Industry News

Queen's speech puts energy and water reform on UK priority list

9 May 2013 The Queen has announced that the Government will commit to updating energy infrastructure and to improving the water industry in her speech at Parliament.

Global solar PV market surges towards 100GW milestone

10 Apr 2013 As a wave of new solar farms open in the UK, IEA figures confirm the market is going from strength to strength

UK power and gas prices “surged” in March

5 Apr 2013 The cost of gas and power “surged” in March as record low temperatures drew heavily on the nation’s natural gas reserves.

Mixed messages in CRC league table highlight schemes 'failings'

4 Mar 2013 The final Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Performance League Table (PLT) has highlighted some of the legislations failings and raised concerns over data accuracy issues

Half of public still unaware of smart meters

25 Feb 2013 Half of the general public is still unaware of what smart meters are, according to a survey commissioned by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc)

Sustainability Live to host 'climate summit' from Mount Everest

22 Feb 2013 Intrepid explorer Mark Wood will be linking from his Mount Everest ascent expedition at this year's Sustainability Live exhibition

Environment Agency to publish delayed CRC league table next week

18 Feb 2013 The Environment Agency confirm CRC league table to be published

CRC league table faces delay as businesses struggle with carbon data

1 Feb 2013 Thousands of companies are still waiting to hear their CRC ranking after a large number of participants filed the wrong data

Ofwat proposals to combat unsustainable water use

29 Jan 2013 Ofwat has today announced proposals to change the way it regulates the water and sewerage sector, in an attempt to ensure the sustainable management of water.

Businesses showing more interest in renewable energy generation

29 Jan 2013 UK businesses are showing an increased level of interest in generating renewable energy from their own premises compared to 2011, according to new research.