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Leaving the heating on all day on a low temperature is cheaper than turning the heating up and down or on and off as needed. FALSE: For the majority of householders leaving your room thermostat on all day at a lower temperature will not only mean that your home will never be at a comf...
The BBC’s Inside Out programme recently took a visit to what is the UK’s largest Passivhaus development, near Saffron Walden in rural Essex. This kind of coverage is great news, as it raises the profile of the super energy-efficient building technique that may have a greater up-front ...
Should energy efficiency be the biggest infrastructure priority in the UK? That’s certainly the argument recently put forward by two different bodies. First to make the call was the UK Green Building Council , describing the need to further stimulate the energy efficiency market, call...
Waste-to-energy is something of a holy grail. It’s an opportunity, in theory, to hit two sustainability strikes in one go. Naturally, there are various kinds of waste and various kinds of energy. So what does the future hold? Energy and climate change minister, Michael Fallon, said th...
Climate change is generally thought of as more long term but local air pollution and poor air quality is here and now. The diesel engine has its place in moving our economy forward, it is the main power source for vans, trucks buses, taxis, construction machinery and over the last few...
We each affect our environment in many different ways - driving, flying, heating our homes, even the type of food we eat makes a difference. With all these different things to think about, it's hard to work out your overall impact. The answer? Your carbon footprint - a single figure t...
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From Prime Ministerial visits to sustainable tea-making , India has made quite a few past appearances on this blog. With a booming economy and very active science and technology sectors, it isn’t much of a surprise that the country is becoming a key player at the business end of energ...
