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With the British summer in full, grizzly swing, it's hard not to think about heating systems around the home; and with the country under severe wind and rain warnings during June, if you don't have the right heating in place come winter, it's going to get chilly - that's a given. However, for many homeowners, increasingly mounting energy bills are Read more...

Passport? Check. Luggage? All packed. Complicated system of pulleys, levers and converters that allow you to plug your phone in to charge overseas? According to the BBC, not anymore. As global business correspondent Peter Day reports, the days of each country having it's own switches and sockets could be a thing of the past, as developments Read more...

The UK's approach to energy efficiency is "completely bonkers" according to the chief executive of one British technology firm. Drew Nelson of semiconductor manufacturer IQE told the Financial Times that the UK government was "pouring money down the drain" in its refusal to address energy efficiency. The comments come after Read more...

What are you going to do over the next two decades: welcome children or grandchildren into the world? Attend the inauguration of Britain's first robot prime minister? Change a light bulb? Well, we can tell you: maybe, yes and no, in that order. That's because LED light bulbs that will last more than 20 years are set to go on sale in the UK Read more...

Energy costs just keep on truckin', as rising prices in recent months mean that many households are feeling the pinch. And that's not the least of it: according to consumer forecasts by price comparison site uSwitch.com, energy costs are set to become 'unaffordable' within the next three years, as average household bills are set Read more...

Iconic London landmark Tower Bridge has undergone an image refresh ahead of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee this week, as the installation of a new low-carbon lighting system was unveiled in a bumper year for the capital. This weekend will see the first official outing for the state-of-the-art system, as the bridge's new LED lighting Read more...

The government needs to put the power to control energy usage firmly in the hands of the homeowner, according to one industry expert. And Alastair Ramsey, sustainable development manager at commercial electrical installation experts Legrand, also suggested legislation the government needs to bring in to make the cost of being green more affordable Read more...

In films featuring the undead juddering back to life, you never see them up on a roof affixing a solar panel or going around the home with a tube of injectable insulate plugging up draughts. Zombies always seem more preoccupied with eating humans than taking measures to ensure the green credentials of their home. However, according to Marshall- Read more...

It's happened to all budding interior decorators: you paint a room a blooming shade of orange or a just-so tone of blue, stand back and admire your handiwork… then flick the lights on. In the cold, hard light of chandeliers, lamps and spotlights, the colour and mood of a room can change abruptly as the sun goes down. And for many years Read more...

Wigan Council Energy Management news now, as the energy team announced it had halved energy bills and subsequent carbon emission as a result of installing LED lighting in one of the area's busiest car parks. Installed as part of the borough-wide Carbon Management Programme, the energy-efficiency lighting sees the car park now use 45 per cent of Read more...