Carbon Trust has launched a new fund designed to help small firms reduce their energy costs after a new survey found almost half of senior decision makers within SMEs worry over current energy spend.
A growing number of big businesses now understand the benefits of going renewable and are even sharing their experiences with competitors, The Climate Group chief executive Mark Kenber has said.
Tata Steel could see the energy bills at its Scunthorpe steelworks increase this summer when a power purchase agreement (PPA) with a nearby solar farm comes to an end.
A technology platform enabling management of distributed energy assets has attracted significant levels of new funding, allowing it to move from pilot schemes to commercial deployment.
Local authorities are still willing and able to invest in solar energy if installers can make the business case to do so, according to Nottingham City councillor Alan Clark.
