DECC release figures for first quarter on Green Deal for energy efficiency improvements
The DECC (Department of Energy and Climate Change) has released first quarter figures on the Green Deal for energy efficiency improvements. The statistics reveal that around 40,000 Green Deal Assessments have been undertaken since the scheme started. 47% of households who had received a Green Deal Advice Report following an assessment said that they were […]
UK 2013 Energy Statistics Released
Primary energy production fell by 10.7% compared to the previous year. Energy Imports rose by 6.9% with Norway imports of 46% and 55% for crude oil and gas respectively. From these stats it is easy to see that the UK remains a net importer of energy and our dependence level increased by 43%. Below is […]
DECC holds consultation on increasing tariffs for renewable heat
The DECC (Department of Energy and Climate Change) has held a consultation to increase the level of some of the tariffs in its Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (RHI) to increase the use of heating technologies in the non-domestic sector. If the new proposals are to go ahead ground source heat pumps, large biomass and solar […]
Green Deal delays ‘will damage the insulation industry’
The insulation Industry Forum that gathers 70% of the UK’s industry claims that the Green Deal which starts operating in January 2013 will cut-off 16,000 jobs. Indeed, due to the gap found between the end of the subsidy schemes related to cavity wall solid wall and loft insulation, and the full operation of the Green […]
Government faces £140m claims over feed-in tariff cut
In October 2011, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced a cut of 50% of the solar feed-in tariff resulting in the reduction of 97% of solar power installation. Indeed, the relatively high feed-in tariff was attractive to install the renewable source . It is a push to help people. Nevertheless with the […]
Green Deal finance and energy saving installations
The Green Deal provides a great deal opportunity for housing associations to retrofit their properties making them more energy efficient. Once Green Deal finance is in place which the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is certain will be on 28th January, energy efficient improvements to properties can be made of up to £10,000 […]
Heat networks must increase in order to meet UK’s carbon-reduction targets
To help meet the Uk’s carbon reduction targets, the number of homes connected to heat networks must increase 30-fold by 2050 according to a report on domestic heating for the Electricity Networks Association highlighted in MBS magazine. There are currently only 1% of homes on the network and connecting more will reduce carbon emissions while […]
Solar legal claim could rise above £100m
According to sources, the legal action against the government from solar firms claiming lost earnings caused by illegal changes to the solar electricity feed-in tariff could exceed £100m mark. Solar firms claim they lost millions of pounds worth of business after the government announced in October 2011 that it would cut the feed-in tariff (FIT) […]
Green Deals will take longer to pay off than predicted
Recent research has demonstrated that retrofits on homes deliver less than three-quarters of expected energy savings. Further new research has shown that only low cost Green Deal measures are likely to meet the flagship energy efficiency scheme’s “golden rule” payback criteria because energy efficiency retrofits perform significantly below predicted levels. Under the Green Deal energy […]
Confusion over deadline for FITs cuts
Solar installation has been a surprising success for the UK. The government has helped this growing industry through the payment of feed-in-tariffs (FITs), a subsidy allowing investors in small-scale renewables to sell units of the electricity produced to a supplier of their choice. Introduced in April 2010 by the previous Labour administration, the tariff was […]
Statistics from DECC show increase in electricity generated from wind power
Statistics released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) show that 9% of the UK’s electricity was generated from renewable sources from July to September last year. This is a 1% increase for the same time frame in 2010. The statistics show a 64% increase in the amount of electricity generated by offshore […]
Government predicts 93% fall in loft insulation under Green Deal
Loft insulation, one of the most energy efficient home insulation measures has been predicted to significantly decline when the Green deal goes live later in the year the government has predicted. Data from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) states that the rate of installation of loft insulation is expected to fall by […]
Department of Energy and Climate Change – Change to Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC)
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced significant changes to the forthcoming Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC). In its quarterly stakeholder update released yesterday, DECC published its responses to a consultation issued earlier this year which sought opinions on various technical details of the scheme. After considering feedback from more than 250 stakeholder […]
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