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A new social enterprise, Communities for Renewables CIC, is being launched to enable communities to generate their own power by developing renewable energy projects. The company has been established by the independent renewables experts Regen SW and specialist developers Green … Continue reading →

We are up the creek without a paddle and not a lot of water either and will the Water White Paper save us? It’s very doubtful but the All Party Parliamentary Water Group put a brave face on things at … Continue reading →

It will soon be time for a spring clean and what better than de-clutteringthose large storage cupboards and adding facilities to your home!

Saniflo small-bore macerator pumping systems facilitate the addition of extra amenities almost anywhere. The unobtrusive units are easy, … Continue reading →

The UK and France today put the green economy and energy security at the heart of their relationship. This came as companies from both nations agreed a raft of commercial deals, and the two governments signed up to new agreements … Continue reading →

Implications of the Green Deal were at the centre of an exclusive NHIC Members Forum  when Charles Phillips, the DECC’s deputy director, lead this controversial debate. He described it as ‘a genuinely stimulating session’ in which he was ‘challenged’ by … Continue reading →

Lord Ezra, founder chairman of the National Home Improvement Council, highlighted in the drastic increase in fuel poverty at question time in the House of Lords, on 16 February. The government submitted that an increasing number of people are living … Continue reading →

‘Be Gas Safe’ is a major new awareness programme launched to further raise public awareness by The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and the Gas Safe Charity. Called the “silent killer” this important carbon monoxide (CO) initiative will … Continue reading →

The Government ‘certainly needed to take steps to stabilise the Feed-in Tariff’, according to Gaynor Hartnell, chief executive of the Renewable Energy Association  and it welcomed the consultation. She pointed out: “The ultimate aim should be tariffs that deliver a … Continue reading →

Plans to make the Feed-In Tariff scheme ‘more transparent’ and more predictable for the future, were announced today by the government. At the heart of the new initiative are said to be ‘transparency, longevity and certainty.’ Reforms to the scheme … Continue reading →

Ed Davey, the government’s new Energy and Climate Change Secretary today launched a new offensive, with the creation of a dedicated team within DECC. This has been assembled to spearhead energy efficiency policy and make it more relevant to people’s … Continue reading →