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The Ultimate Eco-Friendly Combo: Charging Your EV with Solar Power
Pairing panels with EV charging: using more of what you generate, where a battery helps, and leaning less on the grid.
4 September 2025
Smart EV Charging: How to Charge Your Car for Less
Time-of-use tariffs, scheduled charging and using your own generation can cut charging costs sharply, depending on your tariff and usage.
20 August 2025
Choosing the Right Home EV Charger: A 2024 Buyer's Guide
Picking a home EV charger: the types, which smart features earn their money, the leading brands, and what we fit for UK homes.
10 August 2025
Why Businesses are Turning to CRG Direct for Their Energy Transformation
Turnkey commercial energy work with minimal disruption, performance guarantees and maintenance cover. What clients get.
31 July 2025
Heating Solutions for Large Commercial and Industrial Spaces
Heating warehouses, factories and offices: comparing the options, using process heat, and how we design and install commercial systems.
30 July 2025
Commercial EV Charging: A New Revenue Stream and Employee Perk
Workplace charging as both a staff benefit and an income stream. Ways to charge for it, visitor use, and future-proofing the car park.
16 July 2025
How Our New Website Helps Reduce Carbon Emissions: A Digital Sustainability Story
What we changed to shrink our own site's carbon footprint, and why a faster site and a lighter one usually turn out to be the same thing.
15 July 2025
Large-Scale Battery Storage Solutions for Commercial Properties
Commercial storage for peak shaving, backup during outages, and income from frequency response. What each is realistically worth.
5 July 2025
Powering Your Business with Commercial Solar PV: A Guide to Savings
Commercial generation cuts energy costs and grid charges, and capital allowances help. What the savings look like in practice.
28 June 2025
The Energy Storage Revolution: Why Battery Systems Are Growing 26.8% Annually in 2025
Storage has gone from niche to the backbone of clean energy. What is driving 26.8% annual growth, and how it makes round-the-clock renewables work.
22 June 2025
Funding and Grants for Energy Efficiency in Social Housing
SHDF, ECO and LAD for social housing: how each application works, what match funding is expected, and how to get the most from them.
12 June 2025
Floating Solar Farms: The 23% Growth Story Solving Land Scarcity and Water Conservation
Floating arrays are growing 23% a year, freeing up land and cutting evaporation from the water beneath them. How floatovoltaics work.
9 June 2025
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