Promising start for Green Deal as energy efficiency work begins in London, Kent and Wales
Following the launch of the Green Deal in January, energy efficiency schemes have begun around the country, in London, Enfield Council has joined forces with British Gas to deliver a £10 million energy efficiency improvement programme to the borough. The scheme will reduce the energy bills of 1,000 of Enfield’s lowest income households by an […]
BRE’s appointment for examining solid wall insulation benefits
Currently, the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has commissioned the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to carry out a research project, regarding the energy efficiency of the UK’s domestic buildings. The main aim of this research is to examine the solid wall properties. More particularly, it will investigate the heat losses in the approximately […]
CHP vs heat pumps: Which system will win out in the long term?
Large commercial owners prefer to install heat pumps instead of gas-fired combined heat and power (CHP). The reasons are: – only low temperatures are needed – the heat pump is situated at ground level near the house (usually in the garden) which makes it more efficient. However, heat pumps use grid electricity that releases more […]
Green Deal delayed until 2013
The government finally admitted the implementation of its flagship Green Deal scheme has been delayed until 2013, with retrofit work now not expected to come to market until February. The Green Deal was due to start this October, with the industry hoping it would lead to a spike in retrofit work in the final quarter […]
Government prolongs existing home insulation programme in bridging Green Deal gap
The government is planning to extend existing home insulation programmes to bridge the gap between the government’s energy efficiency scheme and insulation installations. New targets are needed for energy companies under existing domestic insulation agenda. It is forecasted that in the upcoming Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO), the loft insulation work will decrease […]