A scheme which has helped vulnerable residents keep warm for the past 12 years is celebrating after hitting 75,000 referrals. Established in 2000, npower’s Health Through Warmth scheme was set up to help home owners across England and Wales suffering from cold-related illnesses by funding insulation and heating measures which they wouldn’t normally be able […]
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It might come as a surprise to some but a recent survey into smart meters has revealed that home owners are more likely to trust energy suppliers and even consumer bodies like Which? than the Government. The survey, courtesy of leading market research firm Ipsos Mori on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change […]
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An engineering professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States claims to have discovered a way to artificially emulate the heliotropism observed in sunflowers. If proved effective, the new technique promises to revolutionise the domestic and commercial solar industries. Professor Hongrui Jiang set out to improve the way in which solar panels respond […]
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Residents of North Kilworth, a small village nestled in the leafy south Leicestershire countryside, have taken part in an innovative scheme to embrace energy efficiency. Establishing a Community Interest Company called Village Power was the first step along the path towards the village becoming more sustainable by addressing issues surrounding energy efficiency. The group has […]
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Local authorities across the UK are urging households to take advantage of free cavity wall and loft insulation initiatives before time runs out. On Tuesday, Insulate Hampshire gave away just under 300 rolls of insulation to people living in Hampshire. The firm was supported by Hampshire County Council and Havant Transition Network, which aims to […]
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Following hot on the heels of British Gas announcing a 23% rise in earnings last month, on Monday E.ON confirmed a 30% increase on its earnings in the first six months of 2012, £245 million compared to £198 million in the same period last year. The publication of these first half yearly profits has prompted […]
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An installer of solar photovoltaic panels has offered households in the UK an incentive to switch to green energy by supplying low-interest loans to homeowners. Domestic solar power has endured a turbulent year. Although the manufacturing cost of solar panels has fallen over the past twelve months, government subsidies have twice been cut. At the […]
Although renewable energy technologies have come on leaps and bounds in the last couple of decades, a solution to economical energy storage remains a big stumbling block in the quest to generate more energy with sustainable technologies and to make renewable energies more affordable. However a team of scientists in Australia are one step closer to […]
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E.ON, one of Britain’s largest energy suppliers, has revealed the results of a survey that aimed to better understand families’ energy habits during the summer. Some of the findings revealed little about energy usage, with parents spending more than 100 hours on average nagging their kids. 55 per cent of nagging is caused by children […]
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The energy efficiency market in the UK is set to be revolutionised once the Government’s Green Deal insulation scheme is introduced. Today the Department of Energy and Climate Change has given the go ahead for a £7 million loan to the Green Deal Finance Company (GDFC). The announcement confirms that the scheme will be able […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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