Is solar thermal worth it?
As you might expect, there has been a huge spike in interest in Solar Thermal with the introduction of the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme. The scheme, announced in July, has been introduced to drive the uptake of carbon saving…
Renewable Energy Feasibility Studies
What is a Renewable Energy Feasibility Study (REFS)? A Renewable Energy Feasibility Study is used to provide an analysis of the best heating or microgeneration renewables for your particular needs. When looking into the various options of small-scale renewable energy…
What Renewable Tech Should I Invest In?
What is a Renewable Energy Feasibility Study (REFS)? A Renewable Energy Feasibility Study is used to provide an analysis of the best heating or microgeneration renewables for your particular needs. When looking into the various options of small-scale renewable energy…
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 Solar Thermal?
The Renewable Heat Incentive The Renewable Heat Incentive, or RHI, was announced in 2008 as part of the Energy Act, although it didn’t come in to effect until 2014. It’s a government subsidy designed to reward smallscale renewable heating systems…
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…
Why install energy saving and low carbon technologies when building homes?
It is easy to be short-sighted when building homes. Many developers are out to maximise profits, and they fail to see the benefit for them in adding costs by installing energy saving technologies. In this blog, we want to show…
Introduction to Solar Thermal
Solar heating (also known as solar thermal) takes advantage of thermal energy from the sun to heat water, providing you with a free supply of hot water.
Which is the better investment – solar PV or solar thermal?
Solar power has become an affordable, cost-effective way to produce your own energy, and there are two obvious options for your home. One is solar PV, where the sun’s energy is turned into electricity. The other is solar thermal, where…
Can I still get solar thermal with a combi boiler?
Combi boilers have become increasingly popular in the last 20 years. They are great for smaller properties or those worried about space, because you don’t have a big old hot water cylinder to make room for. Solar thermal is a growing…