The government has announced £179 million in funding to provide energy efficiency upgrades to social housing, including the installation of heat pumps and solar panels.
The Mayor of London is committing £51 million through the Warmer Homes scheme for the rollout of energy efficiency technologies including insulation, ventilation and heat pumps across the capital.
Barratt Developments has unveiled a flagship zero carbon home concepted dubbed the Z House, developed alongside partners including Eco2Solar, Lightsource Labs and Octopus Energy.
Despite growing calls from the energy sector and beyond, the Treasury looks set to reject the removal of VAT on green products such as heat pumps and solar.
Energy giant bp has announced a new tech partnership with supplier Pure Planet, launching a digital energy service to support households, electric vehicle (EV) drivers and energy consumers.
The government has set out a blueprint to switch 20TWh of the UK industry’s energy supply from fossil fuel sources to low carbon alternatives, as part of its £1 billion Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy.