Lesley Rudd says that the more frequent publication of official government data on domestic energy efficiency can be a vital step in realising lower carbon homes that are more affordable to heat Following a review on how information on energy efficiency is given out...
Significant changes are coming to the UK heat market that will affect thousands of installers and heating engineers. To tackle climate change, the UK has a legal duty to be completely carbon free by 2050. That means that traditional fossil fuels currently used to heat...
This week, Ofgem accepted submissions to the Energy Company Obligation’s (ECO) innovation routes. The routes allow energy suppliers to deliver up to 10% of their obligation through innovative measures, these can include new products and improved installation methods....
The 17th All-Energy will be held at the Glasgow Event Campus (SEC – formerly SECC) on Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 May, bringing together some 7,000 participants from home and overseas; 400 exhibiting companies from 16 countries and a packed multi-stream...
By Samantha Crichton Government has announced that the changes to the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) have come into force[1]. The changes will help to ensure that the scheme targets vulnerable households. The amendments extend ECO2 from 1st April 2017 to 30th...
Too many of our homes are cold, leaky and inefficient. Yet many of us, including those classified as able to pay, face significant barriers to carrying out energy efficiency improvements. The Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) has developed a policy paper which sets...
A group of leading companies within the energy sector have today outlined a new strategy for making our homes healthier, cheaper to run and more sustainable. Wrap then Heat, a report published by the Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) recognises that supporting...
The SEA would like to bring the following to the attention of members and other parties with an interest in renewable heating and cooling strategies. The Energy Saving Trust is currently involved in an Intelligent Energy Europe funded project called 'FROnT’, which...
House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee Home energy efficiency and demand reduction 8 December 2015 See video on Parliamentlive.tv The Energy and Climate Change Committee takes evidence on home energy efficiency and demand reduction looking at a range of...
BBC’s Sunday Politics brings a focus to the job losses at one of the UK’s leading renewable energy firms Mark Group. Discussing the implications of energy policy on business with guests Dave Sowden - CEO of Sustainable Energy Association, Mark Spencer - Conservative...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgjNleps9wA Dave Sowden, CEO of the Sustainable Energy Association speaks to BBC One about recent news that leading energy efficiency and solar energy firm Mark Group UK has gone into administration with the loss of almost 1000 jobs....