Should I get a borehole or a trench for my ground source heat pump?
Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) are a great way to heat a modern home, especially if you are off the gas grid. They do require a bit of room in the garden though, so they aren’t for everyone! How does…
Does smart heating save you money?
Heating controls have been around for a long time, and until recently there hadn’t been many developments. This has all changed with the introduction of ‘smart’ heating controls. These are highly personalisable and user-friendly systems that give you better control…
How do ground source heat pumps work?
What is a ground source heat pump? Heat pumps now make up 1% of the UK’s heating systems, and this figure is rising fast. Ground source heat pumps are a green and effective way to provide heating for on and off-grid properties.…
5 reasons to get infrared heating
If you read our blog regularly, you’ll know just how much we believe in the benefits of infrared heating – so much so that we’ve installed them in our offices! We’ve written a lot about the technology over the years,…
What is a condensing boiler?
We get a huge amount of questions regarding boilers, but one of the most common queries relates to condensing boilers. Condensing boilers are very efficient; they turn more of the energy contained within the gas they burn into useful heat.…
Are electric radiators cheap to run?
Electric radiators are often the go-to alternative when a gas central heating system isn’t an option, but their running costs in comparison to other forms of heating are often a mystery to people. The question is: are electric radiators cheap to…
Should I get new storage heaters?
What are storage heaters? Storage heaters are a technology invented to get around the problem of wasted night-time electricity from nuclear and coal plants that cannot be switched off overnight. Put very simply, a insulated heating core inside is charged…
Is infrared heating any good?
Prior to May 2017, TheGreenAge had an extremely popular and heated forum page dedicated to infrared heating. We’ve recently taken down our forums as part of our website redesign. We’ve made it easier for our readers to leave us a…
Free insulation for low income households
The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is a government scheme making large energy suppliers responsible for installing home efficiency measures. This aims to combat fuel poverty and reduce carbon emissions, by installing free insulation for those who need it most. Although…
Thermodynamic panels
How do thermodynamic panels work? Thermodynamic panels absorb heat from the atmosphere and use it to heat your home, in a similar way to ground source heat pumps. The panels circulate liquid coolant, which extracts heat from the air around it…