The UK government has released it’s Energy White Paper, expanding on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s recently announced Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution and sets out the steps needed to cut emissions from industry, transport and

Today Carbon Brief published an in-depth article and Q&A on the role of hydrogen in the energy system with several energy experts, including Cosy Homes Oxfordshire client Dr Jan

Today the UK Government announced the local authorities whose bids for funding to deliver the Green Homes Grant have been successful. This is regarding the £500 million of funding which was announced in August 2020 as part of the wider Green Homes Grant

Oxford City Council has released a statement supporting the Prime Minister’s 10 point plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, and outlines what it means for Oxford. This includes energy and homes, with plans to: install heat pumps in 60 properties in

The UK government has announced a year’s extension to the existing Green Homes Grant scheme, meaning that homeowners across England will have until the end of March 2022 to have energy efficiency upgrades to their homes completed through the Green Homes

The Royal Institute of British Architects today released a new report titled ‘Greener Homes – decarbonising the housing stock‘. The report recommends the need for a national strategy on retrofit, including tax incentives for homeowners who make

A coalition of 70 ‘green groups’ from across the UK is demanding that the Green Homes Grant be extended to ensure that every home across the UK can be made energy efficient and cosy with support and funding from the

Today the UK government officially opened the Green Homes Grant scheme, allowing homeowners and landlords to apply for a voucher of up to £5,000 (or £10,000 for low income households) to make energy efficiency improvements to their home. Read more about the

Today the UK government announced their Green Homes Grant skills training competition, offering funding to train people up to deliver retrofit work. The Green Homes Grant skills training competition is designed to provide support to the energy efficiency and

Russell Smith, founder and Managing Director of Retrofit Works (our retrofit delivery partner) was recently a guest on the House Planning Help podcast. He spoke about his entry into home retofit, his own home renovation and what he learnt from it, and why the

Today the New Economics Foundation released a new report, outlining their recommendations for a nationwide home retrofit programme to tackle the climate crisis. The report describes a four year programme to retrofit 8.7 million UK homes, which would need