Warm Welcome for Boiler Scrappage Scheme
announcement of a greener home heating incentive in the Government’s Pre-Budget Report, 9th December 2009. The Boiler Scrappage Scheme is available to anyone who replaces a G-rated boiler with a modern boiler, or a renewable heating unit. “We were initially concerned that the scheme would only look at replacing old gas boilers for new gas boilers, which would have penalised green technologies such as air source heat pumps, so we are delighted that they have been included in the scheme,” said John Kellett, General Manager of Mitsubishi Electric’s Heating Systems Division.
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Redland First to Offer PV Solution
Mini Stonewold, DuoPlain, 50 Double Roman and Grovebury, making Redland the first company to offer developers a fully-integrated PV solution for slate, plain tile and profile tile roofs. The launch is timed to take advantage of the Government’s new Feed-In Tariffs which are expected to stimulate the micro-renewable market.
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Redland’s pre-eminence as the UK’s leading solar-renewable roofing supplier will be confirmed at EcoBuild, where the company launches not one, but five new roof tile specific PV systems. Each system has been developed to match one of Redland’s five most popular tile ranges for the house building market, Cambrian,
Mitsubishi Electric
has welcomed the Chancellor’s
Wrekin Sheltered Housing Enters the Solar Age
Residents at Lawndale sheltered housing in Donnington, Telford, are set to slash their heating bills and reduce their carbon footprint following the installation of solar thermal on the roofs of their bungalows. The installation means the bungalows will collectively reduce their carbon footprint by two tonnes a year, while residents will see savings of up to 17 % a year off their hot water heating bills. Installation took just two days for each property, with minimum disruption enabling residents to remain in their homes at all times. The success of the Lawndale scheme means SPI npower is set to install solar thermal panels on further properties for The Wrekin Housing Trust. The heating system includes a control options for each room, which has proven popular with the residents.
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What Happens When the Lights Go Out…
designed to provide standby power to ordinary householders. The RES13 Residential Power Generator, from SDMO, is an ultra quiet power generation unit that fits neatly outside an urban or suburban home. It is entirely self-contained and can be set up on most types ground.
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It has been predicted in some quarters that Britain’s electricity demands could outstrip supply very soon, leaving the UK facing widespread power cuts for the first time since the 1970s. With these facts firmly in mind, the worldwide supplier of power generation equipment, SDMO, has developed an uncomplicated, compact domestic power station,
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