A researcher at Queen’s University has developed a process to transform barley waste from breweries into a range of products including renewable fuel, charcoal for barbecues and water filters.
Dr Ahmed Osman from the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering says the...

The price of home heating oil has dropped in the last month. Wood pellets appear to have notched up a fraction in cost. Anthracite hasn't moved at all but I've included a delivery charge which has marginally increased its cost. It's now pretty much on a par with natural gas. Both are about ten per c...

Should you take the opportunity to fix the price of your electricity tariff? The option is there thanks to Budget Energy. Their Keypad Budget Advantage deal allows customers who pre pay their power bills the chance to lock down the unit rate for a year.  For households u...