Loft Insulation using Rigid Boards
What are rigid boards? A rigid board is a compact material with insulation properties, which can be added to your roof, walls, ceilings or floor to help improve the energy efficiency of your property. The boards come in different thicknesses,…
Types of wool insulation
There are 4 different types of wool insulation that you can use to insulate lofts, walls and even floors – each having its own benefits and limitations. In this section we describe each one and highlight when best to to…
Getting the Right Infrared Heating Panel For Your Home
Infrared heating panels are an energy efficient solution to heat cold rooms or spaces without using much energy. This means you can keep them on without running up massive energy bills, which invariably will be the case with traditional electric…
Types of LED Bulb
LED bulbs and energy cost LED bulbs are one of the easiest ways to save on your energy bills – take a look at our GU10 halogen vs LED comparison to see just how much you can save. Obviously these…
Keeping Solar Panels Clean
Why Do you need to clean your solar panels? The operating efficiency of a solar PV panel is dependent on the amount on sunlight that hits it. If trees constantly shade your panels, the amount of electricity they generate will…
The Impact of Temperature on Solar Panels
[Update: the figures on this page may be out of date. Find current rates here.] The Effect of Temperature on Solar Panels Many people now put solar PV panels on their roofs to take advantage of the feed in tariff and…
Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS)
What exactly is the Microgeneration Certification Scheme? You will see across the site that we recommend installing microgeneration products that have the MCS stamp of approval. This is an eligibility requirement both for the Government Feed-in Tariff (FiTs) and the Renewable…
Draught Proofing Materials
Draught Proofing Materials In our main draught proofing technology page we describe many of the areas where draughts can occur and we give an overview of how to stop the draughts. Here, we want to describe some of the different materials that…
Double glazing versus secondary glazing
What is Double Glazing? Double glazed windows use two sheets of glass with a gap between them that creates an insulating barrier. The gap can either be filled with a heavy inert gas such as Argon or it can be…
CHP Cogeneration – A Comparison of UK to Sweden
Introduction to combined heat and power Combined heat and power (CHP) is not a new idea to the UK. Sheffield for example, has a large district heating network which makes considerable carbon savings and the Immingham plant on the Humber is a large…