Energy Efficiency

Government Donates more Generators to Ukraine

Government Donates more Generators to Ukraine

The Government has announced the donation of 287 more mobile generators to Ukraine.   The new generators, which can power around 8,000 extra houses, will be deployed in bigger structures such as hospitals and shelters in Eastern Ukraine.   This follows an earlier supply of 569 generators from five UK businesses, all of which delivered transportable units […]

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Are The North Sea Projects the answer to Slashing Energy Bills?

Are The North Sea Projects the answer to Slashing Energy Bills?

Kwasi Kwarteng, Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy, revealed that another licensing round for North Sea projects will be launched later this year.   More oil and gas projects in the North Sea will be launched by the UK in an effort to reduce the country’s reliance on Russian fossil resources, and aim

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Are Nuclear Reactors the answer to Slashing Energy Bills?

Are Nuclear Reactors the answer to Slashing Energy Bills?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on the campaign trail in Hartlepool yesterday, demonstrating how the town’s nuclear power station might be upgraded with new technology to reduce energy bills.  He sparked conversation when he reiterated the government’s objective of building one new nuclear power station every year.  The plant in Hartlepool he visited, which began

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South Korea might get involved in building nuclear power plants in the UK

South Korea might get involved in building nuclear power plants in the UK

The UK government has a plan to triple the country’s nuclear capacity by 2050. To achieve that, the UK has begun talks with South Korea. If the negotiations are successful, South Korea will build a new generation of nuclear power stations in the UK.   According to Euronews, ‘British business Minister Kwasi Kwarteng has met state-owned

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National Grid is planning to decarbonise by 2050

National Grid is planning to decarbonise by 2050

National Grid in the US announced the plan to decarbonise heating systems in New York state and Massachusetts by 2050. It will be possible to eliminate fossil fuels by using electric heat pumps more and sourcing more renewable natural gas.   Reuters reported that ‘National Grid plans to have New York and Massachusetts using 100% fossil-free

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How can the government help landlords improve their Energy Performance Certificate?

If you’ve had to rent or sell a property in the last decade, you’ve almost certainly needed an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). This is a document that provides an objective assessment of how much energy a property uses, and what can be done to improve its energy efficiency. It uses a simple grading system with

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Balkan countries turn to coal to deal with the energy crisis

Balkan countries turn to coal to deal with the energy crisis

As Europe is facing rapidly increasing energy prices, as well as gas shortages, countries across the continent are trying to come up with solutions to deal with the crisis. Balkan countries, for example, have started to turn to coal. While that can help overcome certain aspects of the ongoing crisis, it also risks compromising the

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