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Free solar panels from ISIS Solar
Thursday, 29 Jul, 2010 – 7:57 | No Comment
Free solar panels from ISIS Solar

As you may remember, Mr Green replaced our lighting with LEDs and installed a couple of small solar panels to run them.
So far so good; we now enjoy free lighting most of the year.
We would love to …

There’s an Owl in my kitchen
Thursday, 1 Jul, 2010 – 4:29 | 2 Comments
There’s an Owl in my kitchen

As you’ll be aware, we try and keep our electricity consumption to a minimum here at Chez Green.
Unfortunately, old habits die hard and more recently we’ve found ourselves getting back into lazy habits. We’ve been …

OSRAM-OS virtual tradeshow from LightFair May 12th - 14th 2010
Saturday, 8 May, 2010 – 10:27 | 2 Comments
OSRAM-OS virtual tradeshow from LightFair May 12th - 14th 2010

As you know, Mr Green and I are great fans of LED lighting. We’ve installed LEDs for the downstairs of our home and they are running from a small solar panel.
I was excited to hear …

Save money and reduce carbon emissions with GreenTrac
Thursday, 6 May, 2010 – 11:00 | No Comment
Save money and reduce carbon emissions with GreenTrac

Hands up who turns off their PC when not in use?
I have to admit even though I always turn off my computer at night; it’s often left idle during the day.
‘Greentrac‘ is a software package …

Digital Invoicing helps UK businesses go greener
Tuesday, 4 May, 2010 – 10:22 | No Comment
Digital Invoicing helps UK businesses go greener

Digital Invoicing are based at the prestigious York Eco Business Centre.
Digital Invoicing use ecologically sound hosting services from 1and1 Internet Ltd and have kitted out their office with sustainable furnishings and stationery. Now they want …

eco friendly cooking - 10 tips
Friday, 23 Apr, 2010 – 5:00 | 4 Comments
eco friendly cooking - 10 tips

We take daily meter readings here at Chez Green and despite having an A rated cooker, our energy use from making meals is undoubtedly one of the biggest aspects of our energy usage.
There are many …

We’ve reduced our electricity consumption with Wattson!
Friday, 16 Apr, 2010 – 5:06 | No Comment
We’ve reduced our electricity consumption with Wattson!

For the past 18 months I’ve been taking a close look at our electricity consumption and been totally stumped on how to reduce it further.
It got to the stage where I was taking daily readings …

Free Home insulation!
Thursday, 4 Mar, 2010 – 6:00 | No Comment
Free Home insulation!

One of the best ways to reduce your carbon footprint is to insulate your home well.
There is little point installing an energy efficient heating system, if most of the heat escapes through your bricks and …

Get the latest scoop on LED lighting
Wednesday, 13 Jan, 2010 – 7:20 | 4 Comments
Get the latest scoop on LED lighting

As you know, Mr Green and I are fans of LED lighting. We’re now running the downstairs of our home on LEDs powered by solar. It’s been a steep learning curve and there are still …

Price vs principles - again
Sunday, 10 Jan, 2010 – 9:39 | 5 Comments
Price vs principles - again

I don’t mind admitting, Mr Green and I are feeling a bit depressed at the moment. We made the decision 8 years ago to install a wood burner.  We did a lot of research and …