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comes the sun…Renewable energy for the home
Renewable
energy’s time is here it seems. What with gas
and electricity bills going through the roof, and climate
change looming large, there has never been a better
time to consider investing in renewable energy technology
for your own home.
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this article, Matt Hogan of Revolution Power will
explain the benefits of two little known technologies
– heat pumps and solar water heating. Both
ideally suited to our climate here in the north-east
– its sunnier than you think! |
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By far the
cheapest and most eco-friendly home-heating technology
currently available is the heat-pump. A heat-pump is
a type of central heating system, which literally pumps
heat from outside your home into your heating system,
like a fridge-freezer in reverse. The ground or air
outside your home is a vast reserve of energy, heated
by the sun. Systems for heating the home do so with
amazing efficiency – typically around 400%. That
means for every unit of electric energy used by your
heat-pump, you will get 4 units worth of heat in the
house. Bills for oil heated homes drop by around 60%,
electrically heated homes by 75%, with large reductions
in CO2 emitted. The savings are potentially huge.
Another
highly effective solar renewable energy solution is
solar water heating. Solar panels are installed on the
roof, and water is slowly pumped through them, collecting
heat from the sun. Harvesting the sun’s heat is
up to 5 times more efficient than using the same area
of solar photovoltaics to generate electricity. A well-designed
system will provide 50-60% of annual domestic hot water
needs, slashing bills & carbon emissions for around
30 years.
Revolution Power Ltd is a local company specialising
in the supply and installation of renewable energy solutions.
For further advice do not hesitate to call Matt on 01325
320910.
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