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Six tips to save you from solar panel cowboys
Posted by Paul Hutchens on 28th June 2010 at 9:07 am
Solar hot water is intrinsically an ethical industry. We all want to save the planet don't we? So we need to ensure that unscrupulous companies do not thrive and give us all a bad name! When there is a chance of making a buck or two it will always attract the greedy and less scrupulous businesses…
Posted in: Solar heat & hot water
How to install a heat pump into an existing property
Posted by John Barker-Brown on 21st February 2011 at 9:18 am
As the advantages of heat pumps become better known and with the expected Renewable Heat Incentive, more people are looking at whether the technology can be applied to their existing properties. The advantages of installing a heat pump in a new build property is well documented. It is als…
Posted in: Heat pumps
Renewable heat incentive - thoughts on deeming, SAP, equity and accuracy
Posted by Linn Rafferty on 9th March 2011 at 3:59 pm
According to the briefing prepared by the REA (the Renewable Energy Association), the long awaited proposals for the Renewable Heat Incentive are expected this week. Following slowly on from the FIT (feed-in tariff), the renewable heat incentive is expected to apply the long-term tariff approach of…
Posted in: Energy efficiency
How SAP ratings are used to measure the annual efficiency of a biomass boiler
Posted by HETAS on 23rd September 2011 at 10:15 am
Q: I understand that biomass boilers come with SAP ratings to measure annual efficiency. Please can you explain what an SAP rating is and how effective it is as a measure of efficiency. A: What is SAP? Standard Assessment Procedure (more commonly known as SAP), is a home energy rating that i…
Posted in: Biomass
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