A tenth of elderly Brits cannot afford to heat their home on their current income, leaving many to rely on the Winter Fuel Allowance. That’s according to new research from Provident, which suggests this programme could be cut by £100 million, despite 13% of elderly Brits being unable to afford their bills even with […]

A new deal will see solar panels installed on 800,000 low-income UK homes over the next five years. The Department for International Trade (DIT) helped secure £160 million of investment from Maas Capital into UK firm Solarplicity. This funding forms the first stage of a £1 billion programme to help poor families and households produce […]

Five manufacturing projects to support research and development into energy efficient lighting products has been launched in the US. The Department of Energy is providing $10 million (£6.45m) worth of investment, with the same amount matched by private sector funding. The projects will focus on cutting manufacturing costs while improving the quality and performance of […]