Energy minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe has lauded the potential for solar photovoltaics and solar thermal technologies to decarbonise the UK’s businesses in one of her first conference appearances since joining the department.
Google, Apple or another tech giant is likely to enter the energy supply market in Britain within five years, a leading independent power company has predicted.
A leading energy supplier has warned that rising wholesale power prices and a highly competitive retail market could force one or more of the new independents out of business this winter.
Businesses in Scotland are to receive a new tranche of energy efficiency funding from the nation’s government as Holyrood’s adoption of energy efficiency as a national infrastructure priority ramps up.
Coca-Cola HBC has pledged to cut its emissions in half compared to 2010 by the end of the decade, with the aim of taking 40% of the total energy it uses from renewable and clean energy sources.
BT has topped the list of FTSE 100 companies thanks to its sustainability strategy, after the latest Carbon Clear report deemed the telecommunications giant to have the most comprehensive approach to carbon and sustainability reporting.
Scottish Water has pledged to spend £9 million over the next three years on a number of solar projects in the single biggest investment in the technology by the utility.
The Canary Wharf Group (CWG) has reduced its emissions by 8.5% in the last three years following a drive to lower its energy consumption and the adoption of 100% renewable electricity across its property portfolio.
The European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings has called upon the European Commission to set a ‘Nearly Zero Energy Building’ stock standard by 2050.
Hundreds of UK firms are to be awarded the UK’s first 'Energy Labels' from SmartestEnergy, specifying the source and carbon content of the clean electricity they buy in an effort to further boost the appeal of clean energy to business customers.
