Getting External Wall Insulation installed with the Green Home Grant Voucher
The Green Home Grant Voucher scheme is an extremely generous Government backed scheme giving homeowners the opportunity to improve the energy efficiency of their homes by adding new insulation technologies or renewable heating systems. The scheme will cover 2/3 of…
Is solar thermal worth it?
As you might expect, there has been a huge spike in interest in Solar Thermal with the introduction of the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme. The scheme, announced in July, has been introduced to drive the uptake of carbon saving…
The Green Homes Grant Scheme – Comprehensive Consumer Guide
The Green Homes Grant is back! In early July 2020, the UK Government announced another raft of funding to kick-off in September 2020, to help fund energy saving improvements to UK homes and public sector buildings. The £2billion scheme will…
Should I replace my boiler?
Should I replace my boiler with a new energy efficient model? This is a question we get all the time from customers. In this blog I intend to show you how to run the numbers to see if it is…
10 Things to Consider When Purchasing an Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP)
Air source heat pump technology rose in prominence in the 2010s in the UK, with the help of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) – a subsidy paying for the low carbon heating generated to the improver, incentivising the take-up. Now…
What is the best brand of boiler?
When your boiler packs up, it is sometimes easy to just take the first quote you see and get your heating back up and running, but you could be making problems for yourself if you take the wrong option. A…
The new Green Homes Grant
A new Government scheme launching in September will help homeowners in England improve the energy efficiency of their properties via a £5,000 grant. The grant can be used for a whole range of energy saving improvements including double-glazing, loft insulation,…
Warm Home Discount 2020/2021
What is the Warm Home Discount? The Warm Home Discount is a government scheme which designed to help vulnerable and low income households handle the costs of heating during the winter months. It’s a one-off lump sum payment, and it’s…
How do storage heaters work?
We’ve talked a lot about storage heaters here at the Green Age, but we know that a lot of people still have a lot of questions about how storage heaters work. If you haven’t used them before, they can certainly…
How To Make Home Energy Improvements When You’re Renting
MEES: Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards Since 2007, every property being let (or sold) in the UK has been required by law to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). A trained and registered EPC assessor collects information on heating systems, insulation,…