Browse by subject: Energy issues: Energy conservation & efficiency (125)
…But is it enough?
11 Oct 2007
While broadly welcoming the government’s new strategy,
campaigners are keen to point out several areas...
Worth the wrap
04 Nov 2006
No less than 42% of the energy costs - and the CO2 emissions - of older buildings could be saved by retrofitting...
Why fuel poor means health poor
11 Oct 2007
Public health physican Dr Noel Olsen on fuel poverty’s fiercest impact
Why businesses should take the long view: Ron Mathison, Finlays
11 Aug 2010
The man in charge of global tea and flower producer Finlays tells Martin Wright about getting more life from the land for longer...
What to look forward to in the Low Carbon Transition
12 Nov 2009
The UK has published details of its Low Carbon Transition Plan, setting a mandatory carbon budget to limit each Government...
Web workout for energy efficiency
01 Nov 2006
Opportunity Finder analyses energy, financial and employment gains
Wealth through warmth?
02 Nov 2006
Incentive package promotes insulation by offering council tax rebates
Warmth without warming
05 Nov 2007
Staying warm without spurring global warming is one of the great energy challenges facing Britain.
Warmer homes, cooler climate
24 Feb 2009
As the government struggles to meet its target on fuel poverty, reports Juliet Heller, two pioneering councils show...
Warm homes debate hots up
12 Nov 2006
Every ‘vulnerable’ household in the UK will be lifted out of ‘fuel poverty’ by 2010, bringing...
Warm front
05 Oct 2006
Japanese lingerie company Triumph is dreaming up a fluffy new line in eco-friendly clothing. Its heated bra features...
Voting for renewable money
12 Nov 2006
Green energy has just got a big boost at the ballot box in San Francisco, where voters have approved a plan for the...
Victorian home of the future
09 Mar 2009
Camden showcases ‘heritage-friendly’ low-carbon refurb
Yes, it is possible –...
Turning Off
17 Oct 2006
Urging people to join a ‘Big Turn Off’ in Energy Efficiency Week, the Energy Saving Trust reminds us...
The London Eye gets greener
09 Dec 2009
The London Eye – the capital’s iconic ‘big wheel’ – is to cut 20% off its electricity consumption in a £12...
The future’s made of straw
29 May 2009
North Kesteven District Council in Lincolnshire is to become the first local authority in the UK to use straw bales...
The energy-saving paint job
05 Nov 2006
A technology first used to help army tanks elude heat-seeking missiles has been adapted to make homes more energy efficient...
Switching the sparks
10 Nov 2006
The UK's renewable industry is tied down and tangled. Simon Jones unpicks the power lines.
Spot on Scots
18 Feb 2008
Politicians engage in competition on home energy front
There’s nothing new in politicians fighting their corner...
Smarter sparks
12 Mar 2009
Meters which cut consumption to be rolled out “to every home”
Every household in the UK is to have a...
Smart energy management
30 Oct 2006
‘Intelligent fuse box’ to run homes powered by microgeneration Here’s something crying out...
Short is Beautiful
10 Nov 2006
Deep down in Devon, business leaders are learning new truths. David Nicholson-Lord reports
Sharing the benefit of the EnergyMiser
04 Nov 2006
What better concept to illustrate the mission of environmental innovation, than the application of intelligence to...
Sewage: the next source of clean energy?
10 Aug 2010
Dutch scientists claim that a particular strain of bacteria could turn sewage plants into net producers of energy.
Seeing the light benefits
05 Nov 2006
Do householders want to buy electricity, or is it the light, heat and power they are after? It’s the kind of...
Screen on the green
31 Jan 2008
Hollywood’s just becoming aware of its Godzilla-sized footprint. Chris Alden checks the rushes for some action.
Retrofits for Brits
29 May 2009
Seven million UK homes are to get green makeovers by 2020. The £350 million government initiative, known as the...
Retro vision
17 Oct 2006
Money talks. That’s what the Canadian government is banking on. It’s on the brink of approving a programme...
Renewables “could save UK £12.6 billion a year”
12 Aug 2009
Investment in green power and energy efficiency to reduce spend on imported fossil fuels
The...
Renewables get global push
29 May 2009
IRENA has a far-reaching goal. The initials stand for International Renewable Energy Agency – and, as the first...
Rating the better boiler choice
06 Nov 2006
Observant DIY types will already have noticed that since September it has been easier to spot the most energy efficient...
Procuring a change
05 Nov 2006
Local authorities across the European Union could make a hefty difference, if they took all possible steps to switch...
Over 14000 meet ISO 14000
05 Nov 2006
The rapidly rising worldwide total of certifications to the ISO 14000 ‘family’ of international environmental...
Ordinary business has to wake up, says John Griffin, CEO Addison Lee
25 Jan 2010
"You have to get ordinary, dosh-driven business to make the change", says John Griffin, CEO of Addison...
Open door for a 'green tariff' push?
05 Nov 2006
More than half of us would be willing to pay a 2% price premium for green electricity. That, at least, is what householders...
No turning back
18 Dec 2008
Heritage organisations look to lower carbon future
Our historic buildings need not be unsustainable. What’s...
New LED design targets domestic market
03 Aug 2010
Can a new design help the shift smart lights from the commercial sphere to the home?
Neighbourhood watch on heat
13 Nov 2007
Birmingham’s eco-scheme champions energy saving
An award-winning Birmingham City Council scheme is tapping...
Major retailers switch off energy-hungry TVs
05 Aug 2010
A consortium of eight UK retailers have agreed to remove the least efficient television sets from their shelves.
Low carbon cargo on course
23 Apr 2010
Biomass-powered electricity generator to limit carbon emissions from the world’s shipping systems.
Logo and logic for the energy company
05 Nov 2006
OK, so big companies can sooner change their names and logos than their spots. And you’d have to expect a smidgen...
Light years ahead
09 Oct 2007
Gateshead is showing other local authorities
what to do with redundant lighting
Let the buyer be aware
12 Nov 2006
Energy audits, potentially a key tool for tackling energy efficiency in the home and raising the condition of the...
LED streetlights cash in on low-energy technology
21 May 2009
High-powered, low-carbon lamps ready for rollout across UK
Landmark for straw
18 Dec 2008
Two-storey semi a first for UK
At Ralegh’s Cross in Somerset, they’re building a two-storey semi out...
Into the red – out with the green?
05 Sep 2008
Will recession force environmental issues down the agenda – or could it be an unlikely spur to more sustainable...
Intelligent lighting for darker skies
21 Jan 2010
Prototype street lighting technology which will both improve the quality of night skies in urban areas, and cut electricity...
Innovation award for ecotricity
05 Nov 2006
"Genuinely inspiring’’ was how the judges described Ecotricity, the Stroud-based company formerly known...
Hydro power that's fish friendly
18 Aug 2010
Small-scale, ecologically-sensitive hydropower could be part of the solution to our energy problems, Entec's Neil...
Home truths for carbon
23 Jun 2008
Can eco-housing cross over into the mainstream? Charlie Jacoby takes some soundings.
Hempsulation
28 Feb 2008
Innovative insulation acts as carbon sink
Biological materials don’t get much more versatile than hemp....
Green at heart
04 Nov 2006
The UK government has proudly announced the greening of energy supplies to its own offices at 10 Downing Street,...
Getting warmer . . . ?
11 Oct 2007
John Chesshire gives an overview of what needs to be done - and how the
government is setting about it.
From macro to micro
10 Nov 2006
From macro to micro. Stewart Boyle on energy giant ABB's reinvention as a green power provider
Fluorescent lights just got greener
05 Oct 2006
Philips has come up with the first ever lead-free starter - and it also claims much greater reliability and better performance...
Feed-in gets in on the Act
09 Mar 2009
UK adopts incentive pricing to encourage microgen
Millions of UK homes could become green mini power stations,...
Exchange of Fire: bring on the bulldozer?
30 Nov 2007
National treasures or energy-guzzling liabilities?
Brenda Boardman and David Drewe see our built heritage from...
Energy review closes few doors
11 Nov 2006
With a UK energy White Paper planned for the autumn, the consultations and lobbying kicked off in earnest in February,...
Doing the business
11 Oct 2007
The energy
industry has a major role to play - as does the
regulator that sets the framework for energy
Cool wash for climate care
12 Nov 2006
Giant strides, anyone? Marks & Spencer have been looking at the clothes they sell. Honestly. More than looking, in fact...
Cool cars a hot prospect
11 Nov 2006
Fuel efficiency has just taken a knock in the US car industry, with the Senate chucking out legislation on raising...
Consistency key to cosy homes, says EST
15 Feb 2010
Mixed messages on energy efficiency are costing UK households dear. Clear consistent advice is called for.
Comparing eco-efficiency
05 Nov 2006
How eco-efficient is your business? And what measures would you use to answer that question? The World Business Council...
Cheer leaders in the renewable league
07 Nov 2006
A Philadelphia college has proudly announced that it is top of the American wind league, having just signed...
Changing the limelight
27 Mar 2008
London theatre stages first sustainable production
Hydrogen fuel cell powered stage lighting was one of the...
California goes for green traffic lights.
04 Nov 2006
A new LED lamp, bright enough for use in green traffic lights, is helping to cut down on power usage in southern California...
Business boost for green energy
05 Nov 2006
Flexing their combined muscle to encourage the producers of alternative energy, a dozen major US companies have just...
Blackout fallout
04 Nov 2006
Investments in alternative energy stocks have not been a happy place to be since the Nasdaq bubble burst. Those who...
Bad housekeeping
30 Nov 2007
The Brits are increasingly prone to reach for expensive fragrance products to ‘neutralise’ stuffy rooms,...
Around the world on a couple of gallons
29 Nov 2007
Car contests spark smart young thinking on energy efficiency
American Eye
31 Jan 2008
Will the White House go green this time? Polly Ghazi watches the Democrats compete for the high ground on climate change...
Acting local
11 Oct 2007
Local councils have a crucial role to play in tackling fuel poverty, says Martin Fodor,
adviser on energy policy...
A sensible switch?
05 Nov 2006
Digital television is expected to increase UK domestic power consumption by 7% by 2010, because digital TVs have...
Tradition with a new face
27 Mar 2008
A wind-powered Aga… whatever next?
Coalbrookdale in Telford, Shropshire, has a record when it comes to innovation...
