Category: Energy & Efficiency
The Climate Tech Your Home Needs Right Now
Climate control is a really important part of any home. After all, no one wants to be sweating and sticking to the sofa in the summer. Nor do they want to have their teeth chattering as they shiver silently in the winter. Luckily these days, tons of tech innovations can help you to keep your…
Which? estimates energy and broadband customers lost nearly £300 million to poor customer service in the last year
Which? research has found energy and broadband customers lost an estimated £298m and 27.3 million hours to poor customer service in a year. Which? surveyed more than 4,000 people to uncover how many people had a customer service issue in the year to May 2024 and how poor customer service impacted their finances, time and…
OXCCU opens sustainable aviation fuel production facility at Oxford Airport
OXCCU, a leading carbon-to-value company converting carbon dioxide into fuels, chemicals and plastics, has unveiled its first official demonstration plant, OX1, at Oxford Airport. Located at Oxford Airport, the OX1 plant represents a significant advancement in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production, claims OXCCU. Through its novel catalyst and reactor design,, the plant will convert carbon…
Scientists develop light-absorbing material to generate solar power without silicon
Dr Shuaifeng Hu, Post Doctoral Fellow at Oxford University Physics. Image credit: Martin Small. Scientists at Oxford University Physics Department have developed a revolutionary approach that could generate increasing amounts of solar electricity without needing silicon-based solar panels. Instead, their innovation works by coating a new power-generating material onto the…
3 in 4 solar panel owners have used UK’s government subsidies
Property owners who accessed incentives or rebates for purchasing solar panels saved approximately £3k on average Almost three in four (73%) homeowners with solar panels used an incentive or rebate to fund them Solar Together has proved the most popular scheme, with 3 in every 10 who took advantage of an incentive or rebate opting…
Which? tells Virgin Media, Scottish Power and British Gas to improve customer service
Which? has written to the CEOs of Virgin Media, Scottish Power and British Gas urging them to improve their customer service as new research from the consumer association reveals they are the worst broadband and energy firms for customer service. The consumer association surveyed 4,101 people in May 2024 to find out which are the…
Which? calls for reform of Energy Peformance Certificates
Which? is calling for the next government to reform Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) as a snapshot investigation by the consumer association reveals they can be riddled with inaccuracies and unhelpful. EPCs were introduced in 2007 as a simple way for prospective buyers or renters to compare properties’ energy efficiency. The UK is currently facing a…
Energy price cap falls to average of £1568 a year for UK households
A typical household's energy bill will fall by £122 a year from July under a new energy price cap for the UK. The latest quarterly cap for England, Wales and Scotland means a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity will pay £1,568 a year. It means that bills will be the lowest…
World passes 30% renewable electricity milestone, claims new report
Growth in solar and wind pushed the world past 30% renewable electricity for the first time in 2023, according to a report by global energy think tank Ember. Since 2000, renewables have expanded from 19% to more than 30% of global electricity, driven by an increase in solar and wind from 0.2% in 2000 to a record 13.4% in…
How UK Companies Use Technology to Be More Green
As the world becomes more environmentally conscious, companies in the UK are increasingly interested in using technology to reduce their carbon footprint and operate more sustainably. A recent study showed that 8 out of 10 British small businesses want to be greener but don’t know how. Businesses are finding innovative ways to cut energy use,…
