Energy Efficiency News

Government Warm Homes Plan Update On 21st November 2024 the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero issued an update on the Government Warm Homes Plan by way of a press release entitled "Help to save households money and deliver cleaner heat to homes". They claim...

NEW Energy Efficiency Grant England Announced On 23rd September 2024 the Government announced that a new energy efficiency grant for England means that funding will be made available for local authorities to improve the energy performance and heating systems of...

Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 On 23rd September 2024 the Government announced that Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 would open for applications in the week beginning 30 September 2024 and will close at midday on 25 November 2024. It also encouraged...

New Government - Greater Investment In Energy Efficiency With a new Government in place, we take a look at their new Warm Homes Plan and what support we can expect from them to help make our homes more energy efficient. Prior to the election and under the heading...

Retrofit ... Where To Start If you’re looking to improve the energy efficiency of your home and reduce fuel bills you may be wondering where on earth you start! Do you look at your heating system or make the switch to a much-publicised heat pump? Do you look at power...

Fabric First Retrofit If you are considering retrofit or any form of energy efficiency upgrade to your home you may have come across the term "fabric first" and wondered what this was all about. In this short feature we'll explain exactly what this is and why we feel...

Image: INCA Award Winning Devonshire Mansions EWI Project - K Systems and Fullers PlasteringTrade Association Publishes Best Practice Guide for External Wall Insulation INCA, the recognised trade association for the external wall insulation (EWI) industry in the UK,...

Household Energy Efficiency Data 2023 Each month the Department for Energy Securuty and Net Zero (DESNZ) publish updated data on performance of the various funding schemes and streams across Great Britain on a rolling 3 month basis. In addition to this at the end of...

Energy Efficiency Benefits Of Double Glazing Upgrades Back in 2016 the then Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published a buyers guide to “choosing the best windows and glazing for your home”. In it they stated: All properties lose heat through their...

SHDF Wave 2.2 Allocates £75 Million To 42 Projects On the 18th March 2024 the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero announced the latest allocation of funding under the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) meaning that 42 councils and housing associations...

Heat Pumps Still Too Expensive Government Warned Just a few days ago we announced that the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero were making changes to the government grant scheme for heat pumps (Boiler Upgrade Scheme) designed to make them cheaper and easier...

On 14th March 2024 the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero announced changes to the government grant scheme for heat pumps (Boiler Upgrade Scheme) designed to make them cheaper and easier for families to install.

Household Energy Efficiency Statistics Towards the end of each month the Government Department for Energy Security and Net Zero along with the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy publish, what they refer to as the, "Household Energy Efficiency...

Help with energy efficiency, heating and renewable energy in homesOn Wednesday 10th January 2024 the Government published a "Research Briefing" entitled; Help with energy efficiency, heating and renewable energy in homes. This briefing outlines available financial...

Preparing for winter: ESNZ Committee publishes Government response to report On 15th December 2023 ESNZ, the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee published the official Government response to its report from earlier in the year which called for "urgent action from...