New build with heating and hot water supplied by a 12kW NIBE F2040 air source heat pump and a solar thermal collector
The owners of this large detached property built in 2012 found that the heat pump they had originally installed was failing after only about 5 years. We were asked to...
New build with heating from an air source heat pump supplemented by a wood stove and with a solar thermal collector for hot water
This 4-bedroom new build has been designed and constructed to a high standard of energy efficiency. It uses a range of renewable technologies to maintain comfort and to minimise ongoing...
Newly built cottage heated by a ground source heat pump with power from a ground mounted 4.0 kWp PV array
This small new build cottage has been constructed to a high standard of energy efficiency. The space heating and a proportion of its hot water requirements are supplied by a...
NIBE F2040 Air Source Heat Pump providing heating and hot water for a modern detached 4- bedroom house
We were asked by the owners of this 4-bedroom detached house to replace an air source heat pump which was very noisy (~ 60 dB(A)) and had been disturbing their...
Older poorly insulated property heated by a 22kW dual-fuel biomass boiler (logs and pellets)
When the owners of this poorly insulated property were planning the construction of a two-storey detached garage and workshop, they reserved some space for a new plant room. This gave...
Open loop 12kW NIBE GSHP sourced from a spring supplying heating and hot water to a converted pub
For centuries water was sourced from the spring that runs near to this historic pub to supply water used for brewing beer and cider. Now it is used as a...
Passivhaus with heating and hot water supplied by an air source heat pump
This detached rural home has been constructed to Passivhaus standards of insulation and airtightness around the structure of an Atcost barn. The owner involved us at an early in the...
Passivhaus with PVT collectors, a thermal store and a pellet boiler to provide backup hot water and to meet peak space heating demand
Crossways is built to Passivhaus standards and was featured on Grand Designs in 2009. Heat and power is provided by a PVT array linked to a 500 litre thermal...
Photovoltaic and solar thermal arrays providing hot water and electricity to a detached house in a rural area.
By installing a 3.96 kWp photovoltaic array and A 40 tube solar thermal collector, the owners of this detached rural property sought to use their large south facing roof to...
Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) system linked to a heat pump heating a thermal store, integrated alongside a wood stove with boiler
The main heating and hot water for this detached modern house is provided by a heat pump linked to a 500 litre thermal store. The heat pump extracts heat from...
Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) system linked to a thermal store, integrated alongside a gas-fired boiler
This 4-bedroom detached house has been transformed by an extensive retrofit to improve its energy efficiency. Measures taken include external insulation provision of heat by a heat pump linked to...
Power for a large detached house and swimming pool is supplied by a PV array and an Energy Storage System
To reduce electricity bills we installed an 8.19kW PV array connected to a 10.24 kWh capacity Energy Storage System (ESS). Between late spring and early autumn this array offsets power...
