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Tags: businesses, energy saving trust, EST, Green Deal, price, Tom Lock, tradesperson, trust

Brits pick trustworthy energy tradesman over price

Posted on 23 May 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

Half of UK householders believe trust is more important than price when hiring an energy tradesperson. A new survey of 2,000 people has revealed a clearly displayed certification mark from a trusted organisation shown by a tradesperson was more important than... Read More

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Tags: DECC, Energy and Climate Change Committee, energy bills, government, Green Deal, public awareness, savings, tim yeo, UK

UK Government unable to give Green Deal’s expected outcomes

Posted on 22 May 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

UK Ministers are unable to say what they expect to achieve through the Government’s energy efficiency schemes, a new report says. The Energy and Climate Change Committee said it was surprised that DECC couldn’t provide an answer when asked about the... Read More

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Tags: cavity wall, CERT, electricity, energy bills, fuel poverty, gas, loft insulation, Margaret Burgess, Scotland, Scottish government

Lower energy bills for 540,000 Scottish homes

Posted on 21 May 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

More than one in five households in Scotland have received help to cut their gas and electricity bills in the last four years. According to new figures published today, more than 540,000 homes received over 629,000 free or subsidised installed cavity... Read More

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Tags: DEC, Display Energy Certificate, England, EPBD, government, Local authorities, PEPA, Stephen O'Hara, taxpayers, wales

Local authorities breach EU energy regulations

Posted on 20 May 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

More than a third of local authorities in England and Wales have been found in breach of EU energy regulations for buildings, according to the Property and Energy Professionals Association (PEPA). It was revealed using a Freedom of Information (FoI) request... Read More

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Tags: EBRD, Henry E Russell, KoSEP, Kosovo, loan, London, Renewable energy, TEB

London-based bank supports energy efficiency in Kosovo

Posted on 20 May 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

Householders and businesses in Kosovo (pictured) will soon be able to implement energy efficiency measures and invest in renewable projects following a €5 million (£3.3m) loan provided by a London-based bank. The loan to TEB, the fourth largest bank in the... Read More

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Tags: biomass boilers, Equitix, GIB, Green Investment Bank, London, Roundwood Energy, Shaun Kingsbury

UK green bank backs biomass projects

Posted on 20 May 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

A London-based investment firm has announced a £10 million fund to replace inefficient heating systems in public and private facilities with biomass boilers. Equitix is investing £4.9 million through its Energy Saving Investment fund, in which the UK’s Green Investment Bank... Read More

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Tags: awareness, Boiler, energy bills, Green Deal, homebuyers, insulation, Richard Lloyd, Which?

Potential homebuyers ‘wary’ of Green Deal loans

Posted on 20 May 2013 by Priyanka Shrestha

Prospective homebuyers in the UK are “wary” of buying a property that has a Green Deal loan attached to it. Consumer body Which? has revealed nearly half of 2,070 people surveyed said they would want a Green Deal loan paid off... Read More

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Tags: cost, energy consultants, energy managing, lawyers, Mervyn Bowden, plumbers, specialists, TELCAs

Guest Blog: Mervyn Bowden – Just how important are energy consultants?

Posted on 13 May 2013 by Vicky Ellis

As the TELCA awards loom on the horizon and I get ready to put my judging hat on, it’s a timely question to ask – just how important are energy consultants? Given the ever-spiralling costs of energy, carbon and pass-through charges,... Read More

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Tags: aircon, bacteria, BAE Systems, E-CO, HVAC, MoD, Royal Navy, ships

Royal Navy jacks up air con energy savings

Posted on 13 May 2013 by Vicky Ellis

The Royal Navy is about to hoist up its energy savings with upgrades to the air conditioning and heating systems on its warships. HVAC firm E-CO UK was commissioned by engineering firm BAE Systems to improve the air treatment units on... Read More

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Tags: Green Investment Bank, LEDs, Richard Lochhead, Scotland, street lights

Scotland turns streetlights on to LEDs?

Posted on 10 May 2013 by Vicky Ellis

Scotland is considering switching most of its street lighting to more energy efficient LEDs. The Scottish Government believes such a project would be a perfect use for cash lent by the Green Investment Bank, the UK’s new lending body for green... Read More

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