What is the Tesla Powerwall and should you get one?
The Tesla Powerwall is a rechargeable lithium-ion battery designed to store energy for home use. It is a product of Tesla Energy, a branch of Tesla Inc. that focuses on manufacturing solar energy products. Our friends at EWI Pro have…
Natural building materials
Natural building materials are gaining popularity as more people become conscious of their environmental impact and seek to minimise it. This shift towards eco-friendly construction encompasses a wide range of building fabric materials such as timber, mineral wool, wood fibre,…
How Is The UK Getting To Net Zero By 2050?
The UK government has set a target to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, which means that the country will emit no more carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases than it removes from the atmosphere. Achieving this ambitious…
Introduction to biomass boilers
Both wood chip and fuel boilers use biomass, in the form of wood pellets, wood chips or logs, to either heat single rooms or a whole central heating system.
Introduction To Wind Turbines
Wind Turbines take advantage of kinetic wind energy turning it into electricity that can be used in the home, helping to lower bills.
What is the Green Homes Grant?
The Green Deal is a new Government initiative to help increase the energy efficiency of homes across the UK, with no upfront costs for the households.
Should we build the Severn Barrage? – Surely a no brainer!
[Update: this project has been refined and the Swansea Tidal Lagoon has now been given the go-ahead. Read more here.] Some disappointing news today, after it emerged that a Governmental Select Committee rejected the plans for a £25bn barrage on…
Hadera Desalination Plant, Israel
Hadera desalination plant was completed in 2009, and is currently the biggest reverse osmosis plant built anywhere in the world.
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…
Renewables Obligation
The Renewables Obligation mechanism subsidises electricity produced from commercial renewable resources in the UK.