Nick Miles
Is infrared heating any good?
Prior to May 2017, TheGreenAge had an extremely popular and heated forum page dedicated to infrared heating. We’ve recently taken down our forums as part of our website redesign. We’ve made it easier for our readers to leave us a…
How to install external wall insulation without a grant
You may think, by reading the title of this blog, that we are about to suggest you attempt to cut costs by installing external wall insulation yourself. It is certainly not a DIY job! Unfortunately, you cannot just buy random…
Green Deal Finance Company Loan Book Sold?
In this article, we ask the question: do pay-as-you-save schemes have a future now there has been a demise in Green Deal Finance Company lending capabilities? Latest update on the Green Deal Finance Company Update: December 2016 – the services…
External Wall Insulation in South Wales
If you live in South Wales, external wall insulation could be a great option for you. Most properties in the UK are of masonry construction – so your ‘bricks and mortar’, but the process of how we go about insulating…
Why external wall insulation is the perfect solution for architects
Ever since the 1930s, the method of wall construction has moved over to cavity wall construction in the UK, and since the 1980s insulation has been added to cavities as a matter of course. You would think it is relatively…
What is ecomodernism?
Is it time for us to all become ecomodernists? The mainstream argument is that climate change is being accelerated by human activities. You are probably familiar with the simple narrative that man is burning fossil fuels at an increasing rate;…
Powerflow Sundial – a Solar PV Battery Storage System
Powerflow Sundial is an innovative UK based solar photovoltaic (PV) battery storage manufacturer that has launched their product in the market for 2016. Why is it of any significance? The market for solar PV systems and other self-generation systems has been…
UK tax exemptions for property energy efficiency improvements
The UK has a ‘policy gap’ in its implementation of energy efficiency measures for both domestic and commercial consumers. Since the demise of the domestic Green Deal and a series of rather ‘confusing’ Government set of policies since late 2015,…
Green Deal Communities Grant – Buckinghamshire, Ealing, Oxfordshire
UPDATE: As of 30 March 2016, the government has stopped funding and the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund is closed to new applications. You can read about it here. What is the Green Deal Communities Grant? The Green Deal Communities Grant programme…
Are off-grid battery systems worth it?
With the impending government review into feed-in tariffs (FiTs), in January 2016, grid tied microgeneration systems will see an 85% cut in the generation rates paid out and the model that previously saw consumers see a decent pay-back in a…
Nick Miles on BBC Radio London Speaking About Energy Use
Mark Forrest Show on BBC Local Radio & BBC London Mark Forrest brings the best of local BBC radio together on his Mon-Thur evening show, broadcast to most local BBC Radio frequencies. This week our very own Nick Miles was…
An Air Conditioning Inspection in London
London has 1000’s of registered commercial premises and many of those are serviced by air-conditioning units. An air-conditioning unit forms part of the HVAC system of the building, providing cooling, heating or a combination of the two. The Greater London area…
Why you need to let your energy supplier know you are moving house!
Moving home can be a particularly stressful exercise – it is not just trying to remember to pack everything into the removal van but also the upheaval of moving to a completely new property – it is a big step…
Is infrared heating safe?
Infrared heaters are becoming ever more popular here in the UK – as opposed to convection heaters like radiators which heat the air, infrared (sometimes known as radiant heaters) warm objects directly – this makes them very efficient. One questions…
Do Pay-As-You-Save Energy Saving Schemes Work
The UK currently has no available home energy ‘pay as you save schemes’, having cancelled its previous flagship program the Green Deal in July 2015. It was set up in 2013, following the 2011 Energy Act, to allow homeowners in…
Green Deal Home Improvement Fund GDHIF Re-launch
UPDATE: As of 30 March 2016, the government has stopped funding and the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund is closed to new applications. You can read about it here. Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) – latest news on relaunch We have just…