Guest Post: Eco Energy Advancements – Residential Photovoltaic Energy Systems for their homes

As both home energy usage and conventional energy costs continue to rise, more and more homeowners are considering residential photovoltaic (PV) energy systems for their homes. Home PV systems have never been more affordable. Improved technology, streamlined manufacturing processes and a number of governmental incentive programs have significantly reduced the cost of installing residential PV [...]

Guest Post: The Viability Of Installing A Wind Turbine On Your Land

Thanks to self imposed targets put in place by the government, the UK is committed to producing 15% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020. This equates to around 35% of its electric. Whilst the intentions are good, the execution is proving somewhat more problematic. The truth is that many of the most suitable [...]

Guest Post: The Cost of Solar Power Roofs

When it comes time to install a new roof, many homeowners are now exploring the benefits of solar power roofs. Not only can the power manufactured by solar PV panels help reduce the amount of money spent on electricity from month to month but they also help reduce our carbon footprint. It is estimated that [...]

Guest Post: How to optimise your home efficiency

How energy efficient is your home and could you be saving money on energy prices by taking a closer look into this? This quick guide will put you on the road to energy efficiency in no time. The first step is to assess the energy efficiency of your house currently. This can be done by [...]

Saving Energy Goes Social with E.ON

Home of the Future is launching its fifth and final innovation challenge which features the theme of wellbeing. The show is co-funded by UK energy company E.ON and this month it is asking participants to come up with an answer to what new home energy products or services could enhance your health and happiness?

Guest Post: Use High Gas Prices as Good Reason to Go More Green

As much of the United States is finding out, gasoline prices are running rampant. While some point to turmoil in the Middle East as the force behind the spike in prices, others label the blame first and foremost with greedy oil companies, some of whom have tallied record profits in the last few years. No [...]

Guest Post: Is there a downside to solar panels?

The internet is filled with the benefits of solar panels, and certainly there are many. The reason for this is that they have fallen in price by a very large amount over the last 18 months – to get a domestic sized system installed on your home will cost 30% less now than it did [...]

Guest Post: Types of Geothermal Energy used in the Home

Geothermal energy is one of the oldest forms of energy exploited by humans and remains a very promising source of energy moving forward in the modern world. The big advantages of geothermal energy are that it is amazingly environmentally friendly, on par with its other green energy sources such as solar and wind, but takes [...]

Guest Post: Solar Panels – Easy on the Eye?

The profile and uptake of solar technology has been increased significantly by the introduction of the Feed-in Tariff way back in 2010. The incentive provides homeowners with a financial incentive by way of 21 pence for each unit of electricity generated by the panels, with additional payment for each unit that is fed back to [...]

Guest Post: Solar PV – All you need to know

People generally install solar photovoltaic (PV) panels just once. The panels last a long time, up to 50 years. If you’re thinking of switching to solar it’s likely that you have never installed a PV system before. So in that case, here is some advice from the EcoExperts. Between 1st April 2010 and 27th January [...]

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