The government’s upcoming Carbon Plan should include a specific strategy for promoting microgeneration, efficiency, storage and demand response across the UK small business community, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
Lord Prior of Brampton has replaced Baroness Neville-Rolfe at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy after she moved department to become the new Treasury minister.
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has successfully reduced energy and water use at its facilities by 20% per unit of production four years ahead of schedule, according to the company’s latest Citizenship report.
First minister Arlene Foster has claimed more than half of the circa £400 million committed under Northern Ireland’s Renewable Heat Incentive will not be paid out.
The future success of UK SMEs lies in the adoption of energy efficiency, on-site generation and energy storage, according to global financial solutions firm DLL.
The government has confirmed plans to reduce the tariffs available to small and medium-sized biomass boilers under the non-domestic Renewable Hear Incentive, estimated to result in a 98% drop in installations.
