Home Heating Guide

What is a High Efficiency Condensing Boiler?

David Holmes — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:52:08 +0000

In today’s modern world, we are often reminded about our impact on the environment with not just green charities and seemingly faddish green energy devices being thrust into our lives, but also the Government passing new laws and rules on how we consume energy in our homes. But, apart from the environmental benefits, why should [...] Related posts:

Water Source Heat Pumps Help River Community Save Energy

David Holmes — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:09:02 +0000

Earlier this year, The Hermitage Project, a river boat community charity based on the Thames, teamed up with a leading environmentally friendly energy supplier to provide ‘green’ heat for its community. ISO Energy, which offers a range of sustainable energy systems, employed the use of a special German engineered heat pump that extracts heat directly [...] Related posts:

Boiler Service

David Holmes — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:47:46 +0000

When it comes to the boiler in your home it has to be serviced to keep it functioning properly. This means you have to know when to have the boiler serviced and how often to prevent problems before they occur. The servicing process Knowing what is involved in servicing will help to make the determination of whether [...] Related posts:

Average Household Now Being Overcharged on Gas and Electric by £74 a Year!

David Holmes — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:39:08 +0000

Watchdog Consumer Focus has released a report stating that energy companies are withholding £1.6bn worth of savings from their customers. Widely reported all over the media when the story broke on 25th June, the Watchdog Consumer Focus report states that energy companies have failed to act to bring consumers household energy bills down, in-line with [...] Related posts:

Renewable Energy Solution – Algae, The Third Generation Bio-fuel

David Holmes — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:38:03 +0000

A check-list for an ideal renewable energy source may go a little bit like this… Source must not require soil, not need fresh water, be space efficient, absorb CO2 and should create own energy from the sun… Well, the Renewable Energy World Magazine says that all those boxes on the renewable energy source check-list can [...] Related posts:

Boiler Offer from British Gas – Expires 25th July 2009!

David Holmes — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:58:18 +0000

Summer is upon us at last, and while things finally start to heat up outside, we can all take advantage of the financial perks that come with hot weather – i.e., no heating, and getting washing dried outside on washing line. However, British Gas boilers are determined to remind us that winter fuel bills are just [...] Related posts:

The Importance of Having Your Gas Boiler Serviced

David Holmes — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:54:35 +0000

The current global recession has meant that the majority of people have had to try to find ways to cut spending, tighten their belts and carefully budget to manage money. During this time of financial hardship, it can be very tempting to cut costs that are not seen as priority or urgent. For example, many [...] Related posts:

Wind Turbines for the Home: a Waste of Time?

David Holmes — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:00:26 +0000

In a world where burning fossil fuels has been shown to damage the environment, greater attention has been given to finding alternative energy sources, such as through the use of solar panels. Another method of providing green energy at home is through the harnessing of wind power, which already makes up a substantial part of the [...] Related posts:

Code for Sustainable Homes: Developers Making Inroads

Home Heating Guide — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:27:56 +0000

Barratt Developments Plc (BDEV) and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) have received good news this week in their quest to reach a Level 6 standard of housing in respect to the Code for Sustainable Homes, which was launched by the UK Government in April 2007. Barratt Developments and the HCA have received planning permission [...] No related posts.

Google PowerMeter: Mapping Electricity Consumption in the Home

David Holmes — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:47:55 +0000

Energy consumers are constantly advised to save electricity in their home or workplace, but how many people actually understand what this entails? Without doubt, it is fairly obvious that unnecessarily leaving equipment on all day will result in a waste of electricity. This can also be applied to leaving a television or sky box on [...] Related posts: