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5 Best Ground Source Heat Pumps in the UK (2023)

5 Best Ground Source Heat Pumps in the UK (2023)

SolStock / Getty Images Ground source heat pumps are a popular form of renewable home heating because they are incredibly efficient at providing low-carbon energy. They work by extracting heat from the ground and converting it to be used by your heating and hot water systems, in turn lowering your energy bills and your carbon […]

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    ‘You Can’t Buy Health’: Energy​ Company Accused of Offering ‘Blood Money’ to Frack Near Homes

    ‘You Can’t Buy Health’: Energy​ Company Accused of Offering ‘Blood Money’ to Frack Near Homes

    Cuadrilla Resources—a UK-based energy company set to horizontally frack Britain for the first time after two earthquakes halted its initial drilling attempt in 2011—is giving cash payments to residents living near its shale gas exploration site at Preston New Road in Lancashire. Cuadrilla said that households within one kilometer of the site will each receive […]

    Britain Set to Have Its First Coal-Free Day Since Industrial Revolution

    Britain Set to Have Its First Coal-Free Day Since Industrial Revolution

    The United Kingdom’s grid operator just announced an incredible prediction—April 21 is probably going to be the country’s first coal-free day since the Industrial Revolution. “Great Britain has never had a continuous 24 hour period without #coal. Today is looking like it could be the first,” according to a tweet from the National Grid’s Electricity […]