By insulating your home and choosing energy saving household appliances and gadgets you can dramatically reduce the energy you use. Here are products to help you make your home more energy efficient and reduce your energy bills:
Isover glass wool insulation is manufactured from a combination of silica sand and 80% recycled post-consumer glass from building regeneration projects or flat glass manufacture that would otherwise go to landfill.
This makes Isover insulation one of the most environmentally sustainable insulation products on the market today and helps reduces heat loss from domestic roofs by up to 25%, resulting in reduced heating costs. Isover glass mineral wool achieves a Green Guide rating of A+.
This machine has an A rating for energy, wash performance and spin.
It uses only 1.2kWh of energy for a full load, which means it uses 20% less energy than is required to achieve an A under the EU's labeling scheme.
It carries the Energy Saving Trust's Energy Saving Recommended logo.
This A rated tumble dryer has a unique self cleaning system that keeps the condenser free of lint, maintaining peak efficiency for the lifetime of the machine.
It uses 40% less energy than a standard A-rated tumble dryer and is the first to consume less than 2kWh of energy for a full load.
It carries the Energy Saving Recommended logo.
Tesco's Home Insulation Service offers insulation for lofts and wall cavities.
You will receive green Clubcard points for any insulation purchased.
The service recently won Tesco and Enact Energy Management Ltd the Partnership Initiative of the Year 2009 Award.
AlertMe SmartPlugs measure the energy consumption of mains appliances. They show - in real time and real money - how much it costs to turn on an extra light or boil a full kettle. SmartPlugs are part of the AlertMe System which monitors and controls energy consumption. It knows when the house is occupied and takes actions such as automatically turning off any appliances left on standby when you go out, returning significant savings. Winner of Design Week Awards'2009 Prize for the Best Consumer Product Design, alongside Apple's MacBook Air.
This LCD TV features a unique backlight that reduces power consumption by approximately 50% and has an Intelligent Presence Sensor which switches the picture off if you leave the room for a set amount of time, saving energy and CO2.
The Energy Saving Switch also cuts down your energy bills by turning the set off completely.
In partnership with the National Trust, Countryside Properties are building new houses and apartments on a redundant, brownfield site at the Cliveden Estate in Buckinghamshire.
Built in line with the National Trust's environmental principles, Cliveden Village has received a BREEAM/EcoHomes rating of 'Excellent'.
Using the National Home Energy Ratings for an apartment at Cliveden Village the overall annual saving is predicted to be £827 for heating, cooking, lighting and appliances.
The development has received the Building for Life Gold Standard and 'Best Sustainable Development' (Silver) at the What House? Awards 2007.
The Nextra Green is the largest capacity dishwasher on the market, but has the lowest water consumption, using just 10 litres of water to wash a full load.
The water is filtered and re-circulated over 7800 times and each year it uses 14,600 fewer litres than washing by hand. As treating and pumping water to and from homes uses energy, using less water saves CO2.
Tesco offers a wide selection of energy saving light bulbs and is working with suppliers to offer customers an energy-saving alternative for every traditional bulb. Switching to energy saving light bulbs could save up to £50 a year on electricity bills.
Rockwool RockPrime is a blown loft insulation system, ideal for insulating hard to access spaces. RockPrime has been awarded the Energy Saving Recommended logo.
This fridge freezer contains an intelligent adaptive sensor which saves energy by constantly monitoring frost growth.
It is rated A+ for Energy efficiency.
Rockwool EnergySaver cavity wall insulation is an entirely dry system using granulated Rockwool, which is blown into external wall cavities.
Rockwool EnergySaver carries the Energy Saving Recommended logo.
This 10kg load machine weighs the washing inside so it knows exactly how much electricity and water to use. It is 86% recyclable and rated A+AA for energy efficiency.
npower's DIY loft insulation is delivered free to your door, along with a safety kit and installation guide.
Topping up existing insulation from 100mm to 270mm (in a typical three bed semi) could save up to 12 tonnes of CO2 over its lifetime (Ofgem CERT Toolkit V12).
If you don't fancy fitting your own insulation, npower also offers professionally installed cavity wall and loft insulation and they are currently insulating around a 1000 homes every day.
(For DIY use only - this product is subsidised under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target and is intended for insulating existing homes. It is not intended for use in new buildings or extensions. Further subsidies cannot be claimed by professional installers on this product. Purchases are limited to 100m2 coverage per household.)
Pilkington energiKareTM is an insulating glass unit which reduces heat loss through windows, whilst allowing more heat from the sun in, improving the energy efficiency of your homes and reducing your CO2 emissions.
Upgrading from single to double glazing incorporating Pilkington energiKareTM can save up to £10, 000 in heating bills over a 20 year period and around 28.7 tonnes of CO2 in a typical semi detached property.
The Ecodan air source heat pump reduces a household's carbon emissions by up to 50%, compared to a home with a traditional gas boiler.
It works by absorbing and concentrating the thermal energy from the air and transferring the heat into the home, providing all the hot water and space heating required.
The Ecodan air source heat pump has won numerous awards including the Technology Award at the 2008 Energy Institute Awards, Product/Service of the year at the 2008 Environment and Energy Awards and the 2008 Rushlight Ground & Air Source Power Award.
BP's Energy Lab will help you estimate your energy use and carbon footprint.
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