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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Will you be at home on Saturday, March 28, at 8.30pm?
There’s a good chance you will, and it’s a good chance to take part in Earth Hour.
Drones – or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles – offer a new way of seeing and interacting with the world we live in. Their increased numbers and presence, from people taking beach videos to states using them in war, often provoke strong opinions.
But what we’d like to know is, could this little machine revolutionise energy use amid our rapidly changing lifestyles, in an environmentally sustainable way?
On Dec 8, 2019, an unprecedented 45% of UK power was generated by windfarms. At times the blustery weather created more power than was needed. This energy surplus meant some people with smart meters in their homes were paid to use electricity.
The national grid has to take advantage of these renewable supply booms so that excess energy isn’t wasted. Consumers, too, can benefit with lower bills and smart meters are at the heart of the answer.
Read more in my Smart Renewables blog.
