Latest Ground and air source heating News
The UK heat pump market to experience double-digit growth
Heat pumps use electricity to extract heat from the environment, usually from the ground or the air. More than three quarters of the energy produced by the heat pump is available free from a sustainable, renewable source. Unlike other sources of renewable energy like wind and solar, the heat in the ground or the air is always available for use. Although they are not carbon neutral (after all, they are powered by electricity), heat pumps typica... [more]
Renewable energy systems purchased now benefit from capital grants and incentive payments
There is currently a golden window of opportunity in which consumers purchasing renewable energy systems can benefit from both capital grants for the purchase of equipment, and additional incentive payments for every unit of heat or electricity produced. This ‘double-whammy’ will be short lived as the current grant system towards the purchase of systems will be phased out and replaced by a pay per unit system. From April 2010, the government s... [more]
GSHP systems can make a significant contribution to the UK's campaign to combat climate change by cutting carbon emissions
GSHP systems work by circulating liquid through a network of pipes buried underground which extract the natural warmth which is present in the ground all year round. The liquid is transferred to heat pumps which raise its temperature so it can be used to heat a building. For cooling, the process is reversed. A recent Environment Agency report predicted that in a high growth scenario up to 1,200,000 Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) systems could ... [more]
Practical Installer puts the latest innovations in renewables under the spotlight
At Ecobuild 2010, Practical Installer will put the latest innovations in renewables under the spotlight dispelling the myth that renewable technologies are complicated and showing that, in some cases, they are more straightforward than traditional technologies. With live and interactive sessions throughout the day, including the latest solar panels being installed on a demonstration roof and experts on hand to show how easy it is to do all t... [more]
Daikin UK launches Daikin Solar Thermal System
The use of solar collectors is a very effective way of utilising the free energy from the sun. In fact, when averaged over an entire year, the sun delivers half of the energy we need to bring our domestic water up to the desired temperature – and like most “free” resources, demand for equipment that allows us to capture this valuable resource is on the up. Daikin UK has announced the launch of the Daikin Solar Thermal System for the UK market ... [more]
Other Ground and air source heating news and reviews
Greene supervisors OK bids on new garage (The Beaver County Times)
GREENE TWP. — Greene Township Supervisors approved bids Monday totaling $508,809 for the construction of a long-anticipated public works garage on a 95-acre parcel the township owns between Route 168 and Pittsburgh Grade Road.
Office furniture makers study how to cash in on connected workers' move to 'third spaces' (The Grand Rapids Press)
East Grand Rapids "work cottage" serves as test bed for Steelcase's efforts.
'Green' home has energy to spare (Boston Herald)
How green can a house get? A Bay State couple lives in a highly energy-efficient home that creates two-and-a-half...
Keyport Kicks Off High-Tech Project to Save on Energy Cost (The Kitsap Sun)
KEYPORT —Naval Undersea Warfare Center-Keyport will get $15.9 million in energy upgrades, and will pay for them with guaranteed energy savings.The base and Trane, Inc., kicked off the yearlong project Monday afternoon with a groundbreaking ceremony in the middle of closed-off A Street. About 80 people huddled under a big white tent top as snow threatened to fall, and listened to Navy brass and ...
Town outgrows its library (Foxboro Reporter)
Of that there was no doubt. The acute shortage of space at Boyden Library, which had been operating out of Memorial Hall since 1871, had reached critical mass. The building, even with the two wings added in 1897, could no longer support the mission.
Silent invader (Southwest Journal)
It is colorless, odorless, and tasteless — undetectable to human senses. Yet according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, radon kills an average of 21,000 people per year and is the leading cause of lung cancer in the United States for nonsmokers.
Course available in geothermal heating (Times Leader)
The problem with changing careers to stay current with consumer demand is that training usually costs money that job seekers don’t have, and it isn’t offered where they live.
Rice hull should not go to waste (Sun Star)
THE Philippines is one of the world's top rice producers. One of the milling by-products of the grain is rice hull, which constitutes about 20 to 22 percent by weight of the grain. read more
Local builders official hearing growing demand from consumers (The Williamsport Sun-Gazette)
Residents willing to take on the challenge of building a home during a national recession are saving their money through energy-efficient construction, according to industry experts at this weekend's West Branch Susquehanna Builders Association Home Show. "These houses are being built enormously energy-efficient," said Doug Meshaw, executive vice president of the state builder's association.
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