Sustainable Ferriby

Category: Sustainability

  • Plug in solar arrives in time for the end of summer

    Plug in solar arrives in time for the end of summer

    A Small Change That Could Make a Big Difference 27 August 2026 marked an important milestone for home energy in the UK. Compliant plug-in solar systems are now legal across Great Britain, allowing households to generate electricity simply by plugging an approved solar kit into a standard socket. For many people, particularly those in flats,…

  • What Energy Really Costs in Land: Looking Beyond the Fence Line

    What Energy Really Costs in Land: Looking Beyond the Fence Line

    Why land area only matters when you count all the land that energy really uses Arguments about land use in energy often begin with a photograph and end with a conclusion. A gas-fired power station occupies a compact industrial site. A nuclear station sits within a relatively small, well-defined boundary. A solar farm spreads across…

  • “Put Solar on Roofs Instead” – Does the Maths Add Up?

    “Put Solar on Roofs Instead” – Does the Maths Add Up?

    It takes just 42 homes with rooftop solar to match the output of an acre of solar farm. So could rooftop panels, warehouses and car parks eliminate the need for solar farms? This article explores the maths behind one of the UK’s most heated energy debates.

  • Building Climate-Resilient Village Communities

    Building Climate-Resilient Village Communities

    “The goal is not to create climate-proof villages. That is impossible. The goal is to create communities that can anticipate, withstand, adapt to and recover from climate-related challenges while continuing to thrive.” Climate change is no longer a future problem. Across East Yorkshire we are already experiencing more frequent extreme weather, heavier rainfall, hotter summers…

  • What Happens to Fossil Fuel Extraction if We Stop Burning Fossil Fuels?

    What Happens to Fossil Fuel Extraction if We Stop Burning Fossil Fuels?

    Although electrification promises to largely eliminate coal and gas extraction, we need oil for petrochemicals. Then what happens to the unused fuel part of oil?

  • Fossil Fuels, Renewables and Nuclear: Which Really Requires More Mining?

    Fossil Fuels, Renewables and Nuclear: Which Really Requires More Mining?

    Building out renewable infrastructure obviously requires mining and has carbon emissions. It’s the scale of that compared with fossil fuels that matters. The difference is shocking.

  • Understanding the True Cost of UK’s Electricity Bills

    Understanding the True Cost of UK’s Electricity Bills

    The UK’s high retail electricity prices stem from taxes, levies, and standing charges rather than elevated wholesale costs. Wholesale prices are competitive within Europe, positioned mid-pack. Other countries demonstrate both higher and lower wholesale prices based on their energy sources, with the UK not leading globally in costs.

  • Why are our energy prices still so high?

    Why are our energy prices still so high?

    An explanation of why UK electricity prices are high for social media naysayers who keep asking without ever bothering to do an internet search or reading the comments. Some questions get asked so often you start to suspect people don’t actually want the answer, having been given their opinion by a FUDwit, Oilbot or unethical…

  • Help with your homes sustainability upgrades

    Help with your homes sustainability upgrades

    UK mortgage lenders often offer incentives for homeowners who adopt renewables or improve energy efficiency, and the market has actually expanded. As of 2026 there are over 90 green mortgage products available, up from just four in 2019.