Milan Topalov

As much as 96% of the UK’s population has not heard of or does not understand the Green Deal, the government’s flagship energy efficiency scheme that is due to launch early next year.

PV contractor Nationwide Solar has completed a 78kWp installation for construction products manufacturer Hilti at both its head office in Manchester and its logistics and training centre in Stockport.

The long-awaited Energy Bill was finally presented to parliament today. The bill included a number of factors that are set to significantly impact on the UK solar market.

Companies and homeowners could be paid for adopting energy efficient technologies under new government plans to reduce the nation’s energy demand.

Renewable energy investment in the UK will suffer further if today’s Energy Bill does not show a united political front, Ernst & Young has warned.

More than half of all articles written about renewables by the mainstream media portray them in a “negative” light, according to new research published by the CleanTech division of PR consultancy CCgroup.

The Cambridge University Eco Racing team (CUER) has unveiled designs for its latest solar powered racing car. Codenamed ‘Daphne’, the prototype is being developed to take part in – and with any luck win – the 2013 World Solar Challenge, an arduous 3,000km road race from north to south Australia in cars powered by the sun.

The Business Secretary, Vince Cable, has today declared the Green Investment Bank (GIB) open for business.

Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls has visited Eclipse Renewable Energy to highlight the importance of the green economy for local jobs and growth.

Severn Trent Costain, a joint venture between engineering firm Costain and water supplier Severn Trent, is looking at extending the roll out of special solar-powered water meters to 1,200 Ministry of Defence sites following a successful trial.