Read everything you need to know about wind, from how it’s created to human’s long association in harnessing wind power.
Discover where the first windmills were built and where the biggest wind farms and turbines in the world are.
Read more in my blog for Amigo Energy (link opens in new window).
There are an increasing range or options for people looking to use more renewable energy and more efficiently.
A fresh form of electricity billing could boost renewable energy use, reduce the UK’s carbon dioxide emissions, and save people money. Time of use tariffs, or TOUs, encourage customers to use energy at off-peak times.
Read more in my blog. (link opens in new window).
Short-term (tomorrow!), medium-term, and long-term: whichever way you frame it, small businesses can save energy – and money – by following some simple steps.
Our guide to energy efficiency for small businesses will banish any worries about time, potential outlays, and value as barriers to entry. Any investment is usually quickly repaid and then becomes savings, or more profit.
Learn how you can save on energy use and bills by picking up good habits, from lighting to installing solar panels to home working.
Read more here. (link opens in new window).
Enjoy a warmer and more comfortable home by following my guide to simple fixes for draughts.
At its most basic, draught-proofing is filling the gaps in a building, where heat escapes and cold air enters. Some people turn up the heating to counteract cold draughts; this warms your home but escaped heating costs you and emits CO2 emission unnecessarily.
A properly draught-proofed and insulated house helps reduce your energy demands and CO2 emissions as well as saving on bills.
Read more here. (link opens in new window).
Breathing buildings, living robots, and electricity created from thin air, all in my latest blog.
The sustainability sector is a hub for technological advances. Along with The Energy Saving Trust, we look at 10 innovations that may – or may not – change the way we interact with our world in the face of climate change.
We have not tested any of these products and we cannot verify the claims of their inventors but we’re sure you’ll find them as interesting as we do.
Read more here. (link opens in new window).
People experiencing fuel poverty in Scotland can be helped with just one call or email – that’s the message from Home Energy Scotland.
Funded by the Scottish Government, the free and impartial advice service is available to everyone in Scotland.
Anyone who may be worrying about how to keep warm and pay the bills should contact Home Energy Scotland immediately about the Warmer Homes Scotland scheme.
Read more here. (link opens in new window).
The kitchen is the beating heart of a home and unsurprisingly it accounts for a significant amount of a household’s energy consumption.
My two-part guide to kitchen energy efficiency solutions showcases a multitude of ways to make our kitchens energy efficient.
Read part one here and part two here. (Links open in new window).
Smart homes, smartwatches, smart everything these days – but what is a smart appliance, and how will they affect our lives now and in the future?
People can now control their home’s appliances and systems using a smartphone, tablet or laptop via an Internet connection. But what does it mean to be smart?
Read more here.
Solar power is so much a part of the mainstream that it can be easy to miss solar panels on top of buildings.
Many domestic solar installations supply electricity to homes around the UK, there is a myriad of new applications for solar power. Next time you are walking down the street, have a look around to see just how far the solar revolution has come.
Read more here.
The COVID-19 lockdown has led to a decrease in air pollution in our towns and cities thanks to the reduction in traffic.
HGVs are one of the heaviest polluters on the roads. The humble bin lorry could become an unlikely symbol in the fight for cleaner air.
Read more here.
