Control Your Heating From Your Smartphone
You may not think your smartphone is that smart, but it is about to get a whole lot more intelligent with this new invention – it is a smart home energy system called PassivEnergy. This incredible new system allows you to control your heating and hot water from a touch ...
Read moreSolar Panel That Follows The Sun
This is one idea that I think will become used in every photovoltaic solar panel in the world within a few years. A 19 year old girl called Eden Full has invented the SunSaluter, which is a rotating solar panel that follows the suns rays. Eden is an incredibly intelligent ...
Read moreCarbon Reduction Measures ‘Best Done During Winter’
The icy cold weather is setting in, animals are hibernating, people are wrapped up against the chilly wind, but the Carbon Trust think that this time of year is the best time to modify your home to increase its energy efficiency. The Carbon Trust believes that by installing double glazed ...
Read morePaint-On Solar Panels
Technology is advancing at an incredible rate, and just as the world is trying to get more energy efficient with photovoltaic solar panels, one inventor has created solar cells that can be painted onto materials! What next, wallpaper you can taste like the scene from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? ...
Read moreConstruction Growth Weakens During November in UK
According to a BBC article recently, a survey suggests that after a surprise lead in October, November has seen the growth within the building sector, fall back in the UK. Image sourced from: LightHouse Risk Services The Markit/Cips Construction Purchasing Managers Index is based on a monthly survey of building ...
Read moreRed Tape Challenge
Energy efficiency is a key area to the world’s sustainability and a key area for all businesses including Anglian Home Improvements. The Department of Energy and Climate Control and the government have paired up to put the energy market through the Red Tape Challenge. Energy minister Charles Hendry has put ...
Read moreGreen Deal To Help Everyone
The Government’s Green Deal is edging closer to its launch, and Chris Huhne, Energy and Climate Change Secretary, has been announcing some of their plans to help battle the rising costs of energy prices and improve energy efficiency. The Green Deal is set to invest £14 billion over the next ...
Read moreNationwide: UK House Prices Withstanding
The building society Nationwide has said that UK house prices have remained ‘surprisingly resilient’ in recent months, with values rising again in November due to the prices increasing by 0.4% during November compared to October. Image sourced from: BridgingOptions.com According to the figures based on Nationwide’s own mortgage data, it ...
Read moreLight 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 ...
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