How to choose a home battery storage system
If you’re producing more solar power than you’re using in your home, then the excess will be sent to the National Grid. In the evenings, when the sun’s not shining, you’ll effectively be buying back the energy you sold (via…
The best ways to prevent damp in your home
Condensation can cause damp anywhere and once it’s taken hold, it can be difficult to get rid of. As well as looking pretty horrible, damp and mould can lead to structural problems and health issues too. As with anything, it’s easier to…
5 reasons to install an EV home charging point
Electric cars have several benefits. They’re far better for the planet, they are cheap to run, and they rarely need maintenance.But sometimes there is an idea that they are inconvenient to run, which puts people off. In fact, there’s nothing…
Introduction to EPCs
Energy Performance Certificates were introduced by the government back in 2007 for both domestic and commercial properties. They are designed to give a reflection of the energy efficiency of a building, based on various factors such as the insulation present,…
Domestic EPC
In this section we are going to look at domestic Energy Performance Certificates: what they involve what they look like the significance of the rating the cost how to get one carried out What is involved in a domestic EPC?…
What are kiloWatt-hours and what is the cost per mile of an electric car?
When you’re thinking about buying an electric car, you’ll hear lots of technical terms bandied around. You may get told, for instance, that a car will cost a certain amount to run per kiloWatt-hour. This might not mean much to…
Volvo announce switch to electric cars
Great news this morning – Volvo have announced that from 2019 onwards they will not be making any cars that solely run on internal combustion engines (normally petrol or diesel). Instead the car giant will be adding electric battery technology…
The Problem with the UK’s Smart Meter Rollout
It’s safe to say that recent governments’ efforts to install smart meters in UK households have not been universally popular. The national rollout scheme – originally intended to be completed in 2020 – is now encountering more problems, with fears…
The environmental impacts of eating meat
Vegetarianism is on the rise in the UK and across the world. More than 5% of the UK’s population is vegetarian and the Vegan Society estimates that there are considerably more than half a million vegans in the UK. This…
5 reasons to get infrared heating
If you read our blog regularly, you’ll know just how much we believe in the benefits of infrared heating – so much so that we’ve installed them in our offices! We’ve written a lot about the technology over the years,…