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Heatwaves always lead to debates about air conditioning. But did you know most air con systems could actually be a green and cost-effective way to heat your home?
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Despite efforts by successive governments to reduce obesity rates, its prevalence has doubled since the 1990s 7, and three in five people in the UK are now overweight or obese 8. We need more ...
The electricity-to-gas price ratio explained – How a ‘green ratio’ would make bills cheaper and greener.
Heat pump users are highly satisfied with their heat pumps, considering them to be safe, reliable, quiet heat sources that are effective for space heating and producing hot water. Overall, ...
This report primarily uses data on heat pumps from EurObserv’er for the years between 2011 and 2021. The majority of the heat pumps in this dataset are air-to-air heat pumps, many of which are used ...
Stacked column chart showing electricity and gas bills from April 2020 to October 2024 for a typical household. Bills are broken into components: wholesale fuel costs, network costs, policy costs, ...
Dr Reed is a research fellow at the University of Bristol. Her work spans both epidemiological and intervention development research, with a translational approach. We wanted to examine the links ...
This report outlines the potential of AI tools in schools and colleges, and charts a path for the future that maximises the benefits and minimises the risks.
As the UK edges uncertainly into easing the COVID-19 lockdown, where might we be headed and to what kind of new normality?
The UK’s geographical imbalances in economic performance are exacerbated by regional imbalances in R&D spending. This report sets out why this has happened and how to harness R&D to redress ...
Richard is a fully qualified mechanical engineer and has a wealth of experience working with and testing innovative heating control technology and 21st-century boiler technology. This report ...