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UK to announce solar tariff changes on Monday

28 October 2011 | United Kingdom

Britain's energy ministry said it will on Monday launch a review of state subsidies for solar power installations, the second change to the scheme since it started in April 2010.

Submitted by Meredith Davis (CIMNE / Building Energy and Environment Group [BEE]) |

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Criticism of UK environment policy reforms leaked

9 September 2011 | United Kingdom

An internal note by David Cameron’s senior energy adviser challenging recent environmental policy reforms has been leaked, arguing that energy efficiency improvements will not be enough to offsets ...

Submitted by Meredith Davis (CIMNE / Building Energy and Environment Group [BEE]) |

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The Green Investment Bank: UK Government's Response to the Environmental Audit Committee's Second Report of Session 2010-12

26 July 2011 | United Kingdom

On July 18th the UK Government response to the Environmental Audit Committee’s Report on the Green Investment Bank was published.

Submitted by Marina Laskari (Group of Building Environmental Studies- NKUA) |

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UK: First ever refurbishment portal launched

12 July 2011 | United Kingdom

A complete facelift of the UK housing stock would save around 48 million tonnes of CO2 and reduce householders' fuel bills by as much as £8.7billion. But for the ambitious targets to cut emissions ...

Submitted by Heike Erhorn-Kluttig (Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics) |

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Estimates of home insulation levels in Great Britain

2 December 2010 | United Kingdom

On November 30, 2010, the Department of Energy and Climate Change has published estimates of the number of homes in Great Britain with loft and cavity wall insulation. At the start of July 2010 ...

Submitted by Heike Erhorn-Kluttig (Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics) |

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UK: Public sector can save £1 billion through energy efficiency

1 December 2010 | United Kingdom

The Carbon Trust has identified immediate opportunities for the public sector to achieve net savings of £1 billion through energy efficiency projects, it was announced today. The projects proposed ...

Submitted by Heike Erhorn-Kluttig (Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics) |

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UK Energy and Climate Change Minister announces green homes revolution

16 November 2010 | United Kingdom

Thousands of new insulation workers will soon be hitting Britain’s streets as part of a national effort to make people’s homes warmer and cheaper to run. Chris Huhne, Energy and Climate Change ...

Submitted by Heike Erhorn-Kluttig (Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics) |

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UK Energy and Climate Change Minister announces green homes revolution

16 November 2010

Thousands of new insulation workers will soon be hitting Britain’s streets as part of a national effort to make people’s homes warmer and cheaper to run. Chris Huhne, Energy and Climate Change ...

Submitted by Heike Erhorn-Kluttig (Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics) |

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Report provides roadmap for zero-carbon Britain

1 November 2010 | United Kingdom

A report published by the UK Centre for Alternative Technology outlines proposals to bring about a zero-carbon Britain by 2030 while emphasising the need for global collaboration. ...

Submitted by Heike Erhorn-Kluttig (Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics) |

1200 visits | Rating : 2/5

UK: Solar panel owners urged to register for tariff

20 September 2010 | United Kingdom

Homeowners who have already installed solar panels and other renewable energy technology are being encouraged to register under the new feed-in tariff scheme. Those who had been part of the ...

Submitted by Heike Erhorn-Kluttig (Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics) |

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