Become a BusinessGreen member

Energy efficiency - From Cinderella to sweetheart?

Dave Sowden, Sustainable Energy Association

26 September 2014 •

Dave Sowden wonders whether the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats will match Labour’s Fairy Godmother offer

It's not a new way to describe energy efficiency - many other commentators have used the Cinderella line over the years. But after yesterday's news about the Green Deal Finance Company, she looks more...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Verco: No ordinary green consultancy

Three big revelations from Unilever's TED talks

More on Energy

Energy

How mine water could warm up the UK's forgotten coal towns

Funding gaps, regulatory red tape and a shortage of skilled workers are stalling the UK's mine-water heating projects, according to the University of Manchester's Jingyi Li, Alejandro Gallego Schmid and Cathy Hollis

Jingyi Li, Alejandro Gallego Schmid and Cathy Hollis, University of Manchester

16 April 2025 • 5 min read

Energy

NESO: Britain's electricity demand could fall below Covid lockdown levels this summer

National Energy System Operator says efforts to boost grid flexibility mean it is well placed to manage record low electricity demand and potentially deliver periods of fossil-free generation