"Industrial heating accounts for around 14% of UK emissions but around half of the energy used in UK industry is lost as waste heat, according to a new report." From Heriot-Watt University #energyefficiency #heatloss hw.ac.uk/news/2026/uk-i…

Q&A: New UK onshore wind and solar is ‘50% cheaper’ than new gas | Molly Lempriere Read here: buff.ly/IDBhecw

"Passivhaus has been adopted in the UK for over 15 years now. This has given UK Passivhaus practitioners a chance to learn from and refine the process of delivering Passivhaus buildings." From PBC Today #passivhaus #construction pbctoday.co.uk/news/energy-ne…

"South Australia is proving to the world that relying largely on wind and solar energy with battery back-up is incredibly cheap, with electricity prices tumbling by 30 per cent in a year and sometimes going negative" From New Scientist #RenewableEnergy newscientist.com/article/251498…

"Earlier this month, a Passivhaus retrofit project took centre stage on primetime TV in Guy Martin’s House Without Bills on Channel." From PBC Today #retrofit #passivhaus pbctoday.co.uk/news/energy-ne…

Yesterday #wind produced 59.8% of British electricity followed by nuclear 12.3%, imports 10.8%, gas 9.4%, solar 4.3%, biomass 3.4%, *excl. non-renewable distributed generation

This page has a great comparison list of the different currently available grants and sources of funding for domestic solar panel installations. From The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) #solar #renewables fmb.org.uk/homepicks/sola…

"The 2026 Games have utilised upgraded venues and multi-use developments designed for long-term community use." #Olympics2026 #sustainability From euronews euronews.com/2026/02/22/mil…

"Pioneering geothermal plant launched in Cornwall" Will generate enough clean electricity to power 10,000 homes AND produce enough lithium to build the batteries for 250,000 EVs a year British lithium for British batteries for British EVs? Nice theguardian.com/environment/20…

"The UK's first geothermal power plant has been turned on, providing a completely new type of renewable electricity using hot water from underground." From BBC News (UK) #renewables bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Modern methods of construction: where are we now? From RICS #construction #modularconstruction ww3.rics.org/uk/en/journals…

"Trends to watch for in 2026 include reusing existing structures, building in harmony with climate, making glass part of the solution and adopting technologies like AI to increase performance." From Trellis #construction #climatechange trellis.net/article/4-sust…

NEW ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 2.4% in 2025 as coal fell to a 400-year low. Incredibly, we used less coal last year than than in 1600, when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne and Shakespeare was writing Hamlet. All the details in our article: carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-em…

"Digital retrofits can reduce hospital energy consumption by up to 18%, delivering the fastest and most scalable efficiency gains." From Energy Live News #retrofit #EnergyEfficiency energylivenews.com/2026/03/04/dig…

Analysis: UK emissions fall 2.4% in 2025 as coal hits 400-year low ✍️ Simon Evans and Ho Woo Nam Read here: buff.ly/Ifmz1Eo

"A material that freezes and melts in order to store and use heat as an energy source could see household energy usage become cheaper and cleaner, a project from experts at Loughborough University has found." From Loughborough University lboro.ac.uk/news-events/ne…

"The UK government announced the release of the finalized UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS), based on the sustainability and climate-related standards developed by the IFRS Foundation" (IFRS Foundation) -ESG Today #Sustainability #business esgtoday.com/uk-releases-fi…

Yesterday #wind produced 59.6% of GB electricity followed by gas 12.5%, nuclear 8.5%, imports 7.0%, solar 7.0%, biomass 5.4%, *excl. non-renewable distributed generation

"World’s largest Passivhaus school cuts energy use in half in first year" From Scottish Construction Now #passivhaus #energyefficiency scottishconstructionnow.com/articles/world…

"Londoners face a unique overheating risk in their own homes due to climate change affecting a densely built environment and an outdated planning and design system, the London Assembly has heard." From BBC News (UK) #housing #globalwarming bbc.com/news/articles/…