Imagine a home which would automatically switch off the lights for you whenever the sun appears; a home which could tell you when you are ‘out and about’, that your son has left the T.V and playstation on; or even a house which has been developed with micro glass sphere-enriched paint on the walls which has properties making it ideal for
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KSA who are a leading figure in the Saudi Arabian electrical industry have suggested that by adopting new power and energy conservation methods, the country could save up to $26.7 billion. Sami Akeel, the vice president of Sawary Energy has recently highlighted the experiences of foreign countries which have reduced power consumption by nearly
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Due to residents struggling to heat their homes with the recent rise in oil prices, a new group has been set up to buy home heating oil in bulk in the town of Magherafelt. The idea for creating the ‘Oil club’ originated in Glenravel in Co. Antrim, the new Magherafelt ‘Oil club’ have claimed that already they have made savings of
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An innovation company, Netatmo which develops consumer electronics for a better connected lifestyle, has unveiled the Thermostat designed by Starck. The Thermostat’s intelligent design was invented to be used by smartphones or other smart devices. It allows the user to control the heating in a remote way while reducing energy consumption at
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Eaton, a power management company with its Cooper Lighting division are proving that LED fixtures can provide a Georgia based car dealership with more than just energy savings. Eaton’s Cooper Lighting business alongside Georgia Power installed 76 Streetworks Galleon LED Fixtures, with energy savings of up to 60%as well as an impressive
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Consumers will now save their money and help dispose of 500 tonnes of CO2 emissions each year due to the heat from a Northern Underground line being piped to their homes in the Islington area. The project was recently announced by the Islington council in conjunction with the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson’s initiative of harnessing secondary
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Carpets are wonderful until it comes to the time when you have to hoover up all the dirt that manages to get trapped within the threads. They don’t do anything, they are placed on the ground to give a homely feel and don’t need reinvented in anyway. However, 2 companies have decided to transform carpets as we know them by embedding LEDs in
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An expected two thirds of Britons, in an attempt to save money on their energy bills, will cut back on heating their homes. 88% of households are said to be struggling with the rising cost of living as a result of the increase in gas and electricity prices.
A recent report carried out claims that 32% of people will ‘definitely’ be
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There have been a total of 280 homes left without power from a series of fires due to the theft of copper wire from a local electricity substation. It was around 4am on Tuesday 19th November, that police and fire services were alerted, reporting that 4 fires had ignited in the consumer units of homes in the Greenock area, Inverclyde.
Three
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Entergy Texas, Inc. is sending reminders to customers, that an inexpensive way to help keep their homes or businesses safe after the sunset is by using security lighting. With the evening getting darker and darker, it is resulting in nightfall occurring before many of us even get home. Vice president, Vernon Pierce for Entergy Texas said, “
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