How will the oil crisis affect my fuel bills?
It’s no secret that the world is in a very vulnerable state at the moment. Coronvirus and the spread of Covid-19 has seen stocks crash, businesses collapse, and whole industries in a state of panic. The price of oil has…
A Beginners Guide to Electric Cars
The Green Room: What happens when you put two energy experts in a room and ask them all about electric cars? This week we’re going through the many different kinds of electric vehicles, with all of their pros and…
5 Energy Technologies That Prove We’re Already Living in the Future
Solar advancements Solar power isn’t new, solar power is the source of life itself. From growing our food to lighting our homes, humans have been harnessing solar power in one way or another for millenia. What is new, however, is…
A Beginners Guide to Fuel Cells
Wikipedia helpfully informs us that “A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts the chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through an electrochemical reaction of hydrogen fuel with oxygen or another oxidising agent”. Now I don’t know about…
Choosing the Right Type of Electric Car
The concept of electric cars may feel like a new one, but in fact the idea of vehicles run partly or wholly on electricity has been around since the 19th century. We’ve come a long way since then, especially in…
Budget 2017: green or not?
We’ve had a few days now to digest last week’s Budget announcement, and we’ve been thinking about what – if anything- was promised with regards to green energy and the environment. The government is under more pressure than ever to deliver…
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G)
Energy companies have started to respond to the government’s recent announcement of its plans to move the UK to a smarter energy system, with the development of vehicle-to-grid systems. Balancing national energy stores is no easy task; ensuring a steady…
Electric car FAQs
Despite a huge increase in electric car ownership over the past few years, there are still a lot of misconceptions. As with anything relatively ‘new’, some people understandably have reservations. In this blog, we will aim to clear up some…
What’s the future for UK energy?
The UK’s energy supply is looking shaky at the moment, and opinion is divided as to the best way to deal with it. How will we meet rising demand for electricity, while limiting environmental impact? Generating capacity has already fallen…
Can I get a free domestic charge point for my electric car?
With the recent huge boom in the number of electric car owners, more and more people in the UK are choosing to install electric car charging points at home. However, they don’t come cheap. A typical cost for a charge…