Lord Bourne has sparked fresh concerns over the future of domestic energy efficiency policy after revealing an able-to-pay scheme to replace the Green Deal is not likely to be in place until after the introduction of the new ECO scheme in 2017/18.

Nissan has announced that it is set to make a significant investment in the development of the next generation of electric vehicle (EV) batteries at its manufacturing base in Sunderland.

Companies signed up to a target of sourcing all of their electricity needs from renewable energy sources are half way towards achieving this goal, according to the latest report from the RE100 campaign.

Ireland’s energy minister has called for a review of the government’s capital spending plans to free up more investment funds for energy efficiency programmes.

A replacement scheme for the able-to-pay domestic energy efficiency sector is to be delayed until 2017 with only a set of principles to be outlined by the end of the current calendar year, according to the parliamentary under secretary of state for climate change.

The government’s Energy Bill has been heavily criticised by opposition MPs during its second reading in the House of Commons for its failure to include new energy efficiency measures.

Kingspan has said that rooftop solar remains “cost viable” for its manufacturing facilities despite substantial cuts to the feed-in tariff (FiT).

With less than two weeks until the final deadline for firms to submit their energy audits in order to comply with the ESOS scheme, the Environment Agency is urging any company yet to make contact to do so before facing enforcement action.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has launched a consultation on how to use regulation to boost innovation in the energy sector through new technologies and business models.

Glasgow-based Smart Metering Systems (SMS) has signed five new framework agreements with independent energy suppliers.