Enigin Update - “Game Changer” for Energy Efficiency
THE UK government's Green Deal will increase the scale and pace of improved energy efficiency, Climate Change Minister Greg Barker told the Retrofit Salford 2011 conference.
Barker added that the Green Deal is set to be a "fundamental game changer" explaining: "The coalition (UK government) is absolutely committed to this task. Our ambition is to go further than any other European country has done to date.
“We are putting in place the framework and the long-term delivery structure to allow this revolution in energy efficiency to really take hold and to complete the task over the next decade.
"It is fundamental to our pledge to be the greenest government ever."
In his speech to the conference Barker outlined how industry needs to work closely with universities to drive innovation and to develop practical solutions to achieve the government's ambitious emissions targets
Barker also officially opened the University of Salford's new Energy Hub - a multi-disciplinary research centre providing the expertise of over 25 academics from 13 departments, and a centre of excellence for energy research.
He said: "The 'pay as you save' model that underpins the Green Deal relies on fitting and installing measures that pay for themselves.
"So in order for people to be sure when they fit certain measures that they will pay for themselves, we need robust testing and monitoring - the sort of thing that will be done at the University of Salford."
Barker added that he was confident that the coalition's Green Deal could deliver the energy savings needed to ensure that the UK was on track to meet the target of cutting emissions by 80 percent from 1990 levels by 2050.
Mr Barker's comments come after the Department of Energy and Climate Change explained how the green deal will be available to both business energy users.
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