Heat Pumps for Renewable Heat Energy

Heat pumps are energy efficient heating systems that utilize heat from the ground, rock, air or water where solar energy is stored. This is renewable and totally free! A heat pump replaces a fossil fuel heating boiler and heats your property intelligently. Heat pumps have an annual efficiency of up to 400% when delivering heating and hot water and are installed in thousands of homes across the UK and used within many community, commercial, industrial and public buildings.

Heat pump benefits

Gone are the days of blasting the heating on for a couple of hours in the morning and again early evening! Now you can enjoy a comfortable indoor temperature and save on heating bills. Because a heat pump is energy efficient and works on the principle of low temperature heating (35 - 55° C as opposed to 70° C for conventional heating) it is maintaining the desired room temperature 24 hours a day. Controlled by the outdoor temperature the heat pump knows when heat is required. The effect is a much more comfortable indoor climate, healthier for us and much better for the fabric of the building.

• Comfortable, Consistant Indoor Temperature
• Lower Heating Bills
• Low Maintenance Costs
• Escape Escalating Fuel Prices
• Reduced Carbon Footprint
• No fuel deliveries to organise

To find out whether a heat pump is appropriate for heating your property why not contact us to arrange a free, no-obligation site survey or call us on 0845 302 3121.

The most common types of heat pumps used in the UK include:

• Outdoor Air Source  Harnesses heat energy from the outdoor air and delivers heat via a wet heating system like underfloor heating, radiators or fan convectors.
• Ground Source  Heat energy is collected from the ground or rock and delivers heat via a wet heating system.
• Water Source Heat Heat energy is pumped from an underground water source and delivers heat via a wet heating system.
• Exhaust Air Damp, stale air from the property's wet rooms is ducted to the heat pump and is the energy source. Ventilates, heats and provides hot water for smaller, low energy dwellings.
• Air to Air Heat Harnesses heat energy from the outdoor air and delivers heating and cooling via a fan convector.

Advising on whether a heat pump is appropriate for your property, and if so which type, is something that we at Ecoliving have been specialising in since 2004 and you can tap into those years of experience covering thousands of installations - just look at some of our case studies.

As with any heating system the first step is to do what you can to reduce the heat loss of your property by improving insulation levels and draught-proofing etc. where possible.

Savings, Incentives and Earnings

When you heat your property using a heat pump, your running costs are reduced to the electricity required to run the heat pump which means a saving of up to 60% compared to oil, LPG or all-electric heating.

Incentives are available as part of the government's efforts to ensure the UK meets its EU target of 15% of energy coming from renewables by 2020. Check the latest information on the Renewable Heat Incentive and Renewable Heat Premium Payment of up to £1250 for heat pumps.

The Renewable Heat Incentive is expected to be introduced in summer 2013 and will provide a regular payment to householders with renewable heating systems installed like heat pumps.