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Electricity costs are constantly increasing. This article explains 10 top tips that are cost effective and practical.

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 building design is explained and how passive solar principals are used to design green homes and buildings, and save you money.

Smart, low-carbon homes were once the preserve of one-off grand designs – now there are up to 30,000 projects in the pipeline

A Logan social enterprise is turning electronic trash into a global treasure, repurposing old laptop batteries to create a solar-powered solution for poverty-stricken families across the world.

Target is in line with previous trends and could mean greenhouse gas emissions continuing to rise

Target is in line with previous trends and could lead to greenhouse gas emissions continuing to rise

When is a meme worth $600,000? When technology has created a ‘unique’ version that can’t be owned by anyone else

Program previously disbursed billions in loan guarantees to companies such as Tesla and the failed solar company Solyndra

A little over 13 years ago, Shai Agassi, a promising software executive who was in line to succeed the chief executive at SAP, then one of the world’s mightiest software companies, left the company he’d devoted...

Sometimes the smallest innovations can have the biggest impacts on the world’s efforts to stop global climate change. Arguably, one of the biggest contributors in the fight against climate change to date has been the...

Equivalent falls in emissions over a decade required to keep to safe limits of global heating, experts say

The energy industry is like a smoker who goes from one pack a day to two – but claims they’re quitting because they switched to filtered cigarettes

Ojok Okello is transforming his destroyed village into a green town where social enterprises responsibly harness the shea tree

Disaster looms if big finance is allowed to game the carbon offsetting markets to achieve ‘net zero’ emissions

Call comes at event hosted by UK government, which is under pressure over planned coalmine in Cumbria

International Energy Agency data shows steady climb over second half of 2020

The U.S.-based oil major Chevron is doubling down on its investment in geothermal power by investing in a Swedish developer of low-temperature geothermal and heat power projects called Baseload Capital. Oil companies are...

Works out how long an investment in an energy storage time shifting system would take to pay back in full. Such systems typically charge a battery during the off peak period and then discharge during the peak period, so saving...

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