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- What is R-Value, U-Value and how do they relate to insulation? Wed, 3 May 17, 10:09amHow the R-value of a buildings insulation or home is calculated and the factors that effect the final R value, and how to use it.
- Budget does little to meet UK’s net zero carbon goals, say campaigners Thu, 16 Mar 23, 4:28amChancellor silent on home insulation, oil and gas windfall tax, and onshore windfarms – but freezes fuel duty
- Grant Shapps banned energy ministers from taking foreign trips Wed, 8 Mar 23, 6:34amExclusive: energy secretary issued edict to deal with ‘outrageous’ backlog of support for paying bills
- Labour proposes long-term tax breaks to increase UK investment and growth Tue, 7 Mar 23, 9:28amNews comes after top company bosses criticise government energy policy for failing to spur investment
- Pressure on Hunt rises as CEOs criticise lack of investment support before budget Tue, 7 Mar 23, 1:52amComments by Shell, DS Smith and ScottishPower chiefs add to sense of UK’s waning attractiveness to business
- Leading UK CEOs attack energy support policy as brake on investment Mon, 6 Mar 23, 9:45pmCriticism by Shell, DS Smith and ScottishPower chiefs add to sense of UK’s waning attractiveness to business
- ‘My new solar panels and batteries should save me £1,600 this year’ Sat, 4 Mar 23, 6:00pmMore Britons are making their homes greener and cutting bills – here’s how the costs add up
- UK efforts to deal with energy crisis ‘raise risk of missing net zero target’ Wed, 1 Mar 23, 11:01amAbsence of long-term plan could deter investors or lead them to increase prices, says National Audit Office
- UK MPs could weigh merits of urban ban on domestic wood burning Wed, 1 Mar 23, 2:34amWood burning is one of biggest sources of small particle pollution in Britain, having doubled in a decade
- UK ministers could weigh merits of urban ban on domestic wood burning Wed, 1 Mar 23, 2:34amWood burning is one of biggest sources of small particle pollution in Britain, having doubled in a decade
- UK energy minister blames Labour for soaring energy bills Tue, 28 Feb 23, 4:20amGraham Stuart refuses to apologise for rising bills and blames Labour government – last in office in 2010
- Selfish or a godsend? Readers share their views on wood-burning stoves Mon, 27 Feb 23, 11:20pmDemand for wood stoves is soaring in energy crisis despite research showing their harmful effects
- ScottishPower reports retail loss as consumers cut back on energy use Wed, 22 Feb 23, 11:53pmRenewable energy generator said underlying group profits were helped by windy conditions last year
- £450m boiler upgrade scheme for England and Wales is failing to deliver Wed, 22 Feb 23, 5:00pmOnly a third of low-carbon heating scheme’s annual budget has been used since launch in May 2022
- UK’s £450m boiler upgrade scheme is failing to deliver Wed, 22 Feb 23, 5:00pmOnly a third of low-carbon heating scheme’s annual budget has been used since launch in May 2022
- Soaring fuel bills may push 141m more into extreme poverty globally – study Fri, 17 Feb 23, 3:00amResearchers say Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has driven up household energy costs by between 62.6% and 112.9%