Best Eco-Friendly Deals of Amazon’s Black Friday Sale
1. This moon lamp 3D printed from eco-friendly materials Buy it here for £10.39 2. These cruelty free, vegan make up brushes make from recycled materials Buy them here for £7.64 3. These smart plugs, which monitor and control your energy use…
The Week in Energy 14/11/2018
UK renewables capacity overtakes fossil fuels for first time Britain has reached a major green milestone as the total capacity available from renewable sources has overtaken fossil fuels for the first time. Energy efficiency rules set to cost landlords up…
Am I in Fuel Poverty?
What is fuel poverty? Fuel poverty is what we call it when a household or individual is unable to heat themselves adequately, given their income. The Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act defines it as a member of a household…
The Week in Energy 07/11/2018
Green Great Britain: Climate Policy and Energy Transition Thank you for the invitation to speak with you this morning on a subject that has been right at the centre of the UK-Norway relationship for many years. Academics to develop building…
Why Bitcoin is Bad for the Environment
What is Bitcoin? In case you’ve been living under a rock or have just dramatically woken up from a soap opera style coma, here’s a brief rundown of what Bitcoin is. The first and by far the biggest of the…
Do I Have to Pay Exit Fees for Switching my Energy Supplier?
What are exit charges? Exit charges (otherwise referred to as cancellation fees) are given to the penalty you get charged when you decide to leave a fixed-term energy contract early. When do I need to pay exit charges? You might…
The Week in Energy 31/10/2018
Energy efficiency alone could deliver global emissions peak and slash bills by $500bn Energy efficiency could prove a climate saviour according to the IEA, and yet the policy action needed to help realise huge savings is weakening. ScottishPower profits surge…
The Most Efficient Way to Use Central Heating
The chill is settling and winter is well on its way. Or as I like to call it, radiator and red wine season. Conventional radiators work by conduction, cycling hot water through them thereby heating the metal it’s contained in.…
The Week in Energy 24/10/2018
Scottish Power becomes first major UK energy company to generate all electricity from wind ‘We are leaving carbon generation behind for a renewable future powered by cheaper green energy’ UK announces £40m fund to support cleantech companies The Clean Growth…
When is the Feed-in Tariff Ending and Should I Still Get Solar Panels?
What is the Feed-in Tariff? Apart from being the word that our intern Henry uses to describe Rihanna, FiT is the acronym for the government scheme known as the Feed-In Tariff. The Feed-In Tariff is a scheme that the government…