21st December 2016 | Residential Energy
Household energy bills from watching television are likely to increase for the first time since 2011. This is because the uptake of 4K sets is increasing rapidly, according to a report, the British Gas Home Energy Report 2016. Two million homes are expected to own a 4K, or ultra high definition, TV by the end…Read more
20th December 2016 | Commercial Energy
According to Peter Strachan and Alex Russell, fracking will contribute little to the economy: They also say it will have a huge adverse impact on other sectors, will be a disaster to climate and the environment and won’t improve energy security. And they say that Fracking should be replaced in the dictionary with Fraxit! They…Read more
16th December 2016 | Commercial Energy
“It doesn’t take a rocket scientist, or even a nuclear scientist to understand why the nuclear industry might be fretting about electricity storage.” These are the words of Dr Jill Cainey, Director of the Electricity Storage Network. This was in response to some doubts being expressed recently about the technology’s chances of transforming the overall…Read more
15th December 2016 | Recycling
Official figures reported by the government report falling recycling rates for waste recycling. This is the first time these figures have fallen. The data, published 15 December, shows combined recycling and composting rate for household waste stood at 44.3% in 2015. This is down from 44.9% recorded in 2014. The Department for Environment, Food and…Read more
15th December 2016 | Commercial Energy
“It doesn’t take a rocket scientist, or even a nuclear scientist to understand why the nuclear industry might be fretting about electricity storage.” These are the words of Dr Jill Cainey, Director of the Electricity Storage Network. This was in response to some doubts being expressed recently about the technology’s chances of transforming the overall…Read more