scheme designed to help you afford renewable technologies for your home, such as: Solar thermal panels Heat pumps , and Biomass boilers The Renewable Heat Premium Payment scheme will run from 1 August 2011 – 31 March ...
British Gas has announced that it will increase the price of energy from August 18th. Customers will witness an 18 per cent average rise in electricity and a 16 per cent hike to gas. It comes after ScottishPower said it would increase energy prices from August 1st by ten per cent of e...
British Gas has announced that it will increase the price of energy from August 18th. Customers will witness an 18 per cent average rise in electricity and a 16 per cent hike to gas. It comes after ScottishPower said it would increase energy prices from August 1st by ten per cent of e...
There are some major risks that remain regarding the rollout of smart meters to UK homes which, if unsolved, will mean the scheme is not cost effective, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said. It has conducted a report of the £11.3 billion programme, finding that the Department for ...
The scheme is aimed at Scottish businesses that fall within the EC definition of Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME), private sector landlords, not-for-profit organisations and charities. However, businesses operating in the fisheries sector do not qualify. What are the benefits? ...
The Nissan Leaf has been named as the World Car of the Year for 2011, further projecting electric vehicles to the top of the global motoring market. Competing against a host of conventional fuelled vehicles, the win follows the accolade of European Car of the Year, a title given befor...
The UK has missed its 2010 renewable energy target to produce ten per cent of electricity from renewables, figures show. Data from the Department for Energy and Climate Change and Ofgem show that instead, the UK produced just 6.5 per cent of electricity from renewable systems. The Ren...
Have you got an idea? Apply for funding… If you’re part of a group that would like to save or generate your own energy , and you have an idea for a new project - simply set up a group on energyshare and register for the fund . It’s easy to register, just fill in the form and start inv...
Marking good progress in the construction of an affordable homes development in Sheffield, a commemorative date stone has been laid. Once complete, the 54 properties will meet Level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes standard, reducing the energy costs for residents. Low energy featu...
After years of green home improvements , a Victorian property in Leamington opened up to visitors last weekend (April 2nd) to show off its low carbon features. Janet Alty has slowly invested in energy saving features and renewable energy systems. It has a solar water heater, 14 solar ...
The generation of electricity through offshore renewables increased by nearly 75 per cent last year, government figures show. Provisional figures for the UK's energy use and greenhouse gas emissions have been published by the Department for Energy and Climate Change and show that tota...
