Energy

Home insulation - your next step

The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rates a property on a scale from A (very efficient) to G (inefficient). An EPC is required...

The ban on installing new oil boilers from 2026

Oil and gas boilers release carbon dioxide and therefore contribute to climate change. The government is planning to ban the installation...

Solar farms - let's use roofs and brown field sites

A large number of planning applications for solar farms are likely to come forward in the next few years. Some of these will be via the...

Wood burners - what is the future ?

Roughly 8% of homes in the UK have a wood burner and I confess that I am one of them. I like the focal point in the room, the flicker of...

The Energy Strategy Problem in 60 seconds

So here is a summary of the energy strategy problem in 60 seconds! We need to stop using gas, petrol, oil and coal as burning fossil ...

Onshore Wind - we have no choice

There has been a lot of coverage in the press about onshore wind with the government eventually agreeing a compromise around the planning...

Electric vehicles and the 2030 deadline

There are two main ways to reduce our global warming emissions from vehicles: reduce the number of journeys we all take and move away...

Energy Costs - reducing our energy consumption

Energy Policy There is significant disagreement on what we should do about energy policy and how we can reduce energy costs. The areas...