Customers who live in AI-powered homes could save £400 annually, according to a report

Claire Miles was appointed as Managing Director of Centrica Hive in January 2018

The supplier raised the money through a crowdfunding campaign

A new hub dedicated to smart homes and buildings research has been opened in the UK. The new Centre for Smart Homes and Buildings (CSHB) in Watford is currently testing a range of devices, covering heating, energy use, safety and security, lighting as well as air quality. The Building Research Establishment (BRE) will work with […]

The race to be the go-to guys for “smart home” technology is heating up – with two French and Chinese companies chipping into Germany’s efforts on this front. The group of German firms led by Deutsche Telekom – the equivalent of Britain’s BT – has a digital box which uses broadband internet so a household […]

The idea of a smart home “shouldn’t be kept too narrow” as it will grow more and more outside one’s home. That’s the view of the head of a global energy think tank, who believes a smart home is something that will be an extension of a person’s daily life. He said smart homes include […]

Making homes smart will be an “investment opportunity” for consumers as it will be more than just about installing a smart meter. Talking to ELN about why smart homes are crucial, Dr Philip E. Lewis, Founder and CEO of VaasaETT, a global energy think tank believes energy efficiency will be one of the main benefits. […]

Homes with solar panels should get “unlimited access” to the energy grid so they can make a profit from selling their energy around the clock, it was suggested this week. Home owners in Britain and many other countries can sell any power they don’t use back to the national grid without paying tax on any […]

The UK’s largest energy supplier has launched a new generation of smart meters for its customers, which it claims are the “world’s most advanced”. Smart meters replace normal meters, allowing the user to understand and control how much energy they use and how much it costs. The new meters could spell the end of estimated […]

Government needs to make the Green Deal more ‘consumer friendly’ to guarantee its popularity. That’s the view of Colin Calder, founder of home energy management firm PassivSystems which has been helping DECC to shape its plans on the new policy. While the Government’s flagship scheme to give loans for home efficiency improvements is an “innovative […]