The government is being urged to help maintain and protect the UK’s green energy schemes. The Energy Secretary, Chris Huhne was given a stark warning by a coalition of 22 environmental groups not to reduce the subsidies for green electricity following a spending review by the government. (more...)
Green Energy Guides
A useful guide to your renewable energy options
There are many ways you can improve the energy efficiency of your home, like getting it insulated or installing an ‘A-rated’ boiler. But what about your renewable energy options? As more households consider them, we thought it would be useful to write this guide. (more...)
Government set to launch new energy efficiency initiative
The government announced plans earlier this week to launch a new Green Deal initiative designed to improve the energy efficiency of millions of UK homes. (more...)
Cameron’s pledge to be the ‘greenest’ ever
Talking to civil servants at the Department of Energy and Climate Change this week, Prime Minister David Cameron said he wanted his newly formed coalition administration to be ‘the greenest government ever.’ (more...)
A handy guide to green energy tariffs
If you are considering going green, but are unsure where to find the best tariff our guide to green energy tariffs will help. (more...)
The government is urged to invest more in renewable energy
This week sees a fresh call from the Renewable Energy Association (REA) for more investment to hit the UK’s 15% renewable energy target by 2020. (more...)
MP’s warn government failure to meet fuel poverty reduction targets
A committee of MP’s has warned the government is set to fail its own fuel poverty reduction targets. The goal is to eradicate fuel poverty in vulnerable households in England by the end of this year; households with children, pensioners and the disabled. The longer term aim is to end it completely by 2016. (more...)
Homeowners make a £500 million loss because of poor insulation
According to figures released by the Department for Climate Change, homeowners lost a staggering £500 million last year because their homes were not insulated properly. (more...)
Get cash back with new green feed-in tariff
Customers can earn money by generating their own energy with a new feed-in tariff scheme launched by the government this week. Households will get their money back from energy suppliers. (more...)
Top 5 Energy Saving Gadgets
As the world we live in becomes ever more energy conscious, our lives are filled with constant reminders about our impact on it. Ways to reduce our carbon footprints, be it for the sake of the environment or our pockets are available everywhere we look. Online, via our televisions, in newspapers, magazines, the radio. The list goes on. (more...)
