Councils urged not to approve solar farms on farmland
15/05/2024 The Government is set today to warn councils that they should not grant planning permission for solar farms on high-quality farmland unless ‘necessary’. |
Sandringham to go solar
17/04/2024 Planning documents submitted to the Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk have revealed King Charles's plans for a solar farm at Sandringham. |
Planning permission for large solar farm refused
21/03/2024 The Government has turned down plans to build a large solar farm in rural Northamptonshire. |
Acrospire Unveils 'Solar HonestyTM' Initiative
20/03/2024 British lighting manufacturer Acrospire is proud to announce the launch of its groundbreaking 'Solar HonestyTM' initiative. |
Vent-Axia's Heat Recovery Retrofit Solution is the perfect fit for Almond HA
05/03/2024 When Almond HA was looking for energy efficient upgrades of ventilation in its West Lothian properties, it chose Vent-Axia's Heat Recovery Retrofit Solution. |
£3bn boost to affordable homes fund
12/02/2024 An additional £3bn is now available to build and improve affordable housing in England. |
Old mines in West of England could be used to heat homes
26/01/2024 The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) has thrown its weight behind a £1.6m study to investigate the use of heat from flooded mine shafts to heat homes, schools, hospitals and other buildings. |
Care providers closing due to ‘perilous’ environment
16/01/2024 Social care services are facing a situation that is ‘more perilous than ever’ with 43% of providers closing services or handing back contracts, study reveals. |
West Midlands pilots £24m energy support scheme
16/01/2024 Small businesses across the West Midlands are being offered support to cut their gas and electricity usage. |
Heat pumps plan to be scrapped over costs
02/01/2024 Salford City Council is set to withdraw plans to install air source heat pumps at its town hall due to the cost of the project. |
£6bn allocated for energy efficiency schemes
18/12/2023 The Government has revealed how it plans to spend £6bn improving the UK’s energy efficiency. |
Tidal barrage could be new Wirral-Liverpool link
30/11/2023 A tidal barrage across the Mersey could provide a new link between Wirral and Liverpool, according to a report. |
Vent-Axia Sets a New Standard in Commercial Heat Recovery with the Launch of the Award-Winning Sentinel Apex
15/11/2023 Vent-Axia has launched the next generation of commercial heat recovery ventilation with the Sentinel Apex. |
Councils sign cross border partnership
13/11/2023 Two English councils, Herefordshire and Shropshire, and two Welsh county councils, Monmouthshire and Powys, have signed a partnership agreement. |
£20m boost for leisure centres
06/11/2023 The Government has awarded local authorities a share of £20m to help support swimming pools and leisure centres most at risk of closure or significant service reduction. |
Commission calls for £30bn public infrastructure investment
18/10/2023 Government should invest £30bn a year into public infrastructure to level up struggling areas and tackle climate change, says infrastructure commission. |
Poll reveals Brits are green YIMBYs
16/10/2023 Brits are twice as likely (66%) to say 'yes' to new local developments if they are green projects than if they are non-green developments (33%), poll reveals. |
Local authority pension schemes invest £330m in renewables
13/10/2023 Six local authority pension schemes have agreed a multi-million-pound deal to invest in renewables projects in the southwest. |
Thousand pools shut since 2010
05/10/2023 More than 1,000 publicly accessible pools have closed since 2010, England’s governing body for swimming has found. |
Triple Award Shortlisting Shows Vent-Axia’s Commitment to a Lo-Carbon Future
02/10/2023 The H&V News Awards has shortlisted leading British ventilation manufacturer, Vent-Axia, within two categories in its 2023 awards. |
Few councils' homes meeting energy efficiency target
25/09/2023 New figures have revealed just 18 councils have energy efficient housing stock, laying bare the challenge of tackling the climate emergency. |
‘Landmark’ green energy network gains pace in Bradford
18/09/2023 Plans have progressed for a district heat network in Bradford, which developers say will be the largest of its kind in the UK. |
Pubs 'vanishing' at alarming rate as closures jump 50%
18/09/2023 The number of pubs that have been demolished or converted into other types of use has risen dramatically, with over 380 ‘vanishing’ this year. |
Wales to consider funding bids straddling English border
11/09/2023 Wales’ economy minister has said he would consider funding bids from a new council partnership that crosses the Welsh and English border. |
Mayors call for Northern ‘New Deal’
11/09/2023 Mayors and business leaders are set to urge the main political parties to put the North of England at the heart of their 2024 general election manifestos. |
More local wind powers under relaxed rules
06/09/2023 The Government has amended planning policy, giving English regions more routes to put forward onshore wind projects. |
Welsh and English councils announce new partnership
30/08/2023 Councils on either side of the border between Wales and England are set to join a partnership in a bid to seek Government funding. |
Councils face £5bn deficit
21/08/2023 Local authorities are facing a £5.2bn deficit by April 2026 even after they have made £2.5bn of planned cuts, new research has revealed. |
Housing associations call for more energy bill support
14/08/2023 Thirty-four of the country’s leading housing associations have called for more targeted support to help millions of people with energy bills this winter. |
North East to benefit from £8m hydrogen investment
02/08/2023 The North East is set to benefit from an £8m investment into the Tees Valley to support hydrogen-powered transport. |
Dover District Council, LEDs Ltd and CU Phosco Lighting Partner to Create Safer, Greener Streets
24/07/2023 CU Phosco Lighting has announced its participation in a major project to upgrade Dover District Council’s street lighting system. |
Acrospire Helps Vale of Glamorgan Council Reduce Carbon Footprint with Energy-Efficient Heritage Lighting
24/07/2023 Exterior lighting specialists Acrospire helped the Vale of Glamorgan Council reduce its carbon footprint by 7.32 tonnes annually with heritage lighting. |
Westminster unveils ‘trailblazing’ fleet electrification
20/07/2023 Westminster City Council and Veolia are rolling out the UK’s largest electric refuse collection fleet, with vehicles powered by the waste they collect. |
More than 1,250 clean energy projects await construction
12/07/2023 There are 1,262 clean energy schemes that are awaiting construction despite having planning permission, the LGA has said. |
MPs call for research into green energy from coal pits
12/06/2023 MPs have called for an investigation on whether water in former coal pits could be used to provide green energy. |
Revolutionising ground source heat pump deployment at scale
05/06/2023 Driving Energy Efficiency: The success story of Kensa Utilities' Heat the Streets project. |
Delivering on the local net zero promise
05/06/2023 Ahead of today’s Parliamentary debate on local government and net zero, Patrick Hargreaves, UK100 reflects on the obstacles to reducing carbon emissions. |
Skilled worker shortage undermining net zero drive
01/06/2023 A skilled worker shortage means that at the current rate of heat pump and insulation installation it could take ‘several hundred years’ to meet net zero. |
Rooftop solar panels should be fitted as standard, charity says
23/05/2023 The majority of the solar panels required to reach the Government’s net zero targets could be fitted on rooftops and car parks, campaigners say. |
Plans for 100 Passivhaus apartments submitted to Salford CC
22/05/2023 Plans have been submitted to Salford City Council for a new development of 100 ‘high-quality, affordable and sustainable’ apartments. |
Rising food bills to hit poorest harder than energy costs
19/05/2023 The rising cost of food will soon overtake the price of energy, hitting poorer households hardest, campaigners have warned. |
Council chiefs call for local approach to energy efficiency
18/05/2023 Council leaders are calling for a new approach to energy efficiency as the latest figures show a big drop in the number of homes being insulated. |
Durham incinerator decision delayed again
27/04/2023 A decision on plans for a waste incinerator in County Durham has been delayed for a further two months. |
Energy Efficient High Mast Lighting for UK City of Culture
25/04/2023 CU Phosco work with Balfour Beatty to replace Coventry’s high mast lighting, saving 30% energy with a payback period of less than four years. |
Planning system 'holding back' major infrastructure projects
19/04/2023 The planning system is holding back the building of major infrastructure projects, according to a new Government-commissioned report. |
Gas boiler ban risks increase in fuel poverty
18/04/2023 A proposed ban on gas central heating boilers would push many people in the countryside into fuel poverty, according to industry figures. |
Councils urged to tackle carbon emissions from private housing
17/04/2023 The majority of councils have set carbon reduction targets to tackle climate change but less than half have considered emissions from private housing. |
Labour pledges to revitalise high streets
12/04/2023 Labour will today promote its plan to revitalise ailing high streets through a £700m fund to help small businesses with soaring energy bills. |
Milton Keynes City Council offsets rising energy prices with Telensa smart street lighting
11/04/2023 Milton Keynes CC forecasts that Telensa smart street lighting will deliver annual energy savings of over 60% and carbon savings equivalent to five million kWh. |
Going Green with Ground Source Heat Pumps
04/04/2023 How social housing providers are reducing carbon emissions with ground source heat pumps. |
Council seeks legal advice after minister green lights solar farm
29/03/2023 Telford & Wrekin Council is taking ‘urgent legal advice’ over the Government’s decision to allow a new solar farm to go-ahead despite local opposition. |
Opening the doors to digital in Dorset
24/03/2023 Steven March, Housing Standards, Dorset County Council explains how the local authority improved the energy efficiency levels in properties across the county. |
‘Horrendous’ energy costs threaten third of care homes
24/03/2023 One third of care homes in England have considered closing over the past year because of ‘horrendous’ running costs. |
Social housing providers awarded £1.4bn for energy upgrades
22/03/2023 Local authorities, providers of social housing and charities have been awarded £1.4bn to help provide energy efficiency upgrades to low income houses. |
Local health chiefs warn of ‘second health emergency’
21/03/2023 The increase in costs of essential food items and energy has created a ‘second health emergency’ after the COVID pandemic, local health chiefs have warned. |
Leicester council to install solar array the size of 18 tennis courts
16/03/2023 Leicester City Council is set to install a series of solar panels the size of 18 tennis courts at a council-run sport and leisure centre. |
Budget 2023: Over £60m swimming pool fund confirmed
15/03/2023 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed a multi-million-pound package to support publicly-owned leisure centres with pools. |
Publicly-owned leisure centres with pools to receive £63m
14/03/2023 Local leisure centres with swimming pools are set to receive a multi-million-pound boost tomorrow to help them with rising energy bills and maintenance costs. |
Government must grasp opportunity of a climate positive UK
13/03/2023 Mike Thornton of the Energy Saving Trust urges the Government to convert its words about net zero into action ahead of the spring budget. |
Third of parents worried about losing their home, charity warns
08/03/2023 A third of parents are worried about losing their home because of the cost-of-living crisis, according to campaigners. |
Delivering net zero targets requires rethink of localities' role
02/03/2023 Delivering the UK’s 2030 target to cut carbon emissions requires a rethink of the role localities must play, according to the Green New Deal APPG. |
Shetland council launches campaign to attract fishing boats
01/03/2023 Shetland Islands Council and Lerwick Port Authority have joined forces to encourage fishing boats to land in their harbours. |
Closing doors: saving energy and money in the public sector
01/02/2023 Amy Entwistle, partner in Morton Fraser’s Public Sector Team, looks at how councils can save energy and money on the journey to net zero. |
Local net zero push held back by Government, review finds
13/01/2023 Local authorities’ efforts to achieve net zero are being held back, according to a Government-commissioned review. |
Councils, energy companies and landlords join forces to demand action on insulation
12/01/2023 Councils have joined power companies and social landlords to push for the immediate start of a plan for mass insulation of Britain’s homes. |
Decarbonising the UK's housing stock – a practical example
11/01/2023 Kensa's vision of networked heat pumps offers a solution to the challenge of decarbonising the UK's housing stock. |
Council chiefs ‘concerned’ by energy prices despite discount
10/01/2023 Local authority leaders ‘deeply concerned’ about high energy prices despite the Government’s announcement of a new Energy Bills Discount Scheme. |
Council chiefs issue cost-of-living crisis fire warning
23/12/2022 Local authority leaders yesterday reminded residents to be careful when using candles for lighting or heating this Christmas. |
Solar farms assets sale look set to benefit debt-hit council
22/12/2022 A debt-ridden council is likely to recover a significant part of the hundreds of millions of pounds it provided to an insolvent solar farms business. |
Three communities receive £30m to deliver low carbon heat
20/12/2022 Three communities are set to benefit from £30m of funding to deliver low carbon heat, the Government has announced. |
Iconic London landmarks to be powered by solar farm
19/12/2022 London landmarks including Tower Bridge and Hampstead Heath are set to be powered by renewable electricity from a new solar farm in Dorset. |
Inefficient council buildings adding to high energy bills
16/12/2022 Over two fifths of councils have warned they will be unable to pay their energy bills unless their buildings are made more energy efficient, polling reveals. |
End of energy support will be ‘devasting’, charities warn
16/12/2022 Homelessness organisations have warned that many homelessness services may be forced to ‘close their doors all together’ unless energy support is extended. |
Bradford Council faces £58m extra costs
15/12/2022 A combination of inflation and rises in the national living wage means that Bradford Council is facing an extra £58m of costs next year. |
Cost-of-living anxiety reaches new heights in London
13/12/2022 Anxiety about the cost of living has reached new heights in the capital as Christmas approaches, new polling reveals. |
Think tank calls for radical action to fix ‘leaky walls’
13/12/2022 The Government must help poorer home owners fix their ‘leaky walls’ if it is to be successful in insulating the country’s housing stock, think tank says. |
Check on the vulnerable this winter, council chiefs say
12/12/2022 Directors of public health and local authority leaders have urged people to check on the most vulnerable as temperatures across the country drop. |
Cumbria coalmine decision branded ‘dereliction of duty’
08/12/2022 The Government’s decision to grant planning permission for a new coalmine in Cumbria is a ‘shocking dereliction of duty’, planners say. |
Onshore wind restrictions to be relaxed
07/12/2022 The Government has proposed to ease planning restrictions on onshore wind farms. |
Schools to receive share of £500m energy efficiency fund
06/12/2022 Schools and colleges across England are set to receive a share of £500m to spend on energy efficiency upgrades, the Government has announced. |
Domus Ventilation’s Solis Air Brick wins London Construction Awards
05/12/2022 Domus Ventilation is thrilled to announce its Solis Air Brick™ has won the Product Innovation of the Year award at the London Construction Awards. |
Charity criticises £1bn energy efficiency scheme
28/11/2022 The Government’s new £1bn scheme to help hundreds of thousands of homes receive new insulation falls short, climate change charity says. |
Council secures £110,000 to explore mine water heat uses
24/11/2022 Durham County Council has secured £110,000 in order to explore the possibility of using mine water heat to grow food and support local businesses. |
Autumn Statement: Northern Powerhouse Rail to be 'core' only
17/11/2022 The chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed hopes for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) to be completed in full have been dashed. |
Report sets out 'oven-ready' plan to help reduce energy bills by £1,500 per year
16/11/2022 Campaigners have set out proposals to redesign an existing government scheme to reduce the energy bills for some of the most vulnerable households in the country. |
Retrofit challenge: £700m to help councils tackle fuel poverty
11/11/2022 David Kemp provides more details on a new funding scheme to help local local authorities provide energy efficiency upgrades and clean heating systems to low-income households living in off-gas grid homes. |
Leisure centres in 40% of council areas at risk of closure
04/11/2022 Leisure centres and pools across a large number of the UK’s council areas are in danger of being closed down due to the high cost of energy, research reveals. |
The blueprint for the decarbonisation of heating the UK’s homes
01/11/2022 Kensa Utilities is demonstrating the blueprint for mass decarbonisation of British homes by installing renewable heating in hundreds of Cornish houses through Heat the Streets, a business-led high density heat pump project. |
Energy-from-waste facility to pay councils £4.75m ‘windfall’
21/10/2022 Seven London councils are on course to receive budgetary boosts totalling £4.75m in November thanks to a publicly owned energy-from-waste facility. |
Benefits set to be 6% below pre-pandemic levels
19/10/2022 Benefits next year are on course to be 6% below their pre-pandemic levels, financial experts predict. |
Council calls for ‘clarity’ on fracking decisions
14/10/2022 Lancashire County Council has called on the Government to give local authorities the right to decide on whether fracking is allowed in their area. |
Warrington council becomes first to produce all its own electricity
13/10/2022 Warrington Borough Council has become the first local authority in the UK to produce all of its own electricity with the completion of a new hybrid solar farm. |
Yorkshire council votes to oppose fracking
10/10/2022 East Riding of Yorkshire Council voted in support of a Liberal Democrat motion to oppose fracking in its area. |
Northern Irish council projects £1.5m additional energy costs
07/10/2022 Derry City and Strabane District Council is projecting £1.5m in additional energy costs this year, the local authority has warned. |
Council temporarily closes county hall over spiraling energy costs
06/10/2022 Wakefield Council will temporarily close its county hall building in a bid to save on rising energy costs. |
Council welcomes UK’s first fusion energy plant
04/10/2022 Nottinghamshire County Council has welcomed the Government’s announcement that Nottinghamshire will be the site of the UK’s first fusion energy plant. |
Charities warn of ‘public health emergency’
30/09/2022 A quarter of parents have cut back on the quantity of food they buy in order to afford essentials such as energy bills, survey reveals. |
Up to £1.5bn available for energy efficiency
29/09/2022 Funding of up to £1.5bn will see around 130,000 social housing and low-income properties in England upgraded with energy efficiency measures. |
Wolverhampton opens 30 venues as ‘warm spaces’
28/09/2022 Wolverhampton Council has announced that it is launching a range of warm spaces to help residents struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. |
Heat pump roll-out gets £15m boost
27/09/2022 The Government today announced a £15m funding boost to aid the roll-out of low carbon heating measures. |
Shell is helping power the journey towards a circular paving industry with Shell Bitumen LT R, a new product for roads that uses plastics destined for landfill as part of the additives to make the bitumen.
Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.
Dougie Belmore explains how one of the main interfaces between you and Bacs is about to change.