Solar PV - Is Project Sunroof a PVGIS Contender?
Watching the BBC news at some point yesterday was interesting as one of the items mentioned that Google have launched an on-line tool to...
Thinking Solar - Low Power Kettle
Okay, so a kettle is a kettle - you fill it with water, plug it in, switch it on, and a few minutes later it's boiled. Fine, for the...
Smart Metering: A Clever Green Solution rapidly becoming a White Elephant ?
It's now over a month into 2018 and with the UK parliament looking into both project progress against targets and further modification of...
Solar PV & Thermal: One or both ?
Having both solar thermal & solar PV systems on our roof, over the years we've often been asked which of preferable: One, the other, or...
Energy Efficient Home: Gas Jan 2013-Sept 2017
A couple of days ago a BBC weatherman provided a reminder of the onset of the 'meteorological autumn' which sparked thoughts of juicy...
Energy Efficient Home: Electricity Jan 2011-Sept 2017
For the past week I've been thinking that the apples down the garden are looking pretty tasty and only yesterday I noticed the early...
Energy Efficiency: Power Puzzle or Perfect Sense ?
So, it's about time to get some of those decision making neurons firing with a seemingly impossible equation regarding energy efficiency...
Solar PV & Thermal: Seasonal Variability - So what's it like in Winter
Nowadays, even among some of those who have historically been most resistant to change, it's almost indisputable that renewable energy...
Smart Metering - (1). Introduction: What's it all about ?
We've all seen the latest advertising campaigns for the smart metering roll-out in the UK: you know the one, it looks like it's designed...
Energy saving - LED: Time to replace the TV ?
In these days of multitasking and social networking how many of us are guilty of leaving the TV flashing away and chattering way to...
