The consumer code for the domestic renewable energy sector known as the REAL Consumer Code has been renamed the Renewable Energy Consumer Code (RECC)...

Since the launch of the Green Deal, we have been receiving enquiries from customers regarding how they can upgrade their homes to make them more energy efficient...

The Government's Green Deal scheme went live today. This is a new form of financing where the loan stays with the property rather than with the individual and gives people the opportunity to transform their homes by paying for energy efficient home improvements with the savings on their energy bills...

The Green Deal Group have begun a trailblazing energy management partnership with Milestones Trust, a Bristol-based health and social care charity. The Green Deal Group specializes in the Healthcare sector, and are one of the UK’s front runners in building stock portfolio low carbon refurbishment. Together they have recently completed the handover of a series of projects to reduce the organisation’s energy consumption...

At present charitable buildings like village halls benefit from only paying 5% VAT on low carbon installations. This tax relief is set to be removed from August 2013 and organisations have been advised to step up their fundraising efforts to ensure they complete their planned renovations before the deadline...

Despite the reductions in the feed-in tariff for solar PV, the Solar Trade Association has reassured customers that it is still an attractive investment. A 4kW system will have paid for itself in under 10 years and their analysis suggests returns of up to 9.2% over the 20 year tariff lifetime.

Social housing providers have been given another opportunity to bid for funding to reduce the upfront costs of installing renewable heating systems, such as biomass biolers, solar hot water panels and air source heat pumps...

During the first half of 2012, Germany generated record amounts of renewable energy...

The Earth's land has warmed by 1.5C over the past 250 years and "humans are almost entirely the cause", according to a scientific study set up to address climate change sceptics' concerns about whether human-induced global warming is occurring...

The final package of changes to the FITs scheme has been announced by DECC today, following consultation in February this year. The changes will affect tariffs for hydro, wind, anaerobic digestion and micro CHP from 1 December 2012 onwards.

Oxford became the electric vehicle capital of Europe earlier this year...

The Co-operative Group has agreed a deal to take over 632 branches of Lloyds Bank...

Former Manchester United captain and now England coach, Gary Neville has teamed up with Dale Vince, the boss of green energy company Ecotricity, to found 'Sustainability in Sport'...

Car manufacture Audi has recently released a free iPhone Mileage Tracker app...

Results from one of the largest ever surveys into attitudes towards energy policy and climate change have been published..

Greenhill Primary School in Gelligaer, Wales has saved the council £24,000 in energy costs in its first year of operation...