|
RHPP voucher increases
On 20 May 2013 DECC announced an increase in the value of vouchers available under the Renewable Heat Premium Payment.... (Click title to read full text)
Date: 21 May 2013
2013 Annual fuel poverty report and 2011 sub-regional data
DECC published its annual report on fuel poverty statistics as well as sub-regional fuel poverty data for 2011 on 16 May 2013.... (Click title to read full text)
Date: 17 May 2013
Response to "Ensuring a Better Deal for Energy Consumers"
DECC have published their response to their discussion document "Ensuring a Better deal for energy consumers" today (17 May 2013), which includes a provision for £900,000 to "set up a new Big Energy Saving Network to co-ordinate and p... (Click title to read full text)
Date: 17 May 2013
DECC leaflet: Green Deal & Feed-in Tariffs working together
DECC have published an advice leaflet on how the Green Deal and Feed-in tariffs work together.... (Click title to read full text)
Date: 28 Mar 2013
Michael Fallon replaces John Hayes as Energy & CC Minister
Michael Fallon MP is to join DECC as Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, as John Hayes leaves the department to take up the role of Minister of State without portfolio.... (Click title to read full text)
Date: 28 Mar 2013
ACE Cold Man of Europe Report
UK suffers worst fuel poverty in western Europe and comes bottom of a fuel poverty league table for western Europe, according to new research released today.... (Click title to read full text)
Date: 28 Mar 2013
DECC and CSE reports on energy policy impacts on bills
DECC have published details of how costs to the consumer are affected by changes in energy and climate change policy, claiming that energy bills are, on average, 5% lower compared to what bills would have been without these policies. However, a repor... (Click title to read full text)
Date: 27 Mar 2013
Green Deal Guidance for the Property Industry
DECC have just published a guidance document titled, The Green Deal: Guidance for ... (Click title to read full text)
Date: 27 Mar 2013
DECC announce plans on heat emissions & domestic RHI delay
DECC has published the Government’s Heat Strategy and provided an update on the Renewable Heat Incentive:... (Click title to read full text)
Date: 26 Mar 2013
2011 Annual statement of emissions
DECC have published the Annual Statement of Emissions for 2011 - the fourth annual statement of emissions required under section 16 of the Climate Change Act 2008, as well as Electricity usage statistics (published 28 March 2013) and Code for sustain... (Click title to read full text)
Date: 25 Mar 2013
New nuclear power station and CCS winners announced
On 20 March, planning permission was granted for two nuclear reactors at the Hinkley Point C site in Somerset.... (Click title to read full text)
Date: 20 Mar 2013
Budget Announcements
The Chancellor, George Osborne, has given the annual budget speech today in Parliament which included the announcement of a "generous" tax regime to encourage investment in shale gas - news which has angered environmentalists who point out ... (Click title to read full text)
Date: 20 Mar 2013
Ofgem confirms SWIGA Guarantee
Ofgem has confirmed that the Solid Wall Insulation Guarantee Agency (SWIGA) 25 year Guarantee meets the ‘appropriate guarantee’ requirements laid down in its ECO guidance for suppliers published on 15th March 2013 for all SWI installations undert... (Click title to read full text)
Date: 20 Mar 2013
Ofgem ECO and Warm Homes Discount Suppliers Guidance
On 13 March Ofgem published Guidance for Suppliers on the requirements of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), as set out in the Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) Order 2012.... (Click title to read full text)
Date: 15 Mar 2013
Green Deal and ECO statistics published
DECC has today released the latest statistics on the Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO). ... (Click title to read full text)
Date: 14 Mar 2013
New editions of climate risk assessment tools
Climate Ready have refreshed two resources to help organisations adapt to a changing climate. ... (Click title to read full text)
Date: 11 Mar 2013
ACE to take legal action over consequential improvements
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles is facing a judicial review for ditching energy efficiency rules for household extensions, which could have saved the economy £11bn. ... (Click title to read full text)
Date: 06 Mar 2013
Low Carbon Routemap for the Built Environment published
The Green Construction Board, a joint government-industry group, has today called for urgent action to reduce carbon emissions as it publishes a new plan for the sector to meet national carbon reduction targets.... (Click title to read full text)
Date: 06 Mar 2013
HECA pointers and example reports
As we are all aware DECC is expecting HECA reports from the ECAs by the end of March 2013. This is pursuant to the non repeal of the Home Energy Conservation Act and the publication of refreshed guidance to Energy Conservation Authorities.... (Click title to read full text)
Date: 28 Feb 2013
2.6% rise in renewables but coal leads energy mix
Last year’s third quarter saw a 2.6% increase in the amount of UK electricity generated using renewables compared with the third quarter of 2011. ... (Click title to read full text)
Date: 28 Feb 2013
DECC to introduce degression for RHI
DECC has announced that the Renewable Heat Incentive will be subject to degression, similar to the approach adopted for the Feed-in Tariffs. This will involve tariffs available to new applicants being gradually reduced if uptake of the technologies s... (Click title to read full text)
Date: 27 Feb 2013
EU to introduce energy labels for heater technologies
The heat pump industry has welcomed an EU decision to introduce technologically-neutral energy labels for heater technologies, which will allow consumers to compare gas boilers with renewable generators.... (Click title to read full text)
Date: 27 Feb 2013
Fuel poverty Fact-File and video
The Energy Bill Revolution campaign have launched a short video about the impacts on children and families living in fuel poverty, developed with support from Barnardo’s and endorsed by National Children’s Bureau, Children England, the Children’s S... (Click title to read full text)
Date: 27 Feb 2013
|
