Light bulb That Lasts a Lifetime
I find nothing more frustrating than having to change a light bulb, especially ones that are tricky to get to. Well, that could be a once-in-a-lifetime job to do as some bright sparks at Samsung have created an LED light bulb with a lifespan of 40,000 hours, that’s 40 times ...
Read moreFIFA’s Chinese World Cup Sponsor Sees a Bright Future
Football fans may recall last year’s World Cup and their big name backers such as Coca-Cola and Sony, but it’s rather unlikely they remember a Chinese solar company who was associated with one of the two biggest sporting events, the Olympics being the other one, in the world. Image sourced ...
Read moreWarm Front Scheme To Help This Winter
Here at Anglian Home Improvements we are always trying to raise the standard of your home’s energy efficiency, but did you know there are grants available to you for certain work? The Warm Front Scheme is government run, providing heating and insulation home improvements, in a bid to cut the ...
Read moreFeed in Tariff – What Effects Will It Have?
I am sure you all will have seen in the news recently that the government is cutting the current Feed-in-Tariff from 43.3p per kWh to 21p per kWh. It is a change that was inevitable, but it is one that has come abruptly, with the government misjudging the rate of ...
Read moreGovernment To Reveal Plans for Affordable Homes
A recent BBC article has mentioned that plans are to be unveiled for first-time home buyers, will be allowed to borrow up to 95% of their value, with the government underwriting part of the risk. David Cameron is set to reveal that they will be part of a scheme to ...
Read moreScotland Energy To Get £103m Boost
Scotland has welcomed a £103 million boost to their renewable energy budget thanks to the Fossil Fuel Levy. The Scottish government has wanted the Fossil Fuel Levy money released for quite some time now, all to be invested into onshore and marine renewable projects. Scotlands Finance Secretary, John Swinney said, ...
Read moreConservatory Tax Cut Will Help Scots Growth
According to an article in Scotland, slashing VAT on home improvements should help homeowners in their DIY plans for the future. Chancellor George Osbourne is being urged by SNP and Labour MSP’s to cut the VAT on building extensions, conservatories and household repairs to 5%, down from the recent 20%, ...
Read moreA Brief History Of Photovoltaic Solar Energy
Photovoltaic solar energy is one of the greatest discoveries of the last 100 years or so, and it is one that is going to be ever more prominent in our day to day lives. Here is how it all started and how I think it could be used in the ...
Read moreLargest Solar Power Stations
Photovoltaic solar power is possibly one of the most important technologies for the future as it has the potential to provide the world with carbon neutral electricity. However, which country is leading the way in energy efficiency and where is the biggest Solar Power station? In 2008, the total worldwide ...
Read moreThe Celebrity World Of Solar
Solar power is the energy of the future, it is free to generate, using the suns rays to create electricity and hot water, but it is not yet a mainstream energy source. Anglian Home Improvements are already doing our bit to help the British public become more energy efficient with ...
Read moreEnergy Bills Cause Fear and Confusion
There is mass uncertainty in the country as the current economy is in bad shape, and with fuel bills doubling according to industry experts, it is no surprise we are confused about the best deals. In a recent blog about consumer group Which? investigating 6 energy companies to see how ...
Read moreThe WhiteKnight Two Infinity And Beyond
Virgin Galactic are working hard on completing their goal of space travel for the general public, but it nearly had a big set-back in the flash of a heart-stopping second. The Anglian name-sake, WhiteKnightTwo mothership, was set to carry the SpaceShipTwo from Virgin Galactic’s spaceport in New Mexico into suborbital ...
Read moreNationwide Figures Show Improve Rather Than Move
In this economic downturn house prices are dropping, mortgages are harder to acquire, which has pushed people to improve their home rather than move. Recent figures from Nationwide show how 20% of all further advances given to its existing mortgage customers this July were used to pay for structural work, ...
Read moreEnergy Saving Week – Tip 5
It is the final day of Energy Saving Week and the final tip from Anglian Home Improvements, so I hope that you can start using these tips to make your home a energy efficient fortress. Tip no. 5 is to install a condensing boiler. You may think to yourself, “my ...
Read moreEnergy Savings Week – Tip 4
We are nearing the end of Energy Savings Week and we hope the tips so far have been of use to you and your home. I learnt a lot from yesterday’s blog about lifestyle changes and I have even tried incorporating them! I nearly always cleaned my teeth with the ...
Read moreEnergy Savings Week – Tip 3
It is Energy Savings Week and in these tough economic times we want to save money, we want to save energy and we want to do our bit to save the earth as we know it. So Anglian Home Improvements, tip number 3 is not buying or replacing anything, it ...
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