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With the warm weather now is an excellent time to think about installing a heat pump, says Midlands green energy expert Ron Fox. “Heat pumps are more efficient than traditional heaters like gas boilers and electric radiators,” said Ron, of Noreus Ltd on the University of Keele Science and [...]

It’s not just householders who are struggling with rising energy bills but also church leaders. Many cathedrals and churches are architectural masterpieces with some of the country’s most prized historical artefacts. But with large, old buildings many are finding it hard to keep their flock [...]

Painting wind turbines black seems a strange move, said Midlands green energy expert Ron Fox, but it could be an imaginative way to reduce the number of birds being killed by the blades. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has launched a four-year trial to change the colour [...]

With Easter Sunday a few days away now is a good time to look back at four of this year’s amazing but true green stories. Ron Fox, of Noreus Ltd on the University of Keele Science Innovation Park, (www.noreus.co.uk), picks his favourite recent environmental tales. Building a green 21st century [...]

With many people enjoying the warm sunny spring days, probably the last thought on their mind is insulating their home. But Midlands green energy expert Ron Fox said this is the ideal time to upgrade a house or bungalow for a number of reasons. Firstly, because very few people are thinking [...]

Claims that net zero cannot be achieved by 2050 without a serious drop in the UK living standards are wrong, said Midlands green energy expert Ron Fox. He was commenting on a speech recently by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch who said lower energy costs and environmental protection were noble [...]

And the award for the biggest PR own goal of the year goes to the Brazilian government who are building a new four-lane, eight-mile highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest – so delegates can get to the UN COP30 climate summit in the city of Belém [...]

A government plan to offer discounts of up to £2,500 over 10 years on energy bills to British households who live within 500 metres of new or upgraded pylons is an innovative idea, said Midlands green energy expert Ron Fox. He was commenting on an announcement by the Energy Secretary Ed [...]

One problem that residents don’t want to find in older homes is red ash, said Midlands green energy expert Ron Fox. The first sign is when the floor bulges and becomes uneven, although sometimes there are no early telltale warnings. He said this difficult situation started more than 75 years [...]

With energy bills for a typical household rising by more than £100 a year next month, what can consumers do to cut their costs? Midlands green energy expert Ron Fox gives his thoughts after regulator Ofgem announced a higher-than-expected increase of 6.4 per cent from April in the energy price [...]