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How to save money by being more energy efficient, we look at various ways of reducing your energy bills and electricity consumption.

Solar Power systems installed at the home or office can reduce environmental impact. How solar panel systems work is described and how you and the environment benefit.

Windows, doors and other openings account for up to 40% of a buildings energy consumption in heating and cooling. This article explains what you can do to save money and be green.

Passive solar is explained and how passive solar design principals are used to create green homes and buildings.

Terminals near London and in Wales were 40% and 52% full on the day it was claimed the UK had six hours' worth of gas leftSome of Britain's biggest energy suppliers were holding back gas in storage tanks at a time when the...

As household energy costs reach an all-time high, councils are using collective purchasing power to get better dealsThe cost of household energy has outpaced the rise in incomes substantially over the last decade, leaving...

Guest essay by David Archibald During World War II, one Russian physicist realized that the United States was working on an atomic bomb when articles about high energy nuclear reactions disappeared from the physics journals...

Committee on Climate Change says the sooner the UK invests in low-carbon power generation the cheaper it will beInvesting in new renewable power generation, rather than a "dash for gas", will be the lower-cost option for...

Decision by two countries to join scheme exposing corruption in mining and oil industries represents significant breakthroughBritain and France have both announced they are to join a groundbreaking initiative to expose systematic...

The U.S. energy revolution is not confined to a single fuel or technology: oil and gas production, renewable energy, and fuel-efficient automobile technologies all show great promise. To best position the country for the...

The fuel could become a 'new North Sea' energy business, and create more than 70,000 jobs, according to a new reportInvestments in shale gas drilling could yield an industry worth nearly £4bn a year to the UK economy and...

Ed Davey tells conference that more than one-third of the UK's subsidies for wind, wave and tidal energy is spent in ScotlandEd Davey, the UK energy secretary, has warned that Scotland could lose billions of pounds in subsidies...

Select committee report accuses ministers of failing to set clear goals for what they hope to achieve from flagship energy policyThe green deal, the flagship environmental policy of the UK's coalition government intended...

Jones accuses the government of 'random desecration' of the countryside and broadens his criticism to taxpayer support of green energy, the planning system and the reliability of wind and solar power

The comedian says renewable energy projects are subsidy-hunting free enterprise, despoiling 'pristine landscapes'The comedian Griff Rhys Jones has accused the government of "random desecration" of the countryside and despoiling...

Complete set of Grand Inga dams on the Congo River would generate a massive 40,000MW of electricityThe dream of harnessing the mighty Congo River with the world's largest set of dams has moved closer, with the World Bank...

Despite billions in profits, the problem of poverty remains largely unresolved in one of the world's least developed countriesFélicité sees nothing unreasonable about her demands...

New dress code issued to government employees as country endures blackouts of up 20 hours a day amid 40C temperaturesPakistan has told its civil servants not to wear socks as the country turns off air-conditioners amid soaring...

Rates for one-off payments will be increased to support the market as renewable heat incentive delays continuePayments to help householders switch from heating their homes with oil to greener systems such as biomass boilers...

Work out how much power your devices and appliances use with the total cost. Also shows how much standby/phantom power costs you. Helps you save money.

Helps you work out the running cost of electric based underfloor heating taking into account peak and off-peak electricity prices