Regulation

Panasonic has partnered with Tesla Motors to construct batteries in the United States at the electric vehicle company’s new battery manufacturing plant, the Gigafactory.

Labour is calling for an investigation into the handling of the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund, which was closed without notice on Thursday evening.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has closed applications for the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund due to “overwhelming public demand”.

The European Commission announced today its decision of an EU 30% energy efficiency target for 2030.

The government has revealed that £43 million has been issued under the new Green Deal Home Improvement Fund in the scheme’s first six weeks.

The government has revealed proposals to lift fuel poor homes to a Band C energy efficiency rating by 2030.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has launched a new map that shows what impact climate change could have on the planet.

Energy and climate change secretary Ed Davey has announced a £20 million energy efficiency scheme designed to help commercial entities reduce energy bills by improving energy efficiency and reducing energy demand.

Connected devices such as games consoles, set-top boxes and printers are wasting an estimated US$80 billion a year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned.

Around £320 billion of investment is needed every year till 2030 to secure the transition to sustainable energy and to keep below a 2°C rise in global temperatures, according to Adnan Amin, director general of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).