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Low carbon heating for Ramsgate library refurbishment(16/06/2010)
The Ramsgate library was almost completely destroyed by fire in 2004, shortly before its 100th anniversary and an ambitious plan was put together by Friends of Ramsgate Library working in conjunction with Ramsgate Council for a rebuild that preserved all the architectural integrity and used the latest materials. Planning permission was granted in 2006 and, following feasibility studies into low carbon heating options, Dimplex installer partner... [more]
The UK heat pump market to experience double-digit growth(02/03/2010)
Heat pumps use electricity to extract heat from the environment, usually from the ground or the air. More than three quarters of the energy produced by the heat pump is available free from a sustainable, renewable source. Unlike other sources of renewable energy like wind and solar, the heat in the ground or the air is always available for use. Although they are not carbon neutral (after all, they are powered by electricity), heat pumps typica... [more]
Setting fire to chemicals like gas should be made a thermodynamic crime(18/11/2009)
Almost 50% of the UK’s CO2 emissions are generated heating buildings, mostly through the burning of gas and oil. Some European countries, like Sweden have already moved to a low carbon electricity generating grid using a combination of nuclear and renewables. It’s no surprise that heat pumps are now used to heat nearly all new houses in Sweden. Heat pumps use electricity to extract heat from the environment, usually from the ground or the air... [more]
Combining ground source heat pump with solar thermal heating(17/09/2009)
Solar thermal heating is most effective in the summer months and ground source heat pumps used for central heating work particularly well in winter. By integrating the two technologies, you can get a sum that is greater than the parts. Murray Treece, Managing Director of Econic, explains: Solar thermal systems offer simple but effective domestic water heating – particularly in the summer when the sun shines – and they are capable of raising th... [more]
Econic sinks 120 boreholes to harvest heat from the earth for Hellesdon Hospital(17/08/2009)
Econic has commissioned a pair of 50 kW ground source heat pumps as part of a £9.4 million hospital development in East Anglia. The ground collector for the system is the largest installation of its type ever installed in the UK and the building sets a landmark for the National Health Service’s progress towards becoming carbon neutral by 2018. The contract carried out during the construction of a new mental health unit at Hellesdon Hospital in... [more]
Econic makes drilling for a ground source heat pump system cleaner, quieter and faster(27/07/2009)
Drilling the collectors for a vertical closed loop ground source heat pump system in the conventional way can sometimes lead to a number of problems. However, there is an alternative installation method that avoids these issues, says Murray Treece, chief operating officer of Econic. Drilling vertical boreholes into the ground to install collectors for a ground source heat pump (GSHP) usually involves a rotary drilling rig utilising a variety o... [more]
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