Home-warming measures available for vulnerable West Norfolk residents
Extract: Vulnerable community members in West Norfolk can benefit from energy-efficient home improvements under the Health Through Warmth scheme. West Norfolk residents are being urged to take advantage of a local initiative that has been designed to help keep their homes warm and their energy bills low throughout the winter months. Local publication…
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Solar Power For the Home – In the UK?
Mention the idea of solar power to most and chances are they’ll think you’ve mistaken them for someone that lives in a country that’s actually sunny. If we’re honest, it’s not as if the UK is blessed with the best weather in the world…far from it…so until they figure out a way of creating energy…
Gloucestershire playgroup undergoes refurbishment
Summary- Uplands Playgroup in Gloucestershire has undergone an energy-efficient renovation.
Refurbishment for Scottish curling rink
Summary- A curling club in Kinross, Scotland, has undergone an energy-efficient transformation. A curling rink in Kinross, Scotland, has faced a massive refurbishment to upgrade its facilities to energy-efficient standards. The town’s rink was constructed in 1977 as an extension to the Green Hotel and is believed to be the oldest curling club in the…
Green Deal could face voluntary liquidation
Summary – The Green Deal Finance Company is being forced to consider liquidation due to a funding gap. The Green Deal Finance Company (GDFC), which aimed to deliver loans to homeowners as part of the government’s flagship energy efficiency scheme, may have to consider voluntary liquidation because it has been unable to convince the state-owned…
Wind Turbines at Home – Can I, Should I?
So, we’ve all seen the wind turbines that are slowly but surely creeping out across the English countryside…not to mention out to sea…but what about the idea of wind turbines at home? Admittedly, it wasn’t long ago that to see a wind turbine on a standard home or office was a bit unusual to say…
Bio Energy – What is It?
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Bio Energy and Biomass are in fact relatively new or even futuristic concepts, but you’d be wrong…big time! It may only be as of late that attention is really turning to these seemingly alternative sources of energy production, but Biomass is in fact the oldest and most important fuel…
Unison calls for home insulation improvements
UK trade body Unison is calling on the government to roll out new measures to promote more energy-efficient homes across the country. Unison has called on the government to implement a range of new home insulation policies to address the millions of residential properties up and down the UK that continue to struggle to meet…