If you’ve ever been in the market for buying or renting a home, you’re probably vaguely familiar with what an energy efficiency rating is. It’s not necessarily, however, something that most people attach serious importance to. Not yet, that is. Changing legislation when it comes to getting a mortgage could see a home’s Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) increase dramatically in importance - find out how you’ll be affected reading on.

A few startups are seeking to change the face of wind energy generation with the introduction of bladeless wind turbines. Vortex Bladeless has come up with a design dubbed by Reddit users the ‘Skybrator’, that could offer a solution to many of the problems associated with traditional wind turbines. Find out how by reading on.

For years, we’ve been told that improving the energy efficiency of our homes is going to save us money. The government is keen to push policy to ensure energy efficiency standards are improved, which they say will help both the environment and our bank balances, but just how long will it be before we see the savings?