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Finding reliable solutions and playing your part in caring for our natural world can be a challenge. But it is a worthy cause, that you should keep central in all of your decisions on how you use these valuable resources.You may be wondering how you can play your part, limiting your daily use of resources like gas, diesel and other forms of fuel and energy.If you are looking at saving money and reduce your usage of natural resources you could consider using a gas calculator.

What is a Gas Calculator?

A gas calculator calculates the annual calibration and your consumption of gas. You can also use the device for gas detection and gas companies use it to analyse gas applications. But it’s other use and benefit is to help you make savings on your petrol and cut your transportation costs.Owning a vehicle can be an expensive investment and in these times of declining economies, it is even more important to try and trim a little of your outgoings, to avert any financial hardships by just been a little money savvy.

How To Save Petrol When Driving

So, how can you save money on petrol or diesel, without driving around looking for the cheapest petrol station, and eating up more fuel in the process?

Here are a few fuel-saving tips you should think about trying:

• Keep your vehicle aerodynamic, try to keep windows closed at high speeds and remove roof racks and storage boxes when not in use. This can help you save up to 20% on fuel over the year.
• Drop your speed, and slow down vehicle recovery companies, advise that just simply dropping from 80mph to 70mph could save you 25% in fuel costs.
• Regularly service your car, use the correct engine oil and replace worn tyres.
• Drive sensibly, read the road well and anticipate other road users actions so that you use less breaking and acceleration and reduce the use of fuel.
• Reduce your revs and use higher gears.
• Look after your car tyres and make sure that tyres are inflated correctly. A correctly inflated tyre can improve your vehicles fuel consumption dramatically.
• Remove any extra weight from your car, empty your car boot of any unrequired items and consider running your petrol tank at half full.
• Alternatively, you could leave the car at home and cycle or walk instead. 

Do You Need To Use Petrol?

In our green-conscious society, many are now asking why we are still using petrol and diesel in our vehicles?

You do not need to use petrol or diesel anymore to power your vehicles. There are alternatives that are greener and are more beneficial to our environment.

Here are six of the main alternatives to Petrol and diesel:

• Electricity
• Natural Gas
• Both suited to Natural Gas Vehicles.
• Ethanol
• Propane
• Both suited to Propane Vehicles.
• Biodiesel 
• Hydrogen

Both suited to fuel cell vehicles.

Now all you need to do is take that leap into living a greener lifestyle and reduce your carbon footprint. It’s all up to you to make a difference.

Saving Money On Your Energy Resources

If you need to make additional savings, you could also invest some time and energy, into cutting costs and reducing your home energy consumption.You could look at switching your energy supplier, avoid estimated reading and get your energy supplier to read your meters regularly. To reduce energy bills further, you could take the following steps:

• Check your walls and loft spaces are well insulated, this makes you massive savings.

• Fit double or triple glazing, to reduce heat loss.

• Draw your curtains at night, to keep in the warmth and stop heat escaping.

• Use the power of the Sun, either by opening up doors on warmer days to eco-heat your home. You could also consider fitting solar panels, this can also provide you with extra money in savings.

• Use a slow cooker instead of a conventional oven.

• Cook sensibly, put lids on pans when cooking this allows the food to cook quicker and reduces the use of power.

• Fit a Smart Meter to help you monitor you fuel consumption and reduce your levels accordingly by tracking the difference turning off certain appliances can make in terms of energy and monetary savings.

• Unplug and turn off chargers and unused devices and household appliance when not in use.

• Buy energy-efficient appliances, checking the energy rating before making your purchase.

• Use full loads when washing, or use the economy setting on your washing machine. You should also consider using your tumble drier a little less too.

• Whenever you can let your hair dry naturally, and stop using energy-guzzling hairdryers that eat electricity and dry out your hairs natural oils.

Eco-Tips For Greener Living

You have now gathered some valuable information on ways to save money on your fuel and learned how to reduce your energy consumption. What else could you do to improve your quest to live a greener lifestyle?To become an eco-warrior you could try a few of the following unexpected ways, that will add a bit of fun to your day. Go on, take a look – you may love the change and help the environment all at the same time.

• Cycle to work or walk.

• Take public transport or car share and reduce carbon emissions.

• You could do a Twofer – double up your errand and trips to shops, saving you fuel and time.

• Shop online and embrace the virtual world shopping.

• Telecommunicate and work from home, this reduces fuel emissions by 20%.

• Consider donating short life foods that you know you are not going to eat, to food banks rather than throwing them away.

• Understand expiration dates and refer to the quality of the product, as there is a difference between a sell-by date and a use-by date. 

• Eat organic and grow your fruit and veg.

These are just a few ideas, there are many more you can discover and add to your list.

Save money, love the planet and go Green.