Why do wind turbines have 3 blades?
If you are the curious type, it may have occurred to you over the years to wonder why most wind turbines have 3 blades. It seems a bit of an odd number – why not 2 or 4, or even just 1? The answer is...
View ArticleHow big a wind turbine do I need?
Wind turbines can be a great way of generating your own energy in rural areas. We think they offer a great complement to traditional forms of energy and other renewables like solar. The thing is, it is...
View ArticleGround Source Heat Pumps in London
Ground source heat pumps are a fantastic way to heat a home, for a number of reasons. They are often considered a more rural technology, only suitable to properties with lots of space available. Is...
View ArticleWhy now is the best time to install Solar PV
Solar PV is already hugely popular here in the UK with over 600,000 households benefiting from solar panels installed on their roofs. You might think that solar PV is made for ‘Greenies’ who dream of...
View Article5 quick fix energy savings for a rented property
This week I was helping my girlfriend’s younger brother move into his new flat in South-West London. He and a couple of mates are renting the property and it was interesting to see the state of the...
View ArticleDealing with thermal bridging in external wall installations
Some of our most well informed customers are very keen to ask us how we deal with ‘thermal bridging’, or ‘cold bridging’ as it is sometimes known. This is where heat can bypass the insulation on the...
View ArticleSolar PV Tiles
Solar PV is still incredibly popular here in the UK; over 500,000 people have installed solar panels on the roofs and are claiming the feed in tariff, but there are also countless more who installed...
View ArticleEnergy saving advice for the office
Offices can be huge energy sappers – lots of people working with all that electronic equipment can soon send your bills soaring. Here we are going to take a look at some of the things you can do to...
View ArticleEl Niño and what it means for the UK
Forecast centres all over the world have now declared that an El Niño, the single most powerful force within our climate system, has started in the Pacific. You may think that what happens in the...
View ArticleShould I invest in renewable heating or renewable electricity production?
The average energy bill in the UK is now about £1350, this is despite the fact that underlying oil prices have tanked – the energy companies don’t feel the need to pass on these savings to consumers....
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