Saturday, February 14, 2026
The drive to decarbonise Britain’s housing stock is transforming how many older people live, with solar panels, heat pumps and high‑performance insulation now common features in family homes.
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Sustainable Homes Must Also Be Safe: Help for Seniors Warns on Hidden Risks in Green Retrofits​

As technology continues to advance, smart home innovations are transforming the way we live, and their impact is particularly significant for individuals with mobility issues.
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AI and the Smart Home: How Machine Learning is Optimising UK Energy Consumption

UK households are set to benefit from up to £15 billion in support for solar panels and other low-carbon technologies under a long-awaited government plan designed to cut energy bills and reduce fuel poverty.
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UK households set for £15bn boost to install solar and green tech under Warm Homes Plan

A pair of former Dyson engineers have raised millions of pounds to bring a battery-powered electric boiler to market, positioning it as a lower-cost, lower-disruption alternative to heat pumps for millions of UK homes.
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Ex-Dyson engineers plot electric boiler to rival heat pumps

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The government is pinning its hopes on a mass rollout of solar power, heat pumps and battery storage to create a new generation of so-called “zero-bill” homes, as it seeks to prove that green energy can deliver tangible savings for households.
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Rise of the zero-bill home? Ed Miliband pins hopes on solar power

Ed Miliband plans a £13bn Warm Homes push to expand solar, heat pumps and batteries, aiming to cut household energy bills and create ‘zero-bill’ homes.

Solar power developers in Spain are increasingly seeking to exit projects as a sharp fall in electricity prices erodes returns and exposes the risks of rapid expansion in one of Europe’s largest renewable energy markets.
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Solar developers look for the exit as falling power prices squeeze returns

Downing Street appears likely to allow new onshore wind projects in England after years of an effective ban, Grant Shapps has indicated, with ministers giving way in the face of a growing backbench Conservative rebellion.
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Ofgem fast-tracks UK electricity ‘superhighways’ to cut wind curtailment costs

Sir Keir Starmer is preparing to bind Britain more closely to the European Union’s climate agenda as part of negotiations to rejoin the bloc’s internal electricity market, a move that could significantly tighten the UK’s net zero obligations.
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Starmer moves to align UK with tougher EU net zero targets under electricity market talks

Britain could be heading for its greenest Christmas Day on record, with the electricity system set to run at historically low carbon intensity levels if mild and windy conditions persist through the festive period.
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Britain could see its greenest-ever Christmas Day as renewables dominate power mix

POWERING YOUR HOME

Britain’s wind farms set a new generation record last week after producing 22.7 gigawatts of electricity on Tuesday evening, enough to power more than 22 million homes.
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Wind farms generate record power on cold November evening

Britain’s wind farms generated a record 22.7GW of electricity on a cold November evening, supplying over half the UK’s power mix and enough for 22 million homes, Neso reports.

Nearly two-thirds of England’s largest solar farms have been built on productive agricultural land, with a third of their area sited on the nation’s most valuable farmland, according to a damning new report from countryside charity CPRE.
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Mega solar farms built on England’s best farmland, CPRE warns, as charity urges rooftop-first solar strategy

On a crisp January morning, the slanting winter sunlight falls across a row of Victorian terraces in north London. At first glance, these brick-built homes look as they have for decades—weathered, modest, quintessentially British. But peer upward, and you’ll notice something distinctly futuristic. Where once there were only sooty chimney pots and mossy slates, sleek photovoltaic (PV) panels now glimmer.
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A Solar Nation: How Britain’s Rooftops Are Becoming Mini Power Stations

Ministers are finalising a plan to offer grants and low-interest loans to millions of households keen to fit solar panels and batteries, as part of the government’s drive to meet its 2030 clean energy ambitions.
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Millions of homeowners set to gain from government’s solar power pledge

HEATING YOUR HOME

Renewable electricity generation in Northern Ireland is moving in the wrong direction, according to industry leaders, after new figures showed a third consecutive annual decline.
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Renewable power in Northern Ireland ‘sliding backwards’ as generation falls for third year

Renewable electricity generation in Northern Ireland has declined for a third consecutive year, raising concerns about meeting the 2030 target of 80% clean power.

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has agreed a $4.75 billion (£3.8bn) all-cash deal to acquire clean energy developer Intersect, as it accelerates efforts to secure reliable power for its rapidly expanding data centre estate across the United States.
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Alphabet buys clean energy developer Intersect in $4.75bn push to power AI data centres

The government’s flagship Planning and Infrastructure Bill has formally come into force after receiving Royal Assent, a move ministers and industry leaders say will unlock faster delivery of major energy and infrastructure projects across the UK.
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Planning and Infrastructure Bill becomes law in bid to speed up UK energy projects

Two former Dyson engineers have secured £6.9 million in funding to develop a battery-powered electric boiler they believe can finally rival the performance of gas systems and offer households a practical low-carbon alternative to heat pumps.
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Ex-Dyson engineers unveil battery-powered boiler designed to outperform heat pumps

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In the quest for a sustainable future, individual efforts are commendable, but it’s community-driven initiatives that are truly transforming the landscape of renewable energy in the UK.
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From grid to green: how communities are leading the charge towards renewable energy

In the quest for a sustainable future, individual efforts are commendable, but it’s community-driven initiatives that are truly transforming the landscape of renewable energy in the UK.

Energy efficiency has become one of the most sought-after features among today’s home buyers.
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Building for a greener future: How to incorporate renewable energy sources into new homes

British homeowners who are looking to reduce their carbon footprint—and their electricity bills—have long considered solar panels the go-to solution.
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Where the wind blows and the water flows: The rise of home microgeneration

With energy bills climbing and climate concerns reshaping public priorities, UK homeowners are increasingly looking for ways to make their properties more efficient, sustainable and future-proof.
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Funding the future: how green mortgages and renovation loans are transforming UK homes

As energy prices edge higher with the arrival of colder weather, a growing number of households are turning to a new model of community-led energy that promises substantial savings.
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Community energy clubs promise savings of up to 30% on household electricity bills