16 March, 2023 – Heat pumps have shown to be three times more efficient than gas boilers maintaining high efficiency even in cold conditions. Industry and system innovations are causing air source heat pumps to become increasingly more efficient. Innovation is essential to the success of an increased rollout of heat pumps.
16 March, 2023 – The UK government announces a £205 million budget for the Contracts for Difference (CfD) funding. The latest funding round includes £170 million for established technologies and a £10 million budget for tidal projects. The investment security granted by the CfD’s greatly encourages investment in renewables.
15 March, 2023 – The Energy Price Guarantee for households will remain at its current rate until June, fixing prices at £2,500. This limits the cost of energy for those on a standard variable tariff to 24p/kWh for electricity and 10.3p/kWh for gas. Costs are being kept at the current level until summer 2023.
15 March, 2023 – The UK government has announced that it will extend support for energy bills at current levels for a further three months, until the end of June. The BBC has broken down what this exactly means for businesses and households throughout the country.
14 March, 2023 – A UK business has stated that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has “no idea how bad things are” regarding their energy costs. The business’ monthly electricity bill had increased from £900 to £4,700 whilst monthly gas bills have also increased from around £150 to almost £800.
13 March, 2023 – Over £95 million of £150 million has been left unspent from the government’s flagship Boiler Upgrade Scheme. The scheme has not been as successful as anticipated with around £55 million being claimed by households so far.
10 March, 2023 – City of York Council and the Cathedrals Fabric Commission have granted permission for solar panels to be fitted on York Minister, one of the largest cathedrals of its kind. The 660 year old roof is to be fitted with 199 solar panels as part of the cathedral’s plan to be net...
10 March, 2023 – A research paper produced by Cornwall Insights, Integrate to Net Zero, has highlighted that integrated energy solutions will hold the key to saving the UK wholesale energy market £13 billion a year by 2035. If businesses and households adopted this technique, a 4% reduction in carbon emissions could be witnessed.
7 March, 2023 – Research by Scottish Renewables has discovered that 22’000 undergraduates were studying renewables-related courses at universities and colleges. This is an increase of 70% in four years when there were only 13,000 students in 2019, highlighting the attractiveness of green jobs to young people in Scotland.
3 March, 2023 – The current Energy Price Guarantee is expected to be extended for a further 3 months in April. The typical household energy bill was expected to rise to £3,000, however, if the scheme is extended the cap will stay at £2,500.
