Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Key Points
Today sees the eventual launch of the domestic RHI. So here are a few pointers for you so that you don’t have to pour over the finer detail to see if it is right for you – although we do …
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Egni Solar Co-Op Launched
A hard working group of committed volunteers in SW Wales have been beavering around for the past year or so getting a large community driven solar PV project off of the ground. The Egni Co-Operative (see www.egni.coop) have clubbed together …
Ventilation solutions for homes
Positive ventilation system diagramatic Many of our houses are getting sealed up all in the name of energy efficiency. Draughts around doors are being sealed, windows are being replaced (often without trickle vents), chimneys are being blocked up, lofts insulated, …
Renewable Heat Premium Payment scheme extended
The £300 per solar heating installation subsidy, RHPP, has been extended to 2013. This is a scheme that is aimed at encouraging people to install solar water heating across the UK and also to assist people who are off the …
PV Solar FiTs clarification
You may have heard about the reduction planned in the Feed In Tariff (FiT) for PV Systems and the various appeals etc that are currently underway. The picture is confusing, but hopefully this missive from REAL Assurance (with whom all …
Rewiring tips
Many older homes are upgraded by a re-wire. This ensures that older electrical wiring is up to modern standards and hence should be safer. This is an expensive process where not only wires, but sockets and switches are also changed. …
Are ground source heat pumps any good?
Not so long ago Ground Source Heat Pumps, (GSHP) and their more urban cousin the Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) were being touted as part of the answer to carbon reductions in the heating of houses. All boast something called …
ACE Solar Panels – FREE electric (when the sun shines!)
Ely and Caerau are wards in Cardiff and are part of the Welsh Government’s Communities First scheme. They have been working hard to make the project sustainable in the longer term and part of this drive has been to create …
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