Category: Energy Efficiency

Major UK gas boiler maker to start electric heat pump production in Hull

Exclusive: Ideal Heating’s £50m investment aims to build 60,000 pumps and train 5,000 installers a year One of Britain’s biggest boiler makers is to start manufacturing electric heat pumps to keep pace with what it describes as the biggest transformati…

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Householders to receive money off bills for going green under Labour plans

As set out by Ed Miliband, GB Energy’s renewable energy projects will create jobs, tackle energy bills and directly benefit local peoplePeople across the UK will receive cost of living discounts – such as reductions on their council tax – if their citi…

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Householders to receive money off bills for going green under Labour plans

As set out by Ed Miliband, GB Energy’s renewable energy projects will create jobs, tackle energy bills and directly benefit local peoplePeople across the UK will receive cost of living discounts – such as reductions on their council tax – if their citi…

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Householders to receive money off bills for going green under Labour plans

As set out by Ed Miliband, GB Energy’s renewable energy projects will create jobs, tackle energy bills and directly benefit local peoplePeople across the UK will receive cost of living discounts – such as reductions on their council tax – if their citi…

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Solar is now viable even in rainy climes – so why aren’t we making hay?

Government’s reluctance to require panels to be fitted on new homes in England from 2025 remains a puzzleIt may seem unlikely with the dark, rainy skies in many parts over the last month, but solar power is now the cheapest way of generating electricit…

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Solar is now viable even in rainy climes – so why aren’t we making hay?

Government’s reluctance to require panels to be fitted on new homes in England from 2025 remains a puzzleIt may seem unlikely with the dark, rainy skies in many parts over the last month, but solar power is now the cheapest way of generating electricit…

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Call to cut UK subsidies as Drax power station profits nearly double

Critics say power generator would make loss without public support as firm boosts dividend after 84% rise in profits to £731mMinisters are under pressure to cut subsidies to the operator of Britain’s biggest power station after it reported an 84% incre…

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UK’s £450m boiler upgrade scheme is failing to deliver

Only a third of low-carbon heating scheme’s annual budget has been used since launch in May 2022A scheme to encourage UK households to upgrade their gas boilers to heat pumps and other low-carbon alternatives is failing to deliver after suffering a “di…

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