Sustainable energy
Hottest June ever recorded worldwide – NOAA
Last month was the hottest June ever recorded worldwide, and the 14th straight month that global heat records were broken, scientists say.
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says global sea temperatures were fractionally higher than for June… Continue reading
Electric car sales could overtake fossil fuels by 2027
Electric power could be the dominant form of propulsion for all new cars sold in the UK as early as 2027, with more than 1.3 million electric cars registered each year, according to forecast analysis by Go Ultra Low… Continue reading
I ♥ MH Festival- Saturday 2nd July 2016
The ‘I ♥ Market Harborough Festival’, this year will be on Saturday 2nd July from 9am – 4pm, the I Love MH Festival is a Fantastic free town centre festival taking place on so come along… Continue reading
Investigation of energy price comparison sites
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating a suspected breach of law by energy price comparison websites.
The competition watchdog will look into whether comparison websites agreed not to compete with each other when consumers searched for the best… Continue reading
Solar Impulse completes Atlantic crossing with landing in Seville
The zero-fuel aeroplane, Solar Impulse, has landed in Spain, completing the Atlantic leg of its historic bid to circumnavigate the globe.
The landing in Seville marked the end of the 15th stage of Solar Impulse’s route.
Pilot Bertrand Piccard made… Continue reading
Consumers are £270million out of pocket due to billing errors
Energy bills are confusing enough for most of us, so what happens when energy suppliers make errors? Research from uSwitch has shown that 3.8 million consumers have been on the receiving end of bad billing from… Continue reading
Post Office® and Smart Energy GB team up to spread the word about smart meters
Smart Energy GB, the voice of Britain’s smart meter rollout, has today announced a partnership with Post Office®. Leaflets containing information about smart meters will be available in over 11,000 Post Office® branches from today.
Every home in Britain will… Continue reading
Renewables ideal Hinkley ‘Plan B’
Conservative think-tank Bright Blue has said that renewables must be the government’s ‘Plan B’ in the event that the controversial Hinkley C nuclear power project falls through.
Bright Blue’s ‘Keeping the lights on’ report, published yesterday, profiled how it considered… Continue reading
UK solar eclipses coal power over month for first time
UK solar power produced more electricity than coal across the whole of May, the first ever month to pass the milestone, according to research by analysts at Carbon Brief. Solar panels generated 50% more electricity than the fossil… Continue reading
Feed-in Tariff cuts not the end
There have been a number of concerns raised recently about the future of community energy – with some local groups understandably worried about cuts to Feed-in Tariff rates. However Graham Ayling, Head of Energy Saving Trust Foundation, thinks its… Continue reading