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How (& where) to position your air source heat pump
Posted by John W Lightfoot on 6th June 2011 at 9:35 am
"Where should I put my air source heat pump? is a question I am often asked. I reply "where would you like to put it?" and nine times out of 10 it can be installed where the enquirer had hoped it could. So let’s look at the basics to give us some ideas of where we can, and cannot, position …
Posted in: Heat pumps
Government bottles permitted development rights for small wind
Posted by David Hunt on 7th October 2011 at 3:38 am
Once again the government has shown its weakness when it comes to decisions on planning permission and the green agenda and particularly when it comes to small wind turbines. To give credit where it is due, the recent addition of permitted development (PD) rights for the installation of d…
Posted in: Wind turbines
10 Questions to ask when choosing your air source heat pump installer
Posted by John W Lightfoot on 28th November 2011 at 9:13 am
1. Are you MCS certified? The Government is currently offering incentives (Renewable Heat Premium Payment) to people who install renewable energy heating equipment, including air source heat pumps, if your property does not have access to mains gas. It is also considering offering further…
Posted in: Heat pumps
Changes to permitted development for microgeneration in the UK
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 30th November 2011 at 9:33 am
The following changes to permitted development regulations for England came into effect on 1 December 2011. The main changes are to that wind turbines and air source heat pumps have become permitted development (with significant caveats). See below for the complete wording. Click the following link …
Posted in: Heat pumps, Wind turbines
Living with an air source heat pump
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 24th January 2012 at 7:54 pm
I regularly write about air source heat pumps, but until recently my knowledge was only academic, but on a recent trip to New Zealand I discovered what they are actually like to live with. At least three of the houses we stayed in were heated by an air to air heat pump. This means that the heat …
Posted in: Heat pumps
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