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Monthly Archives: April 2013
The frosty spring we’ve had has helped to hold peoples’ interest in insulation – or has it been the Green Deal that is getting people interested instead? In general, searches for insulation on the web (namely Google) tend to spike … Continue reading
As a nation, we can be really great and really lousy energy savers, mostly totally by accident. Here’s why… The Goodies 1. Back in your day you and all your siblings shared the same bathwater. 2. You take extreme pride … Continue reading
Posted in Green Lifestyle
Tagged Bit of a laugh, Energy saving
See if you’re eligible for the HHCRO here!
Posted in Grants, Offers & Funding
Tagged Cavity wall insulation, Free insulation, HHCRO, loft insulation
The HHCRO scheme (Home Heating Cost Reduction Obligation) (also known as the Affordable Warmth scheme) is a new grant scheme aimed at giving the most vulnerable households access to free loft and cavity wall insulation as well as boiler repairs … Continue reading
Posted in Grants, Offers & Funding
Tagged Free insulation, HHCRO
The ECO is the grant scheme running alongside the Green Deal. It’s funded by the UK energy suppliers, and replaces a number of similar schemes such as CERT, CESP and the Warm Front scheme. The ECO was officially launched on … Continue reading
Posted in Grants, Offers & Funding
Tagged CERO, CSCO, Energy Company Obligation, Free insulation, HHCRO
The National Trust has made an interesting and potentially game-changing deal with green electricity supplier Good Energy. Good Energy has agreed to pay the National Trust £25-£40 per year for each of it’s member households that sign up to one … Continue reading
Posted in Energy Solutions
Tagged Good Energy, National Trust, Renewable energy
Solar thermodynamic heating is a form of renewable heating that is supposed to produce heat come rain or shine – even in the snow, apparently! Solar thermodynamic heating is not currently accredited under the MCS scheme, but we understand that … Continue reading
Posted in Energy Solutions
Tagged Energy policy, heat pumps, Installation costs, Renewable energy, Renewables installers, Solar thermal, Thermodynamic
The Green Deal Finance Company has confirmed that it has secured the funding needed for Green Deal Plans to start being offered immediately. The agreement signed on the 12th of March by 16 stakeholders (including the Big Six energy firms) … Continue reading
Posted in Green Deal
Tagged Green Deal
The latest figures have been released charting the Green Deal’s progress since it’s launch at the end of January this year. Check our infographic below for the details, or check out our Green Deal pages to find out more about … Continue reading
Posted in Green Deal
Tagged Green Deal, Infographic
Here are a few things you should think about asking when you’re talking to a solar PV company about getting a system fitted: What type of panels they are going to install? Crystalline silicon is the most commonly used Solar … Continue reading
Posted in Energy Solutions
Tagged Feed-In Tariff, FIT, Installation costs, Renewables installers, Solar PV
