It pays to go green
Whilst the economic headlines generally make for depressing reading, there is one area of the economy enjoying a boom: the green sector. This is largely thanks to the Government's generous support for...
View ArticleHeat you Home from Thin Air?
Heat you Home from Thin Air It sounds too good to be true, yet that is precisely what Air Source heat pumps do. Air contains thermal energy, even in winter. By blowing this air through a heat...
View ArticlePowered by the Sun
With the phenomenal success of the Solar photovoltaic market in Britain, it's easy to forget about Solar Thermal, which uses energy from the sun to heat water rather than generate electricity. With...
View ArticleSaving Energy & Keeping Cool
The mild days of September may not be the most natural time to be thinking about insulation and heating, but there are still many things that home owners can do to stay cool in early autumn while also...
View ArticleWinter 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 ArticleRenewable Heat Incentive
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 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...
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