Can I Get a Heat Pump for Free?
This May the energy regulators Ofgem updated the Renewable Heat Incentive, making some important changes to make solar thermal, heat pumps, and biomass boilers available to a lot more people. There is even an opportunity for free heat pumps. Heat…
How Much Are RHI Payments for Heat Pumps?
Renewable Heat Incentive payments for both ground source and air source heat pumps are calculated using a simple equation. Well, simple if you know what you’re doing. The Renewable Heat Incentive The Renewable Heat Incentive, or RHI, was announced in 2008…
The Green Room: Episode 14 – The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Explained
The Green Room: What happens when you put two energy experts in a room and ask them to explain the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)? This week’s episode features one of the government’s biggest domestic subsidies for eco-friendly heating. That…
Are Gas Boilers Being Banned?
What exactly are they banning? The new standards set forth by Philip Hammond will bring an end to the installation of gas boilers in any new build domestic properties from 2025. The ban on gas boilers is only for new…
The Renewable Heat Incentive Explained
What is the Renewable Heat Incentive? The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is a government scheme that provides payments for the generation of heat from several different renewable energy sources. It was introduced in November 2011 to replace the Low Carbon…
The Green Room: Episode 10 – Home Energy Saving Q&A
The Green Room: What happens when you put two sustainability experts in a room and ask them…. well, whatever you want? We put your questions to James and Nick, from solar panels and boiler efficiency to wind turbines…
What Are The Commercial Benefits of Ground Source Heat Pumps?
Whatever type of business you are in, cost control and sustainable practices will be important topics. So here’s an interesting proposition that could square the circle of reducing cost while increasing your long-term environmental commitment; installing a ground source heat…
Can I Get a Water Source Heat Pump (WSHP) on the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)?
What is the Renewable Heat Incentive? The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is a government run scheme designed to get more people investing in renewable energy. Essentially, the scheme works by providing quarterly payments based on your rate of heat generation.…
How Much Does it Cost to Install Central Heating?
Central heating is by far the most common form of warming our homes here in the UK, however some of us are still using other methods to stay warm. So why do people love central heating so much and how…
Heat pump FAQs
How do heat pumps work? Heat pumps transfer heat energy either into, or out of, of a property. There are three types: air source (the most common), ground source and water source. As their names suggest, they all gather heat…