Consider insulating your home before installing a heat pump!
A well insulated house is key prior to installing a heat pump With the launch of the Warm Homes Plan in 2026 (Government’s flagship domestic energy efficiency policy), more and more of the funding has been allocated toward decarbonising the…
Best Way to heat your home – heat pump
Our View – Heat Pumps Heat pumps are the most efficient way to heat an off-gas grid property. They utilise some really clever physics to convert electricity to heat at very high efficiency (anywhere from 250 to 450%). There are…
Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)
The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive – what is it? The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is a government scheme that pays people that produce their own heating and hot water using renewable energy sources such as heat pumps or solar thermal…
Coefficient of Performance and Seasonal Performance Factor
When it comes to researching heat pumps, you will come across two terms constantly that you need to understand – Coefficient of Performance (often abbreviated to CoP) and Seasonal Performance Factor (abbreviated to SPF). Understanding what these terms mean is…
Installing Underfloor Heating with Suspended Timber Floors
In our home energy surveys, we encounter some interesting properties on our travels. One property we recently Green Deal assessed, located in North London, was going through a major retrofit, including the installation of an air source heat pump with…
Installing Underfloor Heating with Solid Floors
When we go out to do our Green Deal Assessments, we encounter some interesting properties on our travels. One property we recently Green Deal assessed, located in London, was going through a major refurbishment, including the installation of underfloor heating. Underfloor…
The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Tariffs (finally) confirmed!
After much waiting and considerable government deliberation, the feed-in-tariffs for the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme has finally been announced. This means that generating energy using alternative renewable sources such as heat pumps and solar thermal will now get you money…
Air Source Heat Pumps
Air source heat pumps extract heat from the air, even at temperatures as low as minus 20 degrees. This heat can then be used for space heating in the home.
Ground Source Heat Pumps
Ground source heat pumps work by extracting heat from the ground, which can then be used in the home for space heating or hot water.
Water Source Heat Pumps
Water source heat pumps extract heat from a water source on your property. The heat extracted can then be used to heat water or for space heating.