Category: Energy & Efficiency
How to Make Your Bathrooms More Eco Friendly With Types of Toilets With New Technology For Water Conservation
When people talk about new types of toilets for water conservation, they often mean a functional type of toilet. Not every type of toilet will help you save money on water. Some of them will actually reduce the amount of water you use by too much. A lot of people have started to turn to…
DIY Guide To Solar Panel Installation
Savings, savings, and savings. The question of how to save in an utterly developing world concerns many. Indeed, the answer to that question is in a mindful consumption of everything accessible to humankind. For instance, people all over the world thrive towards environmental sustainability, which raises concerns regarding the financial part of the so-called movement.…
Portable solar distiller wins Lexus Design Award 2021
Henry Glogau has been announced as the winner of the Lexus Design Award 2021 with his water purification system concept, the Portable Solar Distiller. Glogau, from New Zealand, took the prize from among 2,079 entries received for this year’s competition, from 66 countries worldwide. Chosen as the project that best expresses “Design for a Better…
Viessmann introduces WiFi boiler for remote control and diagnostics
Viessmann has introduced a new gas condensing boiler, the Vitodens 100-W, with WiFi built-in to enable remote control via a smartphone or tablet. The boiler’s control platform also means that the customer’s heating engineer can be notified if settings need adjusting or parts need replacing. They can also assist customers remotely, without needing to visit…
2 in 5 Brits more environmentally-conscious since pandemic, claims Mastercard
New research on environmental sustainability reveals a marked increase in consumer passion for the environment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic with 85% of people globally now willing to take personal action to combat environmental and sustainability issues. According to the research commissioned by Mastercard, over two in five Brits (44%) are more conscious…
UK lockdown leads to largest fall in greenhouse gas emissions ever
The impact of lockdown, and in particular the reduced rate of transport journeys, has delivered the biggest fall in greenhouse gas emissions ever, writes Ashley Norris of Transition Earth. The figures just issued by the UK Government show that emissions fell by an enormous 8.9% in 2020. This is down 48.8% on 1990 levels. The…
Nissan announces renewable energy expansion at Sunderland Plant
Nissan has today announced plans for a major expansion to renewable energy generation at its plant in Sunderland, UK. Complementing the plant’s existing wind turbines and solar farm, the proposed 20MW solar farm extension represents a further step in Nissan’s path to carbon neutrality, claims the manufacturer. If approved, the 37,000-panel extension would result in…
World’s ‘dirtiest’ websites: biggest carbon footprint revealed
A new report by energy comparison site Uswitch has analysed the carbon footprint of the world’s most popular websites to highlight the environmental impact of our digital lives. From sending emails and streaming content, to internet shopping and posting content on social media, everything we do online uses electricity. In turn, this produces carbon which negatively affects…
DS Automobiles creates ‘CO2 absorbing’ eco-fashion collection
French car manufacturer, DS Automobiles (formerly part of Citroën), has created an eco-conscious fashion range which it claims can actively absorb CO2. DS has worked with an up and coming Parisian Fashion designer and a design studio in London to create a unisex four-piece fashion collection that absorbs C02. In 10 weeks, they’ve absorbed up…
Energy suppliers to issue refunds worth £10.4 million
Eighteen energy suppliers are issuing refunds and redress payments worth £10.4 million after energy regulator Ofgem found they failed to correctly protect customers’ tariff prices when they decided to switch supplier or tariff. Most of the failures were down to suppliers not having adequate arrangements in place to make sure the protections were applied in…
