Cheapest energy will always be what we don't use
Pathways to the future
Here in the UK, we rely on electricity to flow at the flick of a switch. So, it’s easy to overlook and underestimate the complexity of the… Continue reading
Powercut? What should I do?
Were you kept awake last night by strong winds? Have you been reading that the Government is working to minimise the risk of any unplanned interruptions, whether from severe weather, malicious attacks, technical failure or industrial action?
Whatever… Continue reading
Ed Davey urges UK to invest in community energy
The UK must keep investing in community energy, which is the “sector of renewables that will weather the storm” of political uncertainty, former energy secretary Ed Davey has insisted.
Speaking at an investor conference, Davey, who is chairman of community… Continue reading
Renewable energy still as popular as ever
In early February, DECC released their latest results from their ‘public attitudes tracker’ showing data collected in December 2015 (www.bit.ly/1STIdb6). Renewable energy, it seems, is still as popular as ever.
Here’s what DECC found: Support for renewable energy has… Continue reading
Leading Scientists Say Warming Slowdown Was Real
A group of prominent scientists has published a commentary faulting colleagues who have published papers downplaying or dismissing the significance of a 13-year slowdown in warming rates at the planet’s surface. “We shouldn’t sweep the early 2000s warming slowdown under… Continue reading
Doubts emerge of UK government’s “dash for gas” energy policy
The use of natural gas in electricity generation in the UK may be forced to decline in the next 30 years, according to a report by the UK Energy Research Centre which will make grim reading for the Conservative… Continue reading
Hottest January On Record
Hot on the heels of the hottest year on record globally, NASA reported Saturday last month was the hottest January on record — by far. January 2016 blew out the previous record for hottest January (2007) by nearly 0.3°F.
In… Continue reading
Show the Love – We can protect the life we love from climate change
Beautiful things are possible. We can protect this life we love from climate change, if enough of us show we care.
This February, thousands of people across the UK are turning hearts green to #showthelove for the people, places… Continue reading
Reduce your business energy bills!
If you are a business based in Market Harborough and would like to reduce your energy bills then come along to the business energy club. Energy Club Leaflet
The Energy Club has been established by Sustainable Harborough‘s Business Energy… Continue reading
Wind overtakes hydro in EU power mix
13GW of new wind capacity was added to the grid last year compared to only 0.2GW of new hydro power, new EWEA figures show
The wind industry has surpassed the hydro industry as the third largest player in the European… Continue reading