Sainsbury’s, one of Britain’s biggest and most popular supermarkets, has laid claim to the title of operating Europe’s largest solar array. Featuring a total capacity of 16MW, the array consists of thousands of solar photovoltaic panels, which have been installed on almost 30 per cent of Sainsbury’s stores in the UK. The supermarket estimates that […]
Year: 2012
Green Deal won’t deliver in its current form warns Which?
Despite its potential the Government’s revolutionary home insulation scheme, the Green Deal, is likely to fall flat on its face without urgent reforms say green and consumer groups. The warning comes from Greenpeace, Which? and the World Wide Fund for Nature who, along with insulation specialist Knauf and the National Pensioners Convention, are calling on […]
Solar PV is still a good investment says Solar Guide
According to the latest Solar Guide press release solar PV remains a really good investment providing attractive returns. On 1st August the solar feed-in tariff in the UK endured yet another round of cuts which saw subsidies fall from 21p per kilowatt hour to just 16p. Although the reduction in tariff levels means homeowners installing […]
Industry still has faith in solar PV despite fresh subsidy cuts
On Wednesday, the Feed-In Tariff was cut for the second time this year, reducing the rate paid to households for solar-generated electricity from 21p kWh to 16p kWh. Despite the cut, industry analysts and government ministers are confident that solar technology has a bright future in Britain. In April, the Coalition was heavily criticised for […]
Small energy supplier cuts energy costs, will the Big Six be next?
It’s been almost six months since the UK’s biggest energy suppliers lowered their energy costs but in light of the £350 million pre-tax profit achieved by British Gas for the first six months of the year surely the time is now for another round of cuts. While none of the country’s main energy suppliers seem […]
Communities to Benefit from £8 Million Renewable Heating Fund
Community-based organisations can now apply for funding to install renewable heating systems such as heat pumps, biomass boilers and solar thermal hot water under the Government’s £8 million renewable heating fund. On Tuesday the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced the launch of the community part of the Renewable Heat Incentive’s Renewable Heating Premium […]
Green Deal legislation receives House of Lords approval
On Monday the House of Lords approved the secondary legislation for the Green Deal and the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), said the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) in a statement. By approving the framework underpinning the Green Deal another milestone has been passed leaving the Government’s revolutionary home insulation retrofit scheme on track […]
DECC figures show solar installations have dropped 54%
Figures published by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) suggest that fewer solar photovoltaic panels are now being installed in the UK than they were last year before the government implemented savage cuts to solar subsidies. The DECC report shows that the weekly average of solar PV installations in April this year was […]
Energy efficiency trial proves Green Deal can work
Research by the Gentoo Group seems to suggest that the Green Deal is capable of meeting its full potential, after nearly 80% of residents who took part in a survey said they would be willing to pay a fee for undertaking energy efficient home improvements. More than 1,200 people were quizzed about energy saving measures; […]
British Gas enjoys profitable six months with £352m pre-tax profit
British Gas is set to ruffle feathers this week when it announces a pre-tax profit of more than £350million for the first six months of the year. Despite the relatively mild winter, Britain’s biggest energy supplier managed to generate a half-year profit of £352million before tax. One reason why British Gas has enjoyed such a […]
Pre-holidaying habits of Brits reveals significant energy waste
One of Britain’s leading energy suppliers has carried out research that suggests more than 75 per cent of holidaymakers fail to adjust their central heating systems before they head to the airport. E.ON published the findings after commissioning OnePoll to quiz 2,000 Britons about their pre-holiday habits. According to the energy giant, 79 per cent […]
Substandard building work causes carbon monoxide leak
A Hertfordshire couple has criticised housing developer Taylor Wimpey after being exposed to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide. Gerald and Doreen Lee bought their new-build home in Winthorpe Gardens, Borehamwood, just five years ago. Regrettably, Taylor Wimpey had neglected to install the correct flue for the central heating> boiler, meaning that carbon monoxide leaked into […]
Lucky Leatherhead resident winner of Solar Guide’s latest prize draw
The winner of Solar Guide’s latest prize draw has been announced according to a Solar Guide press release. Back in December 2011 Alan Beal from Leatherhead, Surrey approached Solar Guide with a view to sourcing quotes for a new solar PV installation. Fast forward seven months and a delighted Mr Beal has just been revealed […]
npower launches new central heating care offer
The dreary unseasonal weather of our so-called summer has prompted many householders across the country to turn up their heating according to new research by one of the UK’s largest energy providers, npower. During the summer months switching on the central heating would normally be unheard of. However it’s quite a different story this year […]
Remote control heating service launched by British Gas
The UK’s leading energy supplier hopes to revolutionise the way customers manage their central heating with the launch of an innovative service. British Gas claims households could save as much as £100 a year by availing of its new remote heating control, which enables consumers to adjust their central heating controls from afar. To utilise […]
Brits still clueless about saving energy says survey
The Government has been encouraging us to save money by reducing our energy consumption since the 1950s and yet many Brits remain clueless about how to cut their bills according to an Age UK Enterprises survey. It was sixty years ago that the British Government first introduced a campaign to encourage households to save energy. […]
