energy

Hebburn’s renewable energy centre opens

A centre providing renewable heat to buildings and residents in Hebburn has opened. The project has been delivered by South Tyneside Council in partnership with Vital Energi and Driver Group, allowing the council to reduce its reliance on gas-fired boilers by making use of CHP, air source heat pumps and solar PV. Alongside the design […]

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National Building Database to provide understanding of buildings and energy consumption

The NBD project, funded by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero, will bring together existing and new data to develop a comprehensive database in which represents every building in England, Wales and Scotland with particular emphasis on addressing gaps in the non-domestic building stock.

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Ofgem announces standing charges review

Ofgem has launched a review into energy standing charges, and you can have your say until 19th January 2024.

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Octopus and Bellway Homes announce “Zero Bills” partnership

Bellway is currently building three Zero Bills homes at its Victoria Gate development in Stafford as part of the company’s Future Homes research project, which will go on the market in December 2023.

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Amazon Alexa offers energy saving advice

Amazon Alexa offers tips on energy usage and partners with Department for Energy Security & Net Zero on Help for Household campaign.

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Caldera to crowdfund for investment in its ‘storage boilers’

Industrial heat battery specialist Caldera is crowdfunding for a new phase of fundraising, following a successful round two years ago, where over 1250 people invested in the company.

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Ripple creates campaign for wave of support for renewables

Ripple Energy has created a new initiative called Generation YES, calling on members of the public to say yes to renewable energy projects being developed and support more clean power.

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Google launches clean energy search features

Google has launched two new search features based on the International Energy Agency’s data, analysis, and guidance. The first feature is a fuel cost calculator that provides users with an estimate of an electric or traditional vehicle’s yearly cost of ownership based on its energy consumption. The tool, which appears alongside organic search results when […]

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E.ON installing solar array at Edinburgh Zoo

Edinburgh Zoo’s solar meadow will feature more than 1,500 bifacial solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, which can potentially generate up to 880,000 kWh of power a year.

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Daikin reopens training academy

The Daikin Training Academy provides an opportunity for HVAC engineers and professionals to receive comprehensive training on installation, commissioning, servicing, and maintenance of a wide range of residential and commercial technologies.

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Labour shares plan to build clean energy grid

Labour has set out its plan to make Britain a “clean energy superpower” if it wins the next election. It says that building a clean energy grid is essential if the UK wants to cut energy bills, deliver energy independence, and grow the economy, so Labour will remove the barriers to facilitate the largest upgrade […]

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MCS publishes consultation outcome – and plans for future changes

The six-week consultation proposing the redevelopment of the scheme ran this summer and received hundreds of responses from across the sector, with over 50% of the respondents were installers of renewable energy and heating technologies.

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