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Scottish home renewables grants expected to close in 3 weeks

Posted by Cathy Debenham on 5th July 2010 at 10:01 am

Scottish home renewables grants expected to close in 3 weeks

Scottish householders are being urged to snap up grants for home renewables before the cash runs out. Grants are still available for 30% of the cost, up to a maximum of £4,000 for heating technologies like wood pellet boilers, heat pumps or solar water heating. (The LCBP grants in England is alread…

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How to maintain and service your ground source heat pump

Posted by John Barker-Brown on 3rd August 2011 at 9:03 am

How to maintain and service your ground source heat pump

The Government's microgeneration strategy states: "More work is required on understanding the durability of microgeneration installations, including their key components. We want consumers to be aware, at least in general terms, of the minimum requirements for aftercare service and maintenance for e…

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Using an air source heat pump with an existing heating system: 5 key things to consider

Posted by John W Lightfoot on 15th August 2011 at 9:24 am

Using an air source heat pump with an existing heating system: 5 key things to consider

I’ve tried below to give an overview of whether you could consider using your existing heating system without going into too much technical hype! (Hope I’ve succeeded – let me know!). The guidance below will give you some pointers as to whether it is worth considering, but of course your l…

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