Tagged: "Energy Saving Trust"

October 03, 2013

Scottish SMEs offered loans to improve efficiency

Resource Efficient Scotland will offer loans to small Scottish businesses to help them improve energy, materials and water efficiency, and produce renewable energy.

September 25, 2013

London businesses in line for £200m savings through 10% electric switch

London businesses could save nearly £200million if ten per cent of vans registered in the capital switched to electric power, according to the Energy Saving Trust's business fleet analysis.

September 03, 2013

Energy Saving Trust and Enterprise Rent-A-Car team up to improve fleet sustainability

Enterprise Rent-A-Car has formed a partnership with the Energy Saving Trust to promote better fuel efficiency within the UK business travel sector.

September 02, 2013

Energy Saving Trust adds safety to Smarter Driving scheme

The Energy Saving Trust has developed its fuel efficiency-focused Smarter Driving training scheme to incorporate daily and weekly vehicle checks to improve safety for fleet drivers.

August 07, 2013

Study finds improvement in heat pump performance

The Energy Saving Trust has released the results of an in-depth study of heat pump technology, finding improvements in performance and efficiency that could see it 'play a significant role' in the UK's heating energy mix.

August 05, 2013

Yorkshire council tops UK CO2 saving league with insulation

Richmondshire District Council and Yorkshire Energy Partnership have achieved the country's highest carbon savings so far, reducing emissions by over 1,900 tonnes each year through the co-managed Energy Company Obligation scheme.

July 04, 2013

Report shows water wastage of long showers and overfilled kettles

An Energy Saving Trust report has revealed British householders' water use habits, finding three-quarters of respondents overfill their kettles at the cost of £68million a year, while cutting one minute off a shower could save £215million.

June 11, 2013

Three-quarters of householders back smart meters

Some 73 per cent of British people would welcome the installation of smart meters in their homes while 45 per cent would like to compare their energy bills directly with those of friends and neighbours, according to a new study commissioned by the Energy Saving Trust.

June 06, 2013

Government seeks views on community energy

The government says it 'putting local communities at the heart of energy use' and has called for views on how local groups can take responsibility for generating and managing their own power.

February 07, 2013

Energy Saving Trust urges targeted marketing by green businesses

Energy Saving Trust research has revealed that a third of householders receive irrelevant marketing information such as cold calls, junk mail and spam emails every day, and is therefore offering marketing help to businesses offering green services.