Two wins at the Energy Efficiency and Retrofit Awards
On Monday, the team attended the Energy Efficiency and Retrofit Awards 2016. Originally launched in 2014 as the Green Deal & ECO awards, the new incarnation reflects changes to the Government’s policies on energy efficiency. The awards aim to provide motivation…
Will the Tesla Model 3 mark a new phase for electric cars?
Electric cars have long been hailed by some as the future of driving. But until now, with high price tags and a lack of charging points, they have always been somewhat of a novelty. With the launch of the Model…
Rise in UK renewable energy generation
Despite the Conservative government repeatedly slashing support for renewable energies, the UK’s annual carbon dioxide emissions fell by 4% in 2015. The main reason for this is a huge decrease in coal power generation. What was the biggest reason for…
Significant changes to the RHI scheme – April 2016
While the government took the decision to cut FIT payments drastically as a means of cost saving, when it comes to the Renewable Heat Incentive, it appears they are very keen to expand it. DECC announced earlier this month that…
EcoBuild 2016
We visited EcoBuild 2016 this morning and the one thing that really stuck out was how small this the event had become. Last year it filled two sides of the Excel centre in London, but this year it was just…
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,…
Merry Christmas from everyone here at TheGreenAge!
We would like to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas! It has been a really exciting year here at TheGreenAge with over 1.5m users taking advantage of our resources to make their homes and businesses more energy efficient.…
2015 Climate Change Conference in Paris
The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21 or CMP 11) was held in Paris, France, from 30 November to 12 December 2015. It was the 21st yearly session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the 1992…
Thoughts on Amber Rudd’s Energy Policy Speech – November 2015
Amber Rudd made a speech today, on a new direction for the energy policy of the UK. While some of it was good news (getting rid of coal power plants for example) we felt most of it seemed pretty short…
Nick on Radio 4 today speaking about LED and Solar
