Energy regulator Ofgem forecasts the so called big six energy firms to double their profit margin into next year. It was only this time last year that Ofgem predicted that energy suppliers would make up a pre tax profit of £53 per household built up by a margin of 4%. Although in the coming year they anticipate energy companies to...
With the enormous surge in popularity of installing solar panels experts claim that most have been fitted facing in the wrong direction. An expensive outlay in todays climate to have such a simple dilemma limiting performance. Professor Ralph Gottshalg of Loughborough University explains too many solar panels are facing in the wrong direction. Germany has far too many solar panels which...
Yes thats right the UK was in fact ranking no.1 amongst a world leading economy table by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy also known as ACEEE for having our current energy plans organised in a stately manor. We have since plummeted down to 6th with germany leaping into 1st position, but why have we take such a significant plunge? The fall is mostly down to...
If you have had one ear on the news this week then you will be aware that Mr Cameron has given the cabinet a major reshuffle. Although one major piece of news regarding energy has almost gone almost unnoticed. With two new environmental ministers opposing green energy. But where does this leave us and what knock on effect is this...
Very recently the National Grid published details on their future energy scenarios guide which director Cordi O'Hara, believes can be used as a very useful instrument by the industry in particularly harsh times. Energy have very much been under the spotlight in recent times with every maneuver companies making intensely scrutinised. Whilst many have suggested what the National Grid perhaps should...
A carbon capture power plant has been approved on the land next to the 426 MW Drax power plant near Selby, North Yorkshire. Drax is the UK's largest power station after securing £238m through European Union funding to assemble a power plant named the White Rose. It is believed that up to 90% of it's carbon dioxide emissions would be...
Thanks to Government funding the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is providing up to £1million through the Big Energy Saving Network. Grants are now accessible to Community organisations, councils, charities and social landlords. Each grant is worth up to £5,000 and will enable energy saving advice projects to customers having difficulty understanding or accessing information on how they...
British Gas has become the latest of the Big Six energy companies to be smeared by misleading thousands of customers via face to face sales. The UK's largest energy supplier has confirmed that they will be paying out compensation to all their customers whom were supplied with incorrect data when switching onto their tariffs branded as Sainsbury's Energy But provided...
Energy regulator Ofgem forecasts the so called big six energy firms to double their profit margin into next year. It was only this time last year that Ofgem predicted that energy suppliers would make up a pre tax profit of £53 per household built up by a margin of 4%. Although in the coming year they anticipate energy companies to...
With the enormous surge in popularity of installing solar panels experts claim that most have been fitted facing in the wrong direction. An expensive outlay in todays climate to have such a simple dilemma limiting performance. Professor Ralph Gottshalg of Loughborough University explains too many solar panels are facing in the wrong direction. Germany has far too many solar panels which...
Yes thats right the UK was in fact ranking no.1 amongst a world leading economy table by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy also known as ACEEE for having our current energy plans organised in a stately manor. We have since plummeted down to 6th with germany leaping into 1st position, but why have we take such a significant plunge? The fall is mostly down to...
If you have had one ear on the news this week then you will be aware that Mr Cameron has given the cabinet a major reshuffle. Although one major piece of news regarding energy has almost gone almost unnoticed. With two new environmental ministers opposing green energy. But where does this leave us and what knock on effect is this...
Very recently the National Grid published details on their future energy scenarios guide which director Cordi O'Hara, believes can be used as a very useful instrument by the industry in particularly harsh times. Energy have very much been under the spotlight in recent times with every maneuver companies making intensely scrutinised. Whilst many have suggested what the National Grid perhaps should...
A carbon capture power plant has been approved on the land next to the 426 MW Drax power plant near Selby, North Yorkshire. Drax is the UK's largest power station after securing £238m through European Union funding to assemble a power plant named the White Rose. It is believed that up to 90% of it's carbon dioxide emissions would be...
Thanks to Government funding the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is providing up to £1million through the Big Energy Saving Network. Grants are now accessible to Community organisations, councils, charities and social landlords. Each grant is worth up to £5,000 and will enable energy saving advice projects to customers having difficulty understanding or accessing information on how they...
British Gas has become the latest of the Big Six energy companies to be smeared by misleading thousands of customers via face to face sales. The UK's largest energy supplier has confirmed that they will be paying out compensation to all their customers whom were supplied with incorrect data when switching onto their tariffs branded as Sainsbury's Energy But provided...