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- Tue May 01, 2018 1:21 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: James Brokenshire appointed as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
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James Brokenshire appointed as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
On 30 April 2018, James Brokenshire was appointed as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. This follows the announcement that the previous office holder, Sajid Javid, will replace Amber Rudd as Home Secretary. For more information, see https://www.gov.uk/government/news/n...
- Tue May 01, 2018 1:07 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Study proposes generating hydrogen from excess energy for use in natural gas networks
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- Views: 1004
Study proposes generating hydrogen from excess energy for use in natural gas networks
Northern Gas Networks (NGN) and ITM Power have published the results of a power-to-gas feasibility study, funded by BEIS. The study highlights the opportunity to partially decarbonise the UK's gas network, using hydrogen generated from excess electricity. This zero-carbon hydrogen can be produced fr...
- Mon Apr 30, 2018 9:14 am
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Solar Trade Association Report on LAs Making Solar Work Today
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Solar Trade Association Report on LAs Making Solar Work Today
The Solar Trade Association (STA) has published a report titled Leading Lights: How Local Authorities are Making Solar Work Today The report demonstrates how councils can lead on solar and makes 10 recommendations to help all councils boost their solar capacity. To download the report, visit: https:...
- Sun Apr 29, 2018 9:32 am
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: CMA finds that SSE/Npower merger warrants further scrutiny
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- Views: 840
CMA finds that SSE/Npower merger warrants further scrutiny
On 26 April the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) announced that the initial phase of its investigation into the proposed merger of SSE Retail and Npower has concluded that the removal of competition between the two companies could lead to higher prices for some customers. SSE and Npower now...
- Wed Apr 25, 2018 10:06 am
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: NEA Conference Bursary Scheme now open
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- Views: 954
NEA Conference Bursary Scheme now open
NEA is now accepting applications for its bursary scheme, providing free places to the NEA Annual Conference and Exhibition in Nottingham from 17 to 19 September 2018. The bursary schemes is designed to enable attendance from those agencies which would not usually be able to pay to attend. The deadl...
- Fri Apr 20, 2018 12:47 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: BEIS Evidence Reports on long term heat decarbonisation
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- Views: 945
BEIS Evidence Reports on long term heat decarbonisation
On 12 April, BEIS published five external reports to advance the understanding of the potential of a range of long-term strategic options for decarbonising heat as part of its wider research into heat decarbonisation. These reports are: Hybrid heat pumps study https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati...
- Tue Apr 17, 2018 1:47 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Parliamentary POSTnote on Health in Private-Rented Housing
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- Views: 959
Parliamentary POSTnote on Health in Private-Rented Housing
On 4 April 2018, POST - the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology - published a POSTnote on Health in Private-Rented Housing. The POSTnote looks at the quality of housing in the private rented sector and explains the effects that housing conditions can have on health. It also looks at inter...
- Mon Apr 16, 2018 1:24 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Update on BEIS Local Energy Programme
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Update on BEIS Local Energy Programme
As part of the Local Energy Programme, announced in the Government's Clean Growth Strategy, BEIS has provided £4.8 million for the establishment of five Local Energy Hubs, which will each be hosted by a lead local authority as below: North West (Lead Authority - Liverpool City Region LEP/Combined Au...
- Fri Apr 13, 2018 11:11 am
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: NIA briefing event ALEO members' rate
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- Views: 993
NIA briefing event ALEO members' rate
The National Insulation Association (NIA) is holding a special briefing event at the Jurys Inn Hinckley Island Hotel in Leicestershire on Thursday 26 April 2018 to update insulation companies on a number of key developments that will impact the industry over the coming months. The normal price for n...
- Fri Apr 13, 2018 10:34 am
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Heat Networks Investment Project (HNIP)
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- Views: 835
Heat Networks Investment Project (HNIP)
On Wednesday 11 April 2018, BEIS announced details of its new Heat Networks Investment Project (HNIP) for consumers and non-domestic users such as hospitals, schools and council buildings. The £320 million funding for the scheme was first announced in the Spring Budget 2015. HNIP will offer grants a...
- Thu Apr 12, 2018 4:33 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme Fund Announcement
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Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme Fund Announcement
The Energy Saving Trust have announced a new fund available through the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme. The amount available is £298,500, with the minimum grant £20,000 and the maximum £298,500. Proposals must be led by a charity registered in England, Wales or Scotland, but other partners...
- Thu Apr 05, 2018 2:36 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Green Finance Taskforce Report
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- Views: 1093
Green Finance Taskforce Report
On 28 March 2018, the Government's Green Finance Taskforce published a report titled Accelerating Green Finance. The report makes many recommendations to the Government for delivery of the public and private investment needed to meet carbon budgets and related environmental and resilience goals, and...
- Thu Apr 05, 2018 1:30 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Westminster Hall debate on energy efficiency and the Clean Growth Strategy
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- Views: 984
Westminster Hall debate on energy efficiency and the Clean Growth Strategy
On Thursday 8 March, MPs held a general debate in Westminster Hall on energy efficiency and the Clean Growth Strategy. During the debate Claire Perry, Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth, said she will be attempting to to “turbocharge” the smart meter rollout and that she wants "ECO to be ...
- Tue Apr 03, 2018 3:34 pm
- Forum: BEIS Consultation on the Domestic Private Rented Sector minimum level of energy efficiency - March 2018
- Topic: BEIS Consultation on the Domestic Private Rented Sector minimum level of energy efficiency
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ALEO Response: BEIS Consultation on the Domestic Private Rented Sector minimum level of energy efficiency
ALEO responded to the BEIS Consultation on the Domestic Private Rented Sector Minimum Level of Energy Efficiency on 9 March 2018.
ALEO's consultation response is available to download below:
ALEO's consultation response is available to download below:
- Tue Apr 03, 2018 3:13 pm
- Forum: BEIS Warm Home Discount Consultation - April 2018
- Topic: Consultation on the Warm Home Discount Scheme
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7901
Consultation on the Warm Home Discount Scheme
On 30 March 2018, BEIS published a consultation proposing a number of changes to the Warm Home Discount Scheme for winter 2018 to 2019, as well as the possibility of issuing regulations that would cover the scheme from 2020 to 2021. Government plans to consult formally later in 2018 on proposals for...
- Tue Apr 03, 2018 1:26 pm
- Forum: BEIS ECO 3 Consultation - April 2018
- Topic: BEIS ECO3 Consultation Published
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3811
BEIS ECO3 Consultation Published
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published its consultation on ECO3, the next phase of the Energy Company Obligation, on 30 March 2018. The consultation is intended to fully focus the scheme on affordable warmth, targeting fuel-poor, low-income and vulnerable househ...
- Thu Mar 29, 2018 3:40 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Only four per cent of landlords aware of MEES regulation
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- Views: 878
Only four per cent of landlords aware of MEES regulation
Specialist insurance provider Just Landlords has found that only four per cent of nearly 500 landlords they surveyed were aware of the forthcoming Private Rented Sector (PRS) Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards regulations (MEES). Just three in ten said they knew their property’s EPC rating, while o...
- Tue Mar 20, 2018 4:39 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Each Home Counts Framework Consultation Workshops
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- Views: 969
Each Home Counts Framework Consultation Workshops
The draft Framework for the new Each Home Counts (EHC) Quality Mark is nearing completion and the EHC Implementation board is inviting trades, public and industry to a series of Presentation Workshops on the 9th, 10th and 11th of April 2018, in London. All those registered to attending the workshops...
- Sun Mar 18, 2018 10:20 am
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Fuel Poverty Action Report: Cladding and Insulation - A National Emergency
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- Views: 894
Fuel Poverty Action Report: Cladding and Insulation - A National Emergency
Fuel Poverty Action (FPA) has published a report on the state of cladding and insulation in the UK, saying that the problem "constitutes a national emergency, seriously impacting on thousands of families in the UK, and that central government should be funding the removal and prompt restoration of ...
- Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:22 am
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: UK carbon emissions now at 1890 levels
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- Views: 895
UK carbon emissions now at 1890 levels
Provisional government statistics show that the UK's carbon emissions have reached their lowest levels since the Victorian era, due mainly to the country's reduced reliance on coal and the surge in renewable electricity generation. The figures show that carbon emissions are now 38 per cent below 199...