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Are carbon savings from CERT as big as they seem?
Posted by Adrian Wright on 15th September 2011 at 5:21 am
Ofgem has just released a report summarising the activity of the last three years of the Carbon Emission Reduction Target (CERT). This four year scheme requires energy suppliers to reduce CO2 emissions by 292 million tonnes from homes in Britain or receive a huge fine. The activities the energy …
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How to choose the best low energy lighting
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 9th May 2012 at 9:14 am
Traditionally we've measured the strength of our lightbulbs in watts. A 40 watt incandescent light bulb was dim, a 100 watt one was bright. However, that measure was misleading. Watts are a measure of power consumption, not of light. A 100 watt incandescent bulb needed 100 watts of electricity to…
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Comparing light bulbs: upfront costs vs running costs
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 8th May 2012 at 9:10 am
Do you know the difference in annual energy costs of an LED (light emitting diode) lightbulb and a halogen bulb? You probably know that halogens are cheaper to buy, and more expensive to run, but do you know how great that difference is? I didn't, until I visited the tp24 stand at Ecobuild this y…
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