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RENEWABLE SOLUTION TO OVER 1 MILLION HIT BY OIL PRICE RISES
The New Year is traditionally seen as a time for change and in light of recent figures released by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC), this may never have been more true if you are one of the million plus people using oil to heat your home.
The world's First RHI now open for applications!
The moment we have all been waiting for has finally arrived as the world's first Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) launches to the Commercial sector.
Permitted Development Rights Extended To Cover Air Source Heat Pumps
Information published on the legislation.gov.uk website indicates that the rules governing permitted developments have been extended to cover the installation of Air Source Heat Pumps.
CASE STUDIES
National Trust & Morden Hall Park
The National Trust tea room at Morden Hall Park Merton, London installs a Ground Source Heat Pump.
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Ground Loop Options
Straight Ground Loops
Ideally the heat pump ground loop consists of a single straight out and return line. However, it often consists of several loops brought together with a manifold and as seen from the graphic above it doesn't necessarily have to be straight either!Slinky Ground loops
"Slinky" ground loops are usually specified for heat pumps as it reduces the amount of land needed, however, where a large amount of land is easily available straight trenches can also be used.
A loop is created, this means energy is absorbed from a smaller area and it's therefore important to know how to plan and install these so as not to deplete the stored heat within the ground.
A high level of knowledge is required to correctly size this type of installation for different soil types, Ice Energy has installed over 1000 slinky installations for ground source heat pumps with great success.
Trenches ready for the ground loopTESTIMONIAL
Philip Pullman, Oxfordshire
Philip Pullman author of the book Northern Lights, which was made into the film the Golden Compass talks about his experiences while installing his ground source heat pump.More
