Milan Topalov

Minister for energy and climate change Greg Barker has announced £26 million funding from two research councils to support energy efficiency policy and contribute to cutting carbon use and greenhouse gas emissions in the UK.

A government energy efficiency strategy has outlined a range of measures that could slash UK energy usage by 11% by 2020.

Businesses in the UK are becoming increasingly worried about energy security and believe the government’s aim of creating a “diverse energy mix” will avoid creating future supply problems.

Chancellor George Osborne has said the UK must become an international leader in the development of low carbon technologies such as energy storage.

Gedling Borough Council in Nottingham has fitted one of its largest leisure centres with PV panels by South Yorkshire-based manufacturer Nationwide Solar.

Introducing carbon taxes linked to a major energy efficiency programme is one of the most successful ways to create jobs, boost the economy and tackle climate change according to a new report published by Consumer Focus.

Milton Keynes-based inverter manufacturer, SMA Solar UK, has launched its new domestic solar monitoring device, the Sunny View.

Renewable distributor Waxman Energy has announced that it will begin stocking Enphase Energy’s range of microinverters for solar photovoltaic energy systems.

Kidderminster-based solar installer Eco2Solar has revealed that it has adopted Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust as its chosen charity of the year.

The average combined savings and income from households with solar PV in the UK has increased by nearly £100 since last May according to new data published by the Energy Saving Trust (EST).