Pilkington Energy Efficiency Trust

The energy used by buildings accounts for almost half of all the energy consumed in the UK.  And yet our buildings have the potential to be much more energy efficient, thereby using less energy without compromising comfort.  That is why the government has made improvements in the energy efficiency of buildings a major part of their strategy to reduce UK carbon emissions by 60% by the year 2050.

One way in which Pilkington hopes to make a contribution to this objective is through the work of the Pilkington Energy Efficiency Trust (PEET).  Pilkington set up PEET to give financial support for research projects which are designed to improve the knowledge or practice of energy efficiency in buildings.  Although funded by Pilkington, PEET is run by a Board of Trustees who are independent of the company.  It is they who receive applications for funding and decide which research projects to support.

Latest PEET Projects

The Hidden Cost of Inefficiency

According to new research, commercial property investors are jeopardising future rental and resale income if they choose to ignore property energy performance after energy performance certificates are introduced from January 2006. The research, conducted by the Association for the Conservation of Energy and funded by the Pilkington Energy Efficiency Trust, (PEET), aimed to ascertain any link between the future value of commercial offices and their energy efficiency.  Read more

Reaching Tomorrow's Decision Makers - Today

The decision-makers of tomorrow are finding out how to combat climate change today – thanks to an imaginative project being supported by the Pilkington Energy Efficiency Trust (PEET). The Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD) at De Montfort University, Leicester is using the records of energy consumption in over 200 schools to identify ways of saving energy, to determine how to increase the amount of renewable energy being used and also to make students aware of how energy can be saved – and wasted. Read more

Walls That Will Help A Building Absorb Energy,  Not Lose It

Scientists are developing a radical new approach to building construction, helped by the Pilkington Energy Efficiency Trust (PEET), which has the potential to drastically cut heating energy costs. The aim of the project, led by Professor Saffa Riffat of Nottingham University, is to enable buildings to make maximum use of the sun’s energy while at the same time minimising heat losses through the walls. Read more

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