The Climate Change Committee’s latest progress report provides much to be commended - 2025 saw overall emissions fall by 1.8% and the UK has seen record-breaking renewable energy capacity. However, domestic electrification has all but stalled, and heat pump...
This article, originally written for the Innovation News Network, provides an overview of our recent recommendations for implementing measured performance into UK policy, making sure the energy rating of a home or building reflects how it performs in real-world conditions.
Our 2026 Parliamentary Reception took place at an exciting time for the industry as we digest the recent publication of the Warm Homes Plan and Future Homes and Buildings Standard. We were honoured to be joined by Minister for Energy Consumers, Martin McCluskey at...
The Warm Homes Plan (WHP) was designed to support the upgrading of 5 million homes by 2030 with both clean heating and energy efficiency measures. As part of this, the plan included £5 billion of financial investment for home upgrades, benefiting low-income consumers....
We are delighted by the news that the Government is considering the role that alternative technologies can play in our future energy mix. The Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) has long campaigned for a decarbonisation approach that does not favour one technology...
Last month, we were delighted to collaborate with our colleagues at the National Home Decarbonisation Group (NHDG) at an event with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). The session provided an opportunity to tackle one of the UK’s biggest challenges: accelerating retrofit delivery through an area-based, tailored approach.
Following Dave Sowden’s return to the Sustainable Energy Association on an Interim basis at the beginning of 2024, we are pleased to announce that the Executive Committee has agreed to appoint him on a permanent basis.
The Sustainable Energy Association’s (SEA) 2025 Annual Parliamentary Reception marked the launch of a new policy proposal which aims to unlock greater investment in energy efficiency measures for buildings. This year’s Parliamentary Reception was hosted in the House...
A short summary The SEA's new white paper develops a proposal for a stepped approach to the final phase-out of new fossil fuel heating systems through a Carbon Intensity Standard (CIS) for future retrofit domestic heating. It proposes what the SEA believes are...
20 years ago, the Micropower Council was created. It then expanded from an industry body focused on small-scale energy production to a core trade association championing all forms of sustainable heating and fabric efficiency solutions. Since 2014, that trade body is...
The Sustainable Energy Association is delighted to announce its Annual General Meeting unilaterally elected Lord Ravensdale as its new President, effective from 11th September 2024.
We were delighted to see so many SEA members out promoting sustainable energy solutions at both Birmingham’s InstallerSHOW and Manchester’s Housing 2024. From heat pumps to insulation, sustainable construction to infrared and building controls, our member base...