Consultation on sustainable housing standard
Sustainability for Housing (SfH) has launched a consultation into Version 2.0 of the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing (SRS). After an initial series of surveys, focus groups and interviews […]
13.04.2023
Funding awarded for energy storage projects
The government has awarded £30 million in funding for designing and testing innovative technology to store renewable energy. Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero Graham Stuart said: Storing energy […]
12.04.2023
Legal & General Capital invests in decarbonising homes
Legal & General Capital (LGC) has invested £12.5 million across three companies with a focus on decarbonising residential buildings. The three companies are: CEC – Cambridge Electric Cement is made […]
12.04.2023
Rise in pubs closing permanently due to energy costs
More than 150 pubs have closed permanently across England and Wales over the first three months of 2023, according to new figures. The rate of pubs being redeveloped for other […]
11.04.2023
Coalition warns against blending hydrogen into the gas grid
A coalition of 20 organisations led by E3G – including Octopus Energy, the UK Green Building Council, MCS and Nesta – have written to the government concerning the recent Hydrogen […]
11.04.2023

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Revealed: the UK streets with the hardest to heat homes
Handley Park in Sixpenny Handley, near Salisbury, has the lowest energy efficiency of any street in England and Wales, according to analysis of 23 million EPC certificates by Uswitch.com. The […]
11.04.2023
Vodafone uses smart tech to optimise energy efficiency
Vodafone UK is using big data analytics, AI, machine learning and Internet of Things (IoT) technology to optimise the energy efficiency of its network, which accounts for around 95% of […]
11.04.2023
Exciting times to spread the word
These are exciting times for anyone involved with HVAC, as the drive for net zero is finally starting to build momentum. Interest is rising for low-carbon technology of all scales […]
06.04.2023
Part L makes headlines in March 2023
Changes to Part L of the Building Regulations were introduced in June last year, as part of government efforts to improve the efficiency of our housing stock. Regulation changes and […]
06.04.2023
SMS and Samsung partner on heat pump trial
SMS plc has partnered with Samsung on a heat pump trial in Oxford after the joint Clean Heat Streets project was awarded additional government funding of £3.2 million. The project […]
06.04.2023

From left, Robert Schopen from Co Wheels, Phillip Wright and Kieran Allen from Enterprise CarClub, Jenny Figueiredo, Oxfordshire County Council’s EV Charging Project Manager, Phil Shadbolt from EZ-Charge, Rebecca and Ross Batting from Thame EV Hire Club
Oxfordshire EV club pilot starts
An Oxfordshire electric vehicle (EV) sharing pilot scheme is starting, with 14 new EVs available for people to hire on an hourly or daily basis. Oxfordshire County Council, Oxford City […]
06.04.2023
SolarisKit launches solar collector in UK
SolarisKit has introduced its prism-shaped solar collector into the UK & Eire market. The SolarisKit S400 is a flat pack solar collector that can be assembled in 30 minutes and […]
05.04.2023