Experts warn households could be forced onto more expensive energy tariff with new supplier by the end year By Laura Shannon, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 17 October 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 17 October 2020 Hundreds of thousands of households could be forced to move to a more expensive energy tariff with … Read more
Households wishing to take advantage of Government’s new green home improvement scheme say they are struggling to find approved installers By Lily Canter, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 17 October 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 17 October 2020 Households wishing to take advantage of the Government’s new green home improvement scheme say they … Read more
Scottish Power took on 130,000 customers from failed supplier Tonik Energy last week, increasing its market share considerably. As of 31 July 2020, Scottish Power held an 8.7 per cent share of the UK energy supply market and Tonik Energy had 0.6 per cent, meaning the Big Six supplier now has a 9.3 per cent … Read more
Puffins and other seabirds will be driven to extinction by Boris Johnson’s plan to power Britain with ‘limitless’ offshore wind energy by 2030, warns RSPB Charity said Government’s green energy plan risks ‘irreversible seabird losses’ Offshore wind farms are frequently set up in shallow waters, where birds feed RSPB has urged Boris Johnson to keep … Read more
Alicia Keys harnessed her ‘goddess energy’ by showing off a unique look at photo shoot to promote her new album Alicia. The 39-year-old singer took to Instagram on Monday, sharing a video of her wearing a unique ‘top’ that only covers her shoulders, as she covered her breasts and stomach with her arms. She also … Read more
Energy suppliers can claim to offer environmentally-friendly green tariffs by paying as little as 93p per customer per year to renewable power plants, it has emerged. Companies which supply electricity to Britons can buy green energy certificates cheaply from wind farms and hydroelectric power stations. They then have the right to call their tariffs ‘renewable’, … Read more
Searching for submarines? Unmanned US ‘spy ship’ powered by solar energy and designed to avoid detection is found off the coast of Scotland A £300,000 Wave Glider boat was found on the coast of Tiree, west Scotland Wave Gliders are used by the US and British navies but it has not been claimed The Russian … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been branded the least eco-friendly Royals by an energy firm which found that their African tour generated almost the same carbon footprint as the average Briton emits in a whole year. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex engaged considerably less with environmental charities and engagements between March 2019 and … Read more
Nearly three million households will enter winter in debt with their energy supplier, new research claims. Some 2.8million homes owe money to their provider according to data from Uswitch, with households collectively owing £188million, meaning an average debt of £68 each. Almost half a million more homes than last year are entering the coldest time … Read more
Electric car sales are a bright spot in an otherwise beleaguered market for new vehicles. Official figures show both battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid cars have seen strong growth in the last year while petrol and diesel motor sales have fallen dramatically. In the midst of that, a new comparison service has launched, helping … Read more