LENDERS Project: Energy efficiency – the proof is in the lending
• 40,000-home study proves efficiency-bills link • Better performing homes could mean bigger mortgages It’s well-known that an energy efficient home costs less to run. But up to now, that hasn't affected the mortgage market. Things could be about to change with the LENDERS project, undertaken by...
Queen’s seal for electric ‘filling stations’
• Charging facilities featured in Queen's Speech • Where and how do people want to 'fill up' their electric vehicles? • Location, technology issues still to iron out A notable part of the Queen’s Speech last month was the announcement that petrol stations and motorway service stations will be...
Grids just keep getting greener
Total global investment in renewables was down last year – but that’s not as bad a thing as it initially sounds. The cost of getting solar , wind and other green energy projects off the ground has plummeted – so despite the overall drop in investment, 2016 was still a record year in terms of...
Energy efficiency: an underrated resource of our age
Recent sustainable energy news has been, at best, downcast, focusing on the United States’ Government’s decision to back out of the Paris climate deal. But running in contrast to this, here’s the good news. It appears that energy efficiency has been hugely underestimated by major international...
Engineers back energy saving as UK priority
In 2015, Energy Saving Trust supported a Frontier Economics report that made a compelling case for home energy efficiency to be considered an infrastructure priority in the UK. The case, when broken down, was a simple one: the multiple benefits of giving energy efficiency the same status as other...
5 eye-catching green innovations
Cooking food and cleaning water, pollution solutions and quirky sources of electricity are just some of the technological breakthroughs that have stood out recently. Let’s take a closer look. Air pollution to energy? Belgian researchers have come up with a small but clever device that cleans air...
Clean Growth Plan: Every householder needs help to make their home warmer
• We subsidise nuclear so why not cuts in energy usage? • Scotland testing new innovative equity release schemes While Brexit dominates the political headlines, we shouldn’t forget other pressing issues on the Government’s to-do list. On the energy front, we are still waiting for publication of the...
Home electrical appliances using more energy than stated
• Tests need to keep up-to-date with product advancements • In-home monitoring recommended to give real life electricity consumption • Call for consumer awareness campaign A new European study has indicated that some home appliances may be using considerably more energy than stated on their label...
Why we're backing Clean Air Day
• It’s National Clean Air Day this week • Change on the roads needed • Low-emissions choices bring benefits National Clean Air Day is this Thursday (15/06) – and Energy Saving Trust is supporting it. We spoke to Group Director of Transport, Andrew Benfield, about why the awareness-raising campaign...
High times for wind power technology
Wind energy has been a great renewable energy success story. But is the sector’s technology going to look the same as it does now in the future? Some industry players think not – and suggest change might come soon. Looking up, to generate more For one, there’s a possibility that it’s going to move...