Solar Windows A Reality?
What if your windows were more than just letting light in, whilst keeping in the heat? What if they generated electric too?! Well, it may not be a too distant dream as a team of scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston have created just that. They claim to ...
Read more82 Local Energy Schemes Get £4 Million Boost
Chris Huhne, Energy and Climate Change Secretary has announced the 82 local energy projects to have won funding from the new £10m Local Energy Assessment Fund (LEAF). A consortium of community networks manage LEAF, which is administered by the Energy Saving Trust. Each successful bid will receive on average approximately ...
Read moreBig Energy Week
This week is Big Energy Week which is a week where a range of different companies are coming together, from energy suppliers to Government agencies, to help all of those who are struggling to cope with the rising energy bills. There is lots of help out there and it is ...
Read moreBath Continues To Go Green
Do you remember a blog from last year about a project taking place in Bath? Homes in the London Road and Snow Hill districts invited residents to help find ways to improve the energy efficiency of historic homes in the area. Well that has now taken place, and plans have ...
Read moreAnglian Solar Panels Can Survive Strong Winds
Over the last few days the UK has been battered by strong winds, with Norfolk and Suffolk suffering with 45mph gusts, but the further up north you go, the stronger it gets! Sheffield had winds of up to 93mph and the North Pennines was blown away by 111mph. These gale ...
Read more2012 – Eventful Year Ahead
First of all Happy New Year everyone! Another year has begun, we are all Spring cleaning and desperately trying not to break our New Year resolutions, but what does 2012 have in store for us? I think the biggest event of this year will most definitely be the Olympic ...
Read moreAnglian Offer 50% Off Doors And Windows!
After the hype and excitement surrounding Christmas, January can feel a bit miserable and your home empty. Well, to help you get over the winter blues, Anglian Home Improvements are holding a sale that they have never held before! To add that extra sparkle to your home that will last ...
Read moreProtests in Stoke Against Government FIT Cut
There were more protests happening in the UK last week, but this one was to do with the solar panel industry. The government’s planned cuts to the Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) has been met with mixed responses, but the solar panel firms of Cheshire have come together to protest against the proposal. ...
Read moreControl 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 moreA New Way To Present To You
Anglian Home Improvements have again raised the standard of not only our green credentials, but also the quality of our presentations to you, our customers. Anglian has created a unique application for the iPad which enables our reps to more efficiently present the product you are interested in. Using this ...
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 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 moreJazz Up Your Windows This Winter
Winter is beginning to take a hold of the country, but if your house is not thermally efficient, you may want to consider double glazing. Many UK homes do not meet energy efficiency standards; new windows are essential if you want to increase the heat retention of properties and cut ...
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 more