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Can I use a compressor to boost my solar hot water?
Posted by Paul Hutchens on 22 March 2012 at 12:44 pm
Q. I’ve been looking at different websites about solar hot water and you all basically say the same thing, “a supplementary heat source will be needed at some point”. Has anyone thought of using a small compressor in between the collector(s) and the hot water tank to heat the transfer fluid to…
Readers tips of the month: biomass and air source heat pump
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 20 March 2012 at 9:02 am
When people register on YouGen we ask them about their renewable energy, and any tips they have for others. Here are our favourites this month: Drumrossie is retired, and lives in a large, old and difficult to heat house. He has installed a log burning boiler with a 60kW output and with 4,000 lit…
What the EPC requirement means for people who want to install solar PV
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 19 March 2012 at 10:14 am
To claim the top rate of feed-in tariff from 1 April 2012 all buildings to which solar PV panels are mounted or wired must have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) of at least band D. As the average house in England and Wales doesn't quite make it into band D, this means that many people …
Just two weeks for owners of energy-guzzling buildings to claim the top rate of feed-in tariff
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 16 March 2012 at 3:28 pm
Solar PV installations will only be eligible for the full feed-in tariff from 1 April if the building they are mounted on, or wired to, have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) of at least band D. This leaves a brief window of opportunity for the owners of old, drafty buildings to get in before …
Six things to put in your response to the feed-in tariff consultation
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 16 March 2012 at 12:39 pm
Government will take note this time, so make sure you respond to the current consultations on the future of the feed-in tariff, says Solar Trade Association PV specialist Ray Noble. "Because they already had an overspent budget to defend, they didn't take notice of last October's consultation," …
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