We provide you with Solar Heating for domestic hot water and for heating your building, and Ground Source or Air to Air heat pumps. Some renewable energy technologies are suitable for business or home use, and grants are often available.

Solar Energy

Solar thermal technology is the most reliable, efficient and accessible form of renewable energy available today; your annual fuel bills can be reduced. Solar water heating depends on radiation, not direct sunlight, so it even works on dull days.

Installing Solar collectors can help reduce your heating bills by providing up to 70% of your household's domestic hot water requirements per annum. Solar thermal is also great for the environment, as it has no emissions and is assured for the next 4 billion years.

Heat Pumps

Heat Pumps generally use energy from renewable sources as the low grade heat is taken from the local air, water or ground. It's common to have a 3:1 (COP) Coefficient of performance ratio, this means for every three units of heat delivered to your work space, two units can be from the renewable heat source and one from your electrical power supply. So for every 3Kw of heat you produce you only pay your electricity provider for 1Kw.

What Kinds Of Renewable Energy for the Workplace Are There?

There are five main types of renewable energy sources that you can use for heating or generating electricity. This process is generally known as  microgeneration.

• solar power uses the sun’s energy either to directly heat your water (solar water heating) or to generate your electricity (Photovoltaic or Solar PV)
• wind power can be used to generate your electricity using turbines (windmills)
• running water can also be used to generate your electricity using a turbine (small-scale hydro power)
• biomass (plant products or animal waste) can be burned to directly heat your home or to heat water - the most common fuel used is wood, although plant oils and other crops can also be used
• ground source heat pumps make use of heat stored in the ground to directly heat your home or water: water is pumped through pipes buried in the ground and heat is captured and transferred to radiators or to a hot water tank

How to enquire

Speak to Gavin Hastings on our free phone number 0800 783 4950.
Or email us a brief enquiry.