Feed-in-Tariff Government Changes Blocked
On December 12th 2011 the Solar Feed-in-Tariff was due to be slashed in half to 21p per kilowatt-hour, but this move has been fought in the courts as it was deemed to be detrimental to the solar industry, potentially costing thousands of jobs. The government claims that the current solar ...
Read moreSolar 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 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 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 moreGovernment On Track To Meet Energy Efficiency Targets, But Are You?
The government has set itself some tough targets for the next 40 years, signing a law that they must have cut the UK’s carbon emissions by 80% on 1990 measures, by 2050. Since 1990, emissions have already been cut by 25%, which indicates they are well on track to achieving ...
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 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 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 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 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 moreSummary of Garden ER’s Final Episode!
What an amazing episode to finish off an amazing gardening series. I was really looking forward to see the Celeb Garden section which features Bonnie and the Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps star, Will Mellor. Ever since I started to watch that show, I was hooked ...
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