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Batteries

26/10/2022 Comment / Owen Sweetman

Batteries as the heart of homes and buildings?

As the source of around one third of all emissions globally, decarbonising buildings is a matter of priority for achieving net zero. Improving energy efficiency and incorporating renewables are important, but adding battery storage into homes is the key, suggests Owen Sweetman, Director at EQONIC Group.

Energy efficiency

Man standing with arms folded, building and pool of water behind

14/8/2024 Comment / Tom Kelly

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Tom Kelly MEI Chartered Energy Manager

In our latest Spotlight on Energy People interview with Energy Institute (EI) members, Tom Kelly MEI Chartered Energy Manager highlights the important role that the EI plays in expanding his knowledge and expertise.

Grid management

16/7/2025 Comment / Andrew Ward

The power of a UK domestic consumer/supplier partnership

Much good work on cutting carbon emissions from UK homes is being done by energy suppliers working alongside their customers. Here, Andrew Ward, Chief Executive of ScottishPower’s Customer Business, describes how it is making a substantial difference.

COP

Head and shoulders photo of Damilola Ogunbiyi

22/11/2023 Comment / Damilola Ogunbiyi

COP28 Perspective: My hopes and fears ahead of UN Climate Summit

COP28 could be the moment when the world goes beyond commitments and starts taking meaningful action for a clean energy transition; although, equally, it may not be. Damilola Ogunbiyi HonFEI, CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy, previews the event.

Energy policy

28/1/2026 News

UK government unveils £15bn UK Warm Homes Plan aims to accelerate solar, heat pumps and energy efficiency while cutting bills

The UK government has set out its long-awaited plans to accelerate the rollout of solar panels, heat pumps, batteries and insulation in homes, committing £15bn of public funding in what ministers describe as a national push to cut energy bills and tackle fuel poverty.

Energy policy

Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister for Energy Transition in France, speaking as the European Council announced higher targets for renewables and energy efficiency

6/7/2022 News

Europe agrees on higher targets for renewables and energy efficiency

The European Council has adopted its negotiating positions on legislative proposals that tackle the energy aspects of the EU’s climate transition under the ‘Fit for 55’ package.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

Head and shoulders picture of John Barrett, UK Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions

13/7/2022 Comment / John Barrett

The urgent need to reduce our energy demand

It’s a combination of reducing demand, together with broader social changes, that is needed for countries to deliver on net zero ambitions, writes John Barrett of the UK’s Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS).

Energy policy

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss outside No 10 Downing Street

14/9/2022 News

New UK Prime Minister unveils new energy bills support package

Just days after being announced as the new UK Prime Minister, Liz Truss set out a package to support people and businesses with their energy bills, as well as action that aims to tackle the root causes of the issues in the UK energy market through increased supply.

Energy efficiency

Head and shoulders photo of Kit Evans against grey backdrop

7/5/2025 Comment / Kit Evans

Community-led home energy efficiency – why it might work in the UK

Heating leaky homes is a major and persistent source of UK carbon emissions, yet this problem has never been fully addressed. Maybe it needs a new, community-based business model, argues Kit Evans, General Manager of SaveEnergy, which offers green homes services in the Maidenhead, Berkshire, area.

Renewables

Solar panels on roof against a city background

14/6/2023 News

Renewable power on course to shatter more records

Global additions of renewable power capacity are expected to jump by a third this year as growing policy momentum, higher fossil fuel prices and energy security concerns drive strong deployment of solar and wind power, according to the latest update from the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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Batteries as the heart of homes and buildings?

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Tom Kelly MEI Chartered Energy Manager

The power of a UK domestic consumer/supplier partnership

COP28 Perspective: My hopes and fears ahead of UN Climate Summit

UK government unveils £15bn UK Warm Homes Plan aims to accelerate solar, heat pumps and energy efficiency while cutting bills

Europe agrees on higher targets for renewables and energy efficiency

The urgent need to reduce our energy demand

New UK Prime Minister unveils new energy bills support package

Community-led home energy efficiency – why it might work in the UK

Renewable power on course to shatter more records