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Applying “Victor’s Razor” to UK energy policy
You may remember Victor Kiam, the US entrepreneur of television fame who “liked the product so much he bought the company”. In fact he bought the Remington Shaver Company out of collapse and turned what was a $30m dollar loss … Continue reading
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Reduce Energy Bills, Save Lives!
Following the recent shocking headlines of over 1000 preventable deaths occurring at Stafford hospital, I had a thought. Whilst of course any loss of life is tragic, the number of deaths involved in this scandal pale in comparison to the … Continue reading
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The benefits of self-build to the UK energy landscape
Back in 2011, David Cameron vowed to “get Britain building”. This has been supported with a variety of schemes, most recently the Green Deal and the Government backed online self-build portal. However, the UK now has the oldest housing stock … Continue reading
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Why supporting innovation is vital for UK energy policy in 2013
Britain is facing an ‘energy efficiency revolution’. That is the claim brought forward by UK politicians last November, and it is now time to act on it – after all, the potential is there: As stated alongside November’s strategy; ‘Success … Continue reading
Time for change
Households forced to fund £7.6b ‘green’ levy and no end to fuel poverty in sight Over a week later and I am still stunned, bemused and concerned by the Government’s so-called energy policies. It was always my understanding that a Government … Continue reading
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Getting our energy labels in order
Following the recent enlightening episode of the BBC’s ‘This Week’ featuring financial journalist Martin Lewis, I would like to understand other people’s thoughts on what I perceive to be misleading energy label statements relating to heating and hot water boiler … Continue reading
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Tagged Carbon, energy, energy efficiency, Energy Labeling, fuel poverty, green deal
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Greg Barker, MPs and energy industry show support for Family Justice and ground-breaking British energy saving technology
On 25 October, at a reception hosted by Zenex Technologies in the Jubilee Room at the House of Commons, Greg Barker, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, John Hemming MP, fellow MPs and key figures in the energy … Continue reading
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Affordable heating for all
Right on cue, the arrival of the autumn equinox saw temperatures drop across the country, prompting many of us to test our boilers for the first time in months. Nothing out of the ordinary, you might think. But for some … Continue reading
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Tagged Affordable Heating, Cost of Living, Family Justice, fuel poverty, heating
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How energy labelling cost some residents the earth
Fuel poverty hit the headlines again this week with This is Money amongst others reporting that the Government is seeking to change the definition of the key measure of ‘fuel poverty’. The number of ‘fuel poor’ households could rise to … Continue reading
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How low cost bolt ons could bring Green Deal success
Is the Green Deal in trouble? Many questions remain about how it could help those in fuel poverty, and recent amendments to the deal are not helping the situation. The new ECO funding scheme means that only 41% of green … Continue reading
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