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The solar panel funding you're eligible for and how to apply
The cost of solar panels has fallen in recent years, but installation still represents a major investment. If you're comparing upfront costs with long-term savings, our guide on ' are solar panels worth it? ' explains how grants and incentives can…
Millions of households could get free solar panels and heat pumps through new scheme
Households will soon be able access thousands of pounds' worth of green tech to lower energy bills and keep warm year-round, the government has announced. The ‘Warm Homes Plan' will see homeowners able to access low and low and zero-interest…
Farmer makes surprising discovery after letting sheep graze alongside solar panels: 'A massive leg-up
Sheep farmers in Britain are finding an unexpected lifeline through solar grazing, where flocks feed on grass growing under energy panels, reported the Guardian. The arrangement works like this: solar installations need the vegetation under their…
Taiwan to require rooftop solar panels on large new buildings in August - Focus Taiwan
Taipei, Jan. 22 (CNA) Large new buildings with a floor area of more than 1,000 square meters will be required to install rooftop solar panels starting Aug. 1 as part of efforts to reduce carbon emissions and pollution, Vice Economics Minister Lai…
What is the Government's Warm Homes Plan? Everything you need to know
Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. The Government's Warm Homes Plan has been…
Dorset Council considers £2m plan to cut energy bills - BBC News
A council is to consider a £2m plan to lower its energy bills and reduce carbon emissions. Dorset Council could spend £1.3m to replace streetlights with LED units and £700,000 on solar panels for council buildings. The budget…
Thank Your Solar Neighbors For Saving You Money On Electric Bills
Happy couple standying near their house with a solar panels. You may walk past your neighbor's house and see some new solar panels quietly absorbing sunlight and turning it into electricity. Your neighbor is smiling because solar is now the least…
Japanese anime 'A New Dawn' nominated for Berlin film festival's top honor
Yoshitoshi Shinomiya's animated film 'A New Dawn' has been nominated for the Golden Bear, the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival, organizers announced Tuesday. The film is one of 22 contenders from 28 countries in the main…
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Inside world's largest renewable energy park - proof the green transition isn't dead
The ground is impossibly flat, white with salt, and largely uninhabited – a no man's land where not even cellphone signal can reach. The landscape seems to stretch endlessly as you drive through Gujarat's salt flats, a land so saline and…
New report calls for net zero ministry to be abolished
A new report has called for Ed Miliband's net zero ministry to be abolished, warning Britons are paying too high a price for climate change policies. New research published on Thursday by the Prosperity Institute argued consumers were getting a raw…
Renewables muscle fossil fuels out of EU electricity market, says research
Solar and wind power outperformed fossil fuels in the European Union for the first time last year, a new high watermark on Europe's transition to green and autonomous energy. The two sources of energy generated 30 percent of EU electricity…
Miliband waters down net zero demands on landlords
Ed Miliband has watered down net zero demands on landlords and decided against imposing them on short-term lets altogether. Labour wants all private rental homes to achieve a minimum standard of energy efficiency by the end of the decade. Last…
I'm a smart home tech editor, and these are the top 3 security cameras I recommend to keep watch over your home - inside and out
A security camera is a key part of any solid home security system, and there's a bewildering choice of models for both indoors and outside. That's why I've put together this shortlist of three tested and recommended cameras I'd trust to protect my…
Big gas and oil finds in the Mediterranean could be a game changer
Call it the Monroe Doctrine, the Donroe Doctrine or what you will, but the lessons of Trump's strike against Venezuela and his kidnapping of its autocratic president Nicolas Maduro are clear enough. That you'd better take Donald Trump seriously…
Green spaces should be the norm for all new housing developments in England, guidelines say
Housing where shops, schools, public transport and possibly pubs are close by, with green spaces and access to nature, and where heritage is preserved, should be the norm for all new developments, according to guidelines set out by the government.
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