Renewable energy case studies - here you can view a sample of some projects which have switched from fossil fuel heating systems to renewable energy, eco-friendly heating systems like heat pumps, solar pv and solar thermal.
Heat Pump Case Studies
Domestic Installations
Dorset Cottage
This 17th Century cottage now has a 12kW ground source heat pump, solar thermal and solar PV
Essex Homeowner
Ecoliving installed a F1245 ground source heat pump in to this Scandanavian style house allowing the homeowners to save on fuel costs and reduce their carbon footprint
Homeowner in Hallow
Ecoliving installed a F2015 air source heat pump together with solar thermal panels
Bolton Homeowner
Ecoliving installed a Nibe F1145 as well as a 3.69kW Kioto Q Cells integrated roof solar pv array.
Commercial Installations
Leigh Park Community Centre
Wimborne 12kW Ground source heat pump supplies the hot water, heating and underfloor heating to this community centre in Wimborne
Milsom Hotels
The Maison Talbooth Hotel in Dedham Vale now has a Gullberg & Jansson air source heat pump heating the large swimming pool. Anticipated savings should be around 80,000 kWh per year which equates to around a 50% reduction in running costs and reduced CO2 emissions of approximately 10 tons per year.
Port Sunlight - 21 new rental flats
Exhaust air heat pumps
Blairmount – 8 new detached homes
Ground source heat pumps & wood-burning stoves
Carus House – 12,600 sq. ft. office building
Outdoor air heat pumps
The Citadel – 15 new affordable homes of 85m2
Exhaust air heat pumps
Rouken Glen - Timber clad education centre of 60m2;
Outdoor Air Heat Pump and Solar Thermal
Solar PV Case Studies
Somerton Court, Somerset
SOLFEX energy systems Kioto KPV PE installed.
Estimated Yield = approximately 27,283kWh p/annum
Estimated index linked annual FIT = approximately £12,386
C02 saving = 24,000kg p/annum
Passivhaus, Cotswalds
Ecoliving supplied 16 Schuco solar photovoltaic (PV) panels each with a peak output of 190 Watts. With a total output of 3 kilowatts peak (kWp), the net financial gain per annum is anticipated to be in excess of £1,000.