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 […]
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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 […]
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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; […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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MPs have finalised the government’s flagship environmental policy, the Green Deal, which became law early last week. Under the scheme, property owners will be able to receive loans worth as much as £10,000 to improve the energy efficiency of their homes by installing loft and cavity wall insulation. Green Deal loans will be subject to […]
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A social landlord has helped its tenants to save £1.2 million on their energy bills after implementing a series of energy saving measures designed to improve the energy efficiency of their homes. It’s been revealed in a just published annual corporate social responsibility report that Liverpool-based Riverside – one of the UK’s leading providers of […]
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A professor at Michigan Technological University (MTU) claims that Graphene could improve the efficiency of solar photovoltaic panels by more than 50 per cent. Meanwhile, BSolar, a manufacturing firm based in Israel, insists that a further 50 per cent improvement can be made by using double-sided cells. Graphene is one of the most promising technological […]
Public support for nuclear energy seems to be gaining momentum with some 63% of the British public saying they are in favour of nuclear energy being part of our future energy mix. The Fukushima disaster in Japan last year had a knock on effect on nuclear energy around the world, and resulted in a dip […]
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A supervisory body has warned that the introduction of smart meters across Europe threatens the privacy of millions of people. The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) insisted that smart meters are able to provide households with an opportunity to save money on energy bills, but it added that the technology being rolled out across Europe […]
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Last week saw the launch of a new energy saving service from B&Q which is designed to help customers learn more about energy efficiency and specifically what can be done to cut household energy costs. A household name in DIY, B&Q is to target the growing renewable energy and energy efficiency market by offering a […]
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