The UK government’s plans to rollout smart meters to the entire country by 2019 could net savings of £14 billion, according to a report from British Gas and Oxford Economics.
The UK government is proposing to adopt a new way of measuring fuel poverty in England after an independent review earlier this year.
The UK government ‘could do better’ at its efforts to green the country’s built environment, says the UK Green Building Council.
The European Parliament overwhelmingly approved a raft of mandatory energy saving measures in a vote earlier this week that will save the region €50 billion a year.
UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s is joining forces with smart grid and demand management company KiWi Power to pilot a revenue-generating energy management programme.
UK supermarket retailer Tesco this week opened its first all-LED store in Loughborough in the Midlands.
US and UK authorities have announced new efforts on energy efficient data centres in recent weeks.
Greenhouse gas emissions fell by 2.5% last year despite growing GDP and coal consumption, according to the latest estimates by the European Environment Agency.
Thousands more households in England will be eligible for help under the Warm Front scheme, says the UK government.
As US President Barack Obama begins his campaign for re-election, he has promised help to encourage new investment in industrial energy efficiency.