- Lottery releases new funding programme up to £60,000 for Community groups.
Lottery releases new funding programme up to £60,000 for Community groups.
- NIE release new solar grant in response to closure of Low Carbon Building Programme
NIE release new solar grant in response to closure of Low Carbon Building Programme
- Renewable Heat Incentive
DECC releases proposal for Renewable Heat Incentive to provide payments to customers for using renewable heating products.
- New Green Strategy will overhaul Britain's Homes
A green transformation of Britain's homes will take place over the next decade - making them more comfortable, warmer and cheaper to run - under new plans set out by the Government today.
- Grants Available for the Republic Of Ireland
If you are homeowner then you can apply for a grant through the Greener Homes Scheme. Click on this link to go to the Sustainable Energy Ireland Website for more information.
Solar Water Heating
The sun radiates enormous amounts of energy to the earth.Unbelievable as it may sound, in Ireland we receive on average per year as much as 60% of that received on the equator. Solar thermal collectors transform direct and diffuse solar radiation into useful heat.
Solar systems are particularly attractive as you can almost completely shut down your boiler during the summer months as the solar can provide up to 95% of the hot water requirement during this period.
A properly designed solar system can provide up to 70% of your annual hot water requirements. For most domestic installations the system is designed to heat hot water only, but more advanced systems are available for heating, pre-heating and east/west applications.
The collectors are usually positioned on a south facing roof and connected to a solar cylinder using stainless steel pre-insulated pipework. A solar pump station and controller co-ordinates the operation and delivers heat automatically to the cylinder using a special solar coil.
