Winter Heating Costs
As the days grow shorter and the nights draw in, central-heating systems are firing up across the country. Those with oil boilers are boilers are in for a particularly unpleasant surprise as they top...
View ArticleStaying Warm this Winter
With Christmas credit card bills due to be paid soon, many people can be forgiven for thinking it has been a chilly start to the year, in more ways than one. Some post-festive belt tightening may also...
View ArticleSmall Changes equal Big Savings
With household budgets remaining tight and further increases in energy prices on the way, consumers need to think carefully about their energy use. Over 80% of energy consumption in the home goes on...
View ArticleFinding the funds to stay warm
The short but icy blast of winter weather over Easter kept the bunnies snuggled deep in their cosy burrows and made shivering lambs grateful for their woolly coats. As energy prices continue to rise...
View ArticleMake Heat While the Sun Shines
Although the April showers seem to have forgotten to make way for summer, and have certainly stimulated interest in rainwater harvesting, there is no reason why households shouldn't be looking to make...
View ArticleLiving with an Air Source Heat Pump
Why change from oil? There is a very obvious answer to anyone who lives with oil or LPG as a heating source (as is the case for large parts of eastern Nottinghamshire and a lot of Lincolnshire). When...
View ArticleSummer has Arrived
Summer has finally arrived in true British form, but it tried in vain to rain on the Jubilee Celebration! However, homeowners may suspect that the Government is raining on the renewable technology...
View ArticleRHI - opportunity too good to miss
With an initial budget of £860million for the period 2011-2015, the RHI provides financial support to commercial, industrial, public and not-for-profit and community generators of renewable heat. RHI...
View ArticleFree heat from the Sun
Whilst the sun has certainly been shy this summer, households can still harness its free energy to offset their heating bills. Many people assume that the sun can heat water only on the hottest,...
View ArticleLiving with an Air Source Heat Pump - Part 2
Heat Pump Survey Sizing and Ordering Miss Part 1? Read it here . What size of heat pump? To size our heat pump I put our house through Ecoliving's standard surveys and energy / heat loss...
View ArticleThe Future of Housing, New Buildings & Sustainable Development
Britain has a long and enviable reputation as a world-leading innovator in arts, science, technology and architecture, yet this seems to have eclipsed the bulk of domestic housing stock, which has...
View ArticleBreathing new life into old – refurbishing the UK’s housing stock
For a country capable of producing such architectural masterpieces as St. Paul's Cathedral and, more recently, the Gherkin, it should come as a shock that the UK also has some of the most decrepit and...
View ArticleSolar PV Still a Good Investment
The success of the Olympic Games has created a warm glow across the nation. The games didn't just celebrate the nation's sporting prowess, but also showcased Britain's sustainable construction...
View ArticleHow a Heat Pump Works
Video Transcript Basically how the heat pump works , we've got a fantastic damn over here, the actual internal gubbings, Keith Kemsley is going to show us how it works. We've actually had it recently...
View ArticleGround Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) Demo Ecoliving
Video Transcript So this is a Nibe ground source 17 kilowatt three phase heat pump with a 300 litre accumulator tank. That's the connections coming through from the external onto the internal manifold...
View ArticleEcoliving Testimonial Auchentoshan Terrace
Video Transcript I've been involved in a Glasgow Springburn project for 27 apartments and using ground source heat pumps . The idea was to generate energy for heating and producing hot water for the...
View ArticleReduce Your Energy Bills with Renewable Energy
Video Transcript We are increasingly concerned about the security and supply of fossil fuels that we have relied on for so long. The global gas price has increased by nearly 40% over the past year. The...
View ArticleSuffolk CtGC Awards Winner
Video Transcript In 2011, having raised over £430,000 in funding, the new Rattlesden pavilion was completed. This new social hub within the community is used for a variety of activities and villages no...
View ArticleEcoliving Micro-renewable Energy Masterclass
Video Transcript The first thing we always recommend in an existing building is do what you can to eliminate drafts and to insulate. That's absolutely the first thing that you should concentrate on....
View ArticleSummer into Winter
The outstanding Olympic and Paralympic Games have left a warm glow across the country, helping us all forget about the soggy summer. But as the days begin to shorten; householders will start thinking...
View ArticleHeat Pump Lake Collector Installation in Stirlingshire
Following the installation of a ground source heat pump using a lake collector to capture heat energy from the water. The ground source heat pump is designed to deliver heating and hot water in this...
View ArticleWood Pellet Boiler for Wootton Hall, North Lincolnshire
Ecoliving are in the process of installing a 130kW wood pellet boiler in a North Lincolnshire 18 th century country house; an elderly oil boiler is currently providing heating and hot water for the...
View ArticlePhase 2 of the Wood Pellet Boiler for Wootton Hall in North Lincolnshire
In continuation to the initial installation of wood pellet boiler , here is the final update of th project. The block work for the silo was completed, leaving a portion missing to enable access for...
View ArticleThe One Show features an Ecoliving Heat Pump Model
The answer, of course, is to use the water in the mines which remains at a fairly constant temperature all year round as the heat source for a ground source heat pump or, strictly speaking, water...
View ArticleEcoliving sponsor Wharfdale Auction Prize Lambs
Ecoliving were proud sponsors of the June Show and Sale of Prize Lambs at the busy Wharfedale Auction Mart, Otley where Regional Director Keith Hill was able to meet and discuss renewable energy...
View ArticleBlue Skies & Green Heating Chat at Royal Highland Show
The sun is shining and there is good chat about green heating with householders and landowners on the Ecoliving stand at the Royal Highland Show 2013. Well OK this was Friday and weather not so bright...
View ArticleEnergy Saving Measures Improve House Prices
For a long time we have only had anecdotal evidence that improving a property's energy efficiency increases its value. However, new, long term research released by The Department of Energy and Climate...
View ArticleHeat Pumps - from the customer point of view
Bill and I are not getting any younger and we are trying to kind of future proof the house and we really wanted a nice even temperature in summer and winter. Party achievable by the wonderful...
View ArticleThe Heat is On
With further hikes in energy prices, those of us in rural areas, in particular, are feeling the heat (figuratively speaking at least). So what options do we have to make heating bills affordable and...
View ArticleCommercial Air Source Heat Pumps added to non-domestic RHI
Air source heat pumps have just been added to the list of eligible technologies under the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) , a scheme originally launched in November 2011. Organisations...
View ArticleNew Recruit Strengthens Ecoliving South West
Ecoliving South West is delighted to see the addition to the team of Aidan Stanford as Senior Technical Renewables Engineer. Following the completion of his 5 year plumbing apprenticeship, Aidan worked...
View ArticleSuccessful Renewables Loan Scheme Extended
Interest free loans up to £10,000 from the Scottish Government are available for homeowners in Scotland looking to install a domestic renewable energy system or connect to a renewable energy district...
View ArticlePellets Silo Sack
An alternative to building a pellet store is a silo sack like this one held in a frame with a suction feed from the bottom of the silo and through into the plant room and the pellets boiler. The...
View ArticleThe Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is launched today!
PRESS RELEASE The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is launched today! Too late for some like SSE who folded renewable installation division a matter of weeks ago. One of the UK's leading...
View ArticleProperty Owners across Grampian set to Benefit from the Renewable Heat...
Despite mains gas being piped onshore to the St. Fergus gas terminal, Aberdeenshire has one of the largest ‘off gas grid’ housing stocks in Scotland. As a result many people are subjected to the ever...
View ArticleEcoliving Sponsors Beltex Scotland National Show
Ecoliving was delighted to sponsor the Beltex Scotland National Show held at the Biggar Show on Saturday 19th July 2014. Exhibitors came from far afield with representation from Orkney to Dumfries and...
View ArticleNon-domestic RHI simmering nicely
Here's a summary on the uptake of the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) since its launch in November 2011. 853 MW of installed heat capacity 4,826 applications approved 1,227 in process with...
View ArticleClyde Monitor Farm Open Day
Come along to the Clyde Monitor Farm Open Day on Thursday 7th August 2014! Open to all, the Open Day is an opportunity to find out what the community group has been working on during the first 18...
View ArticleUK Public's appetite for on-site Renewables grows
A new poll involving 2,000 adults, just published, and commissioned by the Energy Saving Trust (EST) shows that 47 percent of people want to know whether their home is suitable for renewable energy...
View ArticleFactory Visit to Hargassner Biomass in Austria
I have visited a number of factories over the last 10 years since Ecoliving was founded but my recent visit to Hargassner Biomass stands out as one of the most impressive. Based in the 'golden...
View ArticleEcoliving Wins Ground Source Heat Pump Contract At The National Museum Of Flight
As part of a £3.6million National Museum of Flight redevelopment project – funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, The Scottish Government and a fundraising campaign – we are delighted to announce that...
View ArticleNational Museum of Flight shows the sky's the limit when it comes to...
Specification The renewable heating system currently being installed at the National Museum of Flight was designed in house, based on the specification provided. To achieve the desired result and an...
View ArticleBBC turn spotlight on renewable heat at Dumfries House
BBC Scotland covered the transition from fossil fuels to renewable heat at Dumfries House Estate. Ecoliving has installed a number of renewable heating systems on the estate over the past 3 years. A...
View ArticleRenewable Heating Warmly Received in Scotland
8,516 homeowners and self-builders in Scotland are receiving incentive payments for their installed renewable heating system through the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) . These payments amount to £11M,...
View ArticleWhat Happens Now?
This is a question most of us are asking ourselves this morning following the vote for the UK to leave the EU. One thing is certain, probably the only thing, and that is change. Most of us find change...
View ArticleUK Reaches 10GW Solar Milestone
Can this be doubled within 4 years? The latest figures from DECC (Department of Energy & Climate Change) show that at the end of May 2016 the UK had passed the 10 GW milestone of installed Solar PV...
View ArticleMore Action Needed!
The Fifth Carbon Budget proposals by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) have been endorsed by the UK government, the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) confirmed on 30 th June 2016....
View ArticleOver 50,000 people benefiting from the RHI
Since its launch in April 2014 over 50,000 people have installed a renewable heating system and are now benefiting from the UK government's innovative Renewable Heat Incentive (Domestic RHI) scheme...
View ArticleAir Source Heat Pumps in New Builds
It's been a busy period for our installers with a run of Mitsubishi Ecodan air source heat pump systems being installed in new build properties. These new homes had the underfloor heating installed a...
View ArticleWhy energy intensive sites should consider a Capstone micro turbine in their...
Derived through advanced engineering based on proven turbine design, micro turbines represent a watershed energy management solution. Transforming the way businesses think about energy production,...
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