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- Reducing Your Electricity Bill - 10 top tips Mon, 30 Oct 17, 4:06amElectricity costs are constantly increasing. This article explains 10 top tips that are cost effective and practical.
- Cheap Electricity and Energy Efficiency Mon, 28 Sep 09, 5:59amHow to save money by being more energy efficient, we look at various ways of reducing your energy bills and electricity consumption.
- Solar Power - the facts about setting up Solar Power Mon, 10 Sep 12, 10:21amSolar Power systems installed at the home or office can reduce environmental impact. How solar panel systems work is described and how you and the environment benefit.
- Windows and saving on heating and cooling costs Wed, 25 Nov 09, 5:52amWindows, doors and other openings account for up to 40% of a buildings energy consumption in heating and cooling. This article explains what you can do to save money and be green.
- What is Passive Solar? Wed, 31 May 17, 6:38amPassive solar building design is explained and how passive solar principals are used to design green homes and buildings, and save you money.
- 1.2tn yuan project has broken ground in Tibet, premier says, despite fears of downstream nations India and Bangladesh
- Albert Manifold, ex-boss at buildings material company CRH, to take over from embattled Helge Lund
- Caught between a fossil fuel past and a green future, China’s coal miners chart an uncertain path 18 hours agoAs the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter shifts to cleaner energy, some families fear being left behind
- Labour MPs challenge Richard Tice over Reform UK’s plan to scrap green projects Fri, 18 Jul 25, 8:52pmExclusive: Letter signed by 59 MPs criticises party’s deputy leader after his warning to energy firms over new contracts
- BP agrees to sell US onshore wind business as it shifts back to oil Fri, 18 Jul 25, 9:03pmCompany to sell business for undisclosed sum to LS Power as part of plan to offload $20bn in assets
- Gas flaring created 389m tonnes of carbon pollution last year, report finds Fri, 18 Jul 25, 6:23pmRules to prevent ‘enormous waste’ of fuel are seen as weak and poorly enforced and firms have little incentive to stop
- Pumping the Brakes on Alternative Energy Fri, 18 Jul 25, 3:00pmTrump’s bombastic style aside, it’s hard to argue with his main points. Still, political realities – lawmakers worrying about curtailing jobs in their states already underway or in the pipeline – mean a final bill...
- ‘Keeping us hooked on fossil fuels’: how can we negotiate with autocracies on the climate crisis? Fri, 18 Jul 25, 3:00pmThe bulk of global greenhouse gas emissions come from countries that are not democratic, and many big oil and gas exporters are also authoritarian
- Reform’s anti-renewables stance ‘putting jobs and energy bills at risk’ Thu, 17 Jul 25, 7:22pmIndustry says party’s threat to strip wind and solar subsidies if it enters power undermines national interest
- Will the Afghan data leak cover up be a gift for Reform UK? – podcast Thu, 17 Jul 25, 2:00pmThe revelation that the government concealed a huge story about the resettlement of people from Afghanistan after their lives were put at risk by a data breach has left Westminster reeling...
- Trump Announces Massive Investments to Steer America Closer to Energy, Tech Dominance Thu, 17 Jul 25, 11:00amPresident Donald Trump announced Tuesday in Pennsylvania that 20 companies are bringing $92 billion in energy and technology investment to the Keystone State, capital he says will help secure U.S. dominance in both fields.
- Google inks $3bn US hydropower deal as it expands energy-hungry datacenters Thu, 17 Jul 25, 1:22amThe tech giant will buy 3GW of US hydropower in deal to fuel AI and data center growth across eastern states
- Clean energy should be a priority, not wuthering 'Brontë country' nostalgia | Letters Thu, 17 Jul 25, 3:00amReaders respond to an article by Simon Jenkins about a proposed windfarm in the Pennines
- “Oil/gas professionals are NOT energy transition experts”… Really? Wed, 16 Jul 25, 7:00amJournalist Markham Hislop thinks oil & gas professionals are unqualified to discuss the energy transition... because climate change.
- Trump unveils $70bn AI and energy plan at summit with oil and tech bigwigs Wed, 16 Jul 25, 4:16amPittsburgh event angers climate groups as Trump ties AI expansion to oil and gas, sidelining renewable energy
- Works out how long an investment in an energy storage time shifting system would take to pay back in full. Such systems typically charge a battery during the off peak period and then discharge during the peak period, so saving...
- Work out how much power your devices and appliances use with the total cost. Also shows how much standby/phantom power costs you. Helps you save money.
- Helps you work out the running cost of electric based underfloor heating taking into account peak and off-peak electricity prices