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EDF Energy and Gentoo join forces on efficient homes
UK utility EDF Energy has joined forces with property company Gentoo to improve the energy efficiency of 781 homes in north east England.
US clean tech small businesses to get $188 million boost
Small businesses in the US are to get a $188 million boost to develop clean technologies, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced yesterday.
New wave of investment in UK marine energy sector
The UK marine energy sector has been buoyed up by three new investments from the Government and the EU.
E.ON joins Carbon Trust’s offshore wind cost cutting effort
Energy giant E.ON has become the latest company to back the Carbon Trust’s effort to reduce the costs of offshore wind.
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GrDF chooses Itron for smart meter deployment in France
French gas utility Gaz reseau Distribution France, owned by GdF Suez, has chosen Itron to deploy smart metering to 5000 households in northern France.
UK Government relaxes approach to zero-carbon homes
The UK Housing Minister Grant Shapps hinted yesterday that the Government could relax the rules on how councils and developers achieve zero-carbon homes targets.
Dow to lead US Government-backed home refurbishment research
Dow Building & Construction, a division of the chemicals giant Dow, is to lead a US Department of Energy research project to improve energy efficiency refurbishments of homes.
Wales launches new fuel poverty strategy
The Welsh Assembly Government has launched a new fuel poverty strategy this week to help the hardest hit communities.
UK business alliance calls for mandatory carbon reporting
In an open letter to the UK Coalition Government, an alliance of businesses and politicians is calling for the introduction of mandatory carbon reporting for all large organisations.
UK Government asks for input on faster smart meter rollout
Amid the hullabaloo of the UK Coalition Government’s first Annual Energy Statement yesterday, a prospectus for the country’s smart meter rollout was also published that could potentially bring forward the deadline to 2014.