70% ‘Unaffordable’In its latest Green Belt Under Siege report, CPRE – The Campaign to Protect Rural England – reveals that 70% of houses planned for the Green Belt will be unaffordable to those who need them.Green Belt PopularityFirst designated in 1955 to prevent urban sprawl, Green Belts are surprisingly popular. A poll marking the Green […]
Archives for August 2017
IKEA Sells PV + Storage
Selling the Energy Saving MessageIkea has teamed with renewable energy firm Solarcentury to sell PV panels and storage batteries.The products can complement existing solar panels or deliver a new system. IKRA aims to “make it easier for homeowners to save on their electricity bills”.IKEA hot off the markNever slow to get in on a good […]
4/10 Want Solar + Storage by 2020
new E.On research Homeowners want PV+New UK research found considerable interest in the benefits of solar and storage from Britain’s homeowners. In fact almost half of them would like to see both installed in their homes by 2020.44% Preference beats other “Smart’s”E.On’s survey of 2,000 homeowners about smart technology preferences found that four in ten […]
The rise of the circular economy
– BS8001:2017 What is the ‘Circular’ Economy?Conventional / current economics is linear. Materials are grown or extracted, made into goods, used and disposed of. A ‘circular’ economy looks for resources and materials that can be recovered, re-used and kept in circulation for as long as possible. It’s not a new concept, but is becoming increasingly […]
