11 Nov
Last week the government announced 10 potential sites for a (fast-tracked) new generation of Nuclear Power stations (which was reffered to by Ed Milliband as ‘New Nuclear’) – these are:
Braystones, Cumbria
Kirksanton, Cumbria (UKs oldest Wind Farm to be replaced)
Bradwell, Essex
Hartlepool, County Durham
Heysham, Lancashire
Hinkley Point, Somerset
Oldbury, Gloucestershire
Sellafield, Cumbria
Sizewell, Suffolk
Wylfa, Anglesey
Obviously with a [...]
13 Aug
In light of the ending of fixed energy bills from major UK suppliers in October we thought that now would be a pertinient time to take a poll of what you (the consumer) are thinking of doing vis a vis your energy bills. Electricity and Gas Bills in general are set to rise with the [...]
18 Jun
There is an excellent movie highlighting the madness of our dependence on fossil fuels out in cinemas the USA at the moment. ‘Fuel‘ from Josh Tickell was the winner of the prestigious Audience Award for Best Documentary award at the Sundance Film Festival. The film has had such an impact that Mr Tickell won an [...]
20 May
We are in the midst of unprecendented economic times. The strain on every household and business in the UK is currently being sorely tested. Monthly bills including telephone, broadband, food and drink are all becoming more and more difficult to manage for many people. With this in mind, where do your energy bills feature in [...]
14 Apr
The upcoming United Nations COP15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen is the most vital international climate change conference since Kyoto in 1997. This conference is important for a host of reasons, partly due to its timing and also due to the fact that the climate change sitaution is actually alot worse than was previously thought.
From [...]
6 Mar
Manure Energy
Renewable energy is the way forward if the world is going to survive, We can try and predict the future but to be honest nobody knows what kind of stage our planet is coming to in its life, We can blame this and that but the truth is it might have happened anyway – [...]
17 Dec
Well, obviously for all our sakes we hope the answer to the above is a resounding Yes! but who knows.
Energy Secretary Ed Milliband has re-iterated his call for the recent drop in wholesale gas and electricity prices to be passed onto consumers. At least one Electricity Supplier has hinted as possible price cuts early in [...]
25 Nov
SSE Shakes Things Up with 2009 Energy Bills Cut
Scottish and Southern Energy has put the cat amongst the pigeons by announcing that is is seriously considering price cuts in the new year. There is no indication from SSE as to the level of these reductions, although Price comparison service energyhelpline.com has said it expects energy [...]
30 Oct
Continuing on from Johnny Ball championing Nuclear Power, i came across a very interesting letter in The Herald today from Kerr McGregor of the Scottish Solar Energy Group. Aside from detailing an appealing energy-mix solution, the summary paragraph addresses the Nuclear debate far more elegantly that i ever could:
As for nuclear, it is fatally flawed [...]
27 Oct
Writing in The Sun last month, childhood TV hero Johnny Ball outlined his opinion that Nuclear Power is the way forward for UK energy. Ball maintains that nuclear tech has come a long way in the last 20 years, coining the phrase ‘New Nuclear’ for this latest generation.
…. the French are already 85 per cent [...]
