Category Archives: Energy Saving
Top Tips to Save Petrol
If you have a car then you can’t fail to have noticed the massive increases in petrol prices over the last couple of years. Part of the increase is in tax, others in production costs, but it is undeniable that whatever happens the actual oil reserves are running out.
Resolutions for a Happy Green New Year
With a New Year in sight it’s the traditional time to reflect on your life and make resolutions for the coming year. So whatever your goals and ambitions for the next year, why not make a few green resolutions too. You never know they might save you some money and energy too.
I’m dreaming of an Environmentally Friendly Christmas….
The weather is cold and freezing outside, snow lays thick on the ground and Christmas is in the air. We’re all busy with the seasonal activities, shopping and hopefully having lots of fun, but there are still things we can do to make sure that our Christmas is a green one and, maybe, save a […]
Cutting the Carbon Cost of Christmas
As Christmas fast approaches there is the inevitable rush to buy everything from presents to food, it’s easy to overlook the carbon cost of the things you buy and the trips you make. Everything we buy, everything we wrap, open and give has a carbon cost to it.
Tis the Season to Save Energy
It’s Christmas Time…..and there’s no need to waste energy. That’s right, in the middle of the Christmas period with all the stress and joys of food, shopping, festive fun and family; it is easy to forget about trying to save energy over the period.
How to Enjoy a Green Christmas
It’s a relatively little known fact that Santa Claus was traditionally depicted as wearing green, and still is in many parts of the world. In fact the red and white suit we see today appeared in the very early part of the 20th century and was cemented in people’s imaginations by a Coca Cola advertising […]
Simple Insulation – Top Tips
We are encouraged to make the most of having insulation and draught proofing in our properties. By helping to maintain heat within the property and therefore cut the amount of fuel that we use to keep our properties heated. We have all heard of the main areas, like loft insulation and wall insulation, that can […]
Top Tips to Make the Most of Your Boiler
If you have a boiler then it is likely to be burning fuel to provide your heating and probably your hot water too. Every single unit of that fuel is paid for on your utility bills, so it is important you are utilising your boiler most efficiently for your own needs.
Top tips to use your Fridge and Freezer efficiently
Pretty much every home has a fridge, a freezer or a combination unit. They are invaluable tools in the modern world for helping us to store food correctly and safely, making perishables last longer. We have a wide range of foods and diet available to us now thanks to the fridge and the freezer and […]
Descale your kettle for better performance
Energy Saving Tip 2 – Electric kettles need descaling to boil efficiently.You must descale your electric kettle regularly to prevent a build up of limescale deposits from hard water.
Prepare Your Food to Cook Efficiently
Energy Saving Tip 1 – When preparing your food whether this be meat or vegetables consider the size of the pieces you will chop them into and the effect this will have on cooking time.
Bookmark us – dont waste energy searching
So in the first of our top tips to save energy; use bookmarks whilst surfing the web. What a waste of time effort and it can be looking and hunting for that great website you found. Now you need it, you can’t find it, how annoying is it? Simple solution – Bookmark it.
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