PGS / May 18, 2012 11:52 am
If you’re generating heat from renewable energy sources, it’s not great to be wasting it. To avoid throwing away generated heat, you need to use a thermal store. A thermal store can be attached to any heat generating renewable energy [...]
PGS / April 18, 2012 11:23 am
Over the past few years, the popularity of installing solar panels on domestic properties has risen exponentially. This was mainly encouraged by various government incentives, such as the feed-in-tariff, and individual companies offering free installation in return for receiving the [...]
PGS / March 5, 2012 11:48 am
As property owners, eco-fanatics, fuel companies and interior designers are thinking towards greener solutions for their services the term ‘sustainable’ is being heard more and more often – but what does it actually mean? This short article will explain the [...]
PGS / February 22, 2012 11:44 am
The world’s largest offshore wind farm has been opened – and it’s British! The Walney windfarm spans over 73 km^2 and consists of 102 turbines. Split into two sections, the total power capacity of the windfarm is 370MW – enough [...]
PGS / January 13, 2012 10:52 am
The Renewable Heating Incentive (RHI) Premium Payment is a government incentive to help contribute money towards your renewable energy installation. Whether you’re thinking of getting a biomass boiler, solar panel installation or a heat pump, the RHI Premium Payment can contribute between [...]
PGS / November 23, 2011 10:22 am
Heating manufacturers are always looking for new and efficient ways to heat properties, using the least amount of energy possible. One of the newer, but much overlooked, methods is by installing radiators that have built in fans to help either [...]
PGS / November 11, 2011 12:01 pm
Owners of properties off the grid often have big decisions to make in regard to how to heat their home. Often wood burners are a popular choice but oil burners are increasingly popular – the only problem is that they [...]
PGS / October 10, 2011 10:24 am
The renewable heating incentive, which is the governments incentive to pay out for excess energy created from home and business renewable energy installations, is to be held back for at least a month while the government waits for EU state [...]
PGS / September 23, 2011 9:56 am
This weekend why don’t you try and take on the role as local eco warrior?! Every community needs an activist to help cut carbon, and there is no reason why this can’t be you. To kick start things I’ve found [...]
PGS / August 26, 2011 10:34 am
I’ve blogged about the the turbulent (pun absolutely intended) market of renewable energy a fair bit in the past, but haven’t really written much on domestic wind turbines – only commercial ones. The main reason for this is that I still don’t [...]