40% of Oxford’s privately rented houses do not have EPCs
OXFORD City Council sets out wide-ranging proposals to improve safety standards, crack down on rogue landlords and upgrade the energy efficiency of private rented...
Hydro power scheme gets updated
HYDRO power scheme that helps avoid emissions of almost 360 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent this year has been upgraded at a water treatment...
Complaints on water retailers have fallen among business customers, says new report
COMPLAINTS about water retailers have fallen for the first time since the majority of business customers in England were given the freedom to switch...
£300k funding for scheme to reduce Cambridgeshire village’s oil dependency
A 'GROUND-BREAKING' Community Heat Scheme which aims to take the homes of East Cambridgeshire village Swaffham Prior off oil has received almost £300k in...
Labour promises to start nationalising utilities 100 days after winning
LABOUR has announced that it would begin the nationalisation of utilities within the first hundred days of taking office if they were to win...
London pioneers first ‘virtual power station’ with household batteries supporting the grid
A 'REVOLUTIONARY' trial to use household batteries to help support the electricity grid in London is being rolled out further to help deal with...
Scottish Government gives £5.5m boost to green recovery
ADDITIONAL funding of £5.5 million is being made available by the Scottish Government for renewables projects to contribute towards a green recovery following the...
£3.25m support for food redistribution during COVID-19 pandemic announced
THE GOVERNMENT has announced a £3 million fund for food redistribution organisations help them cut food waste during the coronavirus pandemic.
Food redistribution organisations across...
Wind farm community fund helps Scottish villages and towns’ COVID-19 response
FOUR Hillfoots community councils in Clackmannanshire are supporting a plan to re-direct local community funding from EDF Renewables Burnfoot Hill Wind Farm to support...
Heating and hot water demand key challenges for UK net zero targets
A KEY challenge for meeting the UK’s net-zero target is the decarbonisation of Britain’s domestic space heating and hot water demand, according to Dr...
