Is there any hope for me of ever owning my own home?
£30,457 a typical deposit is now 35 for a first home and the average first-time buyer is Of all tall orders in life, few are taller than saving for your first home. The typical first-time buyer...
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£144 pensioners will receive 2017 a week from a full state allowance from Not to scare you, but the Government is preparing for a pensions crisis. Worried policy experts have been busy reforming the...
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$2.8bn total value of global crowdfunding industry £5 minimum investment permitted via some crowdfunding websites “Man is by nature a social animal”, said Aristotle, the Ancient Greek philosopher,...
View ArticleWhat is Hydro Power?
80% of global renewable electricity 16% of all global electricity What is hydropower? In the battle for hearts and minds among types of renewable energy in the UK, hydro seems to win hands down. It...
View ArticleWhat is Biomass?
3.1mn tonnes being used annually to generate electricity from biomass 450,000 tonnes for heat Well over half of domestic energy is used in heating our homes, which means it makes up a significant...
View ArticleMaking money from renewables
£5.9bn was invested in UK renewables in 2011 £840mn Raised so far in renewables on the stock market this year “When you are a stakeholder you pay less and you use less. Naturally, at the level of the...
View ArticleWhat is renewable heat?
8mn homes to switch from fossil fuels to renewable heat by 2030 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions we need to achieve by 2050 What is renewable heat and how can you benefit from it? When most...
View ArticleThe secret to storing renewable energy
99% of energy storage is pumped hydroelectricity How important is storage to the full-scale deployment of clean energy? Since the inception of renewable energy technology, an inevitable question has...
View ArticleStrike prices explained
£305 per MWh strike price for tidal energy £95 per MWh strike price for onshore wind energy The truth is, investing in new technology is risky. But in order to grow tomorrow’s markets for greener power...
View ArticleDivestment: what’s it all about?
$1trn investment needed a year in clean energy $2bn divested from fossil fuels by 17 trusts in Jan If you are a keen investor or follow financial or environmental news you may well have heard the...
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