14th November 2017 | Residential Energy
Scotland is the windiest country in Europe. That’s a fact which give us an unassailable edge in tackling one of the world’s most important challenges: climate change. While doing so is a moral obligation, Scotland’s abundant renewable energy resources mean it’s an obligation which is already delivering significant economic and social benefits north of the…Read more
14th November 2017 | Residential Energy
The owner of Npower has taken a £427m hit on the value of the lossmaking utility just days after striking a deal with Scotland’s SSE to merge their operations to create a new energy supplier in the UK. The writedown by Germany’s Innogy came amid what it described as “very tough” competition and as gas…Read more
13th November 2017 | Residential Energy
No gas boilers have been repaired since April under a government scheme intended to combat fuel poverty, as a result of spending cuts that risk leaving poorer Britons unprotected from the cold at home, according to a fuel poverty pressure group. National Energy Action (NEA), which obtained the figures from the Department for Business, Energy…Read more
10th November 2017 | Commercial Energy
Hive Energy, one of the biggest solar power developers in the UK, has announced its plans to develop a huge 350 megawatt (MW) solar park in Kent with zero subsidies from the UK government. The proposed power project will be developed by Cleve Hill, a joint venture formed by Hive Energy and its partner Wirsol…Read more
10th November 2017 | Residential Energy
Gas and electricity companies have been the biggest culprits for raising prices over the past 20 years, according to an analysis published just a day after utility SSE and Npower revealed plans for a mega-merger – prompting fears of yet more price rises. The research found that the cost of utilities has risen a triple…Read more