Renewable Heating
Enviko Designs and installs a wide range of renewable heating systems on a variety of different building types. We install solar thermal, air and ground source heat pumps, biomass and woodchip boilers amongst other systems with the aim of lowering our clients’ carbon emissions and ultimately their energy bills. For more information on what we install and how you may benefit from one of our systems, please read below or click on one of our links across the page.
Space heating and domestic water heating in buildings is responsible for more than 60% of the carbon emissions from domestic buildings. The UK has ambitious carbon reduction targets in place to achieve by the year 2050 and if buildings could be heated using renewable sources then significant progress towards the targets would be made.
There are several renewable heat technologies that are widely available in the UK: solar thermal collectors, heat pumps, biomass combustion and geothermal extraction. Solar thermal is very popular because all it requires is an area of roof space and it can contribute hugely to the hot water demand of any building and the space heating of some buildings. Enviko are very experienced in offering consultation and installation of solar thermal systems, click on our solar thermal link for more detailed information.
Heat pumps can be used to great effect for hot water, and space heating for newer builds. They work by extracting energy from the source material; air, water or the ground, and generating heat to produce a tank of hot water. Heat pumps are most useful in buildings with high thermal performance, such as modern homes or offices, but they can be very helpful as a contribution to heating domestic hot water.
Under floor heating is an efficient way to heat a building. Heat naturally rises, so heating a floor and letting the warmth radiate up through a room requires a lower temperature than conventional wall-mounted radiators. Like heat pumps, under floor heating is best utilised in modern buildings that have thick insulation and retain their heat.
In order to encourage the uptake of renewable heat generation, the government has recently announced the Renewable Heat Incentives (RHI), a scheme of tariffs that award revenue to technologies that qualify. Our RHI information page explains the scheme in more detail.
With renewable technologies that are becoming more competitive with conventional heat generation sources like gas or electricity, and a government-backed revenue scheme, it is clear the renewable heat will help the UK to achieve its carbon reduction targets moving forward.
For any further information on any of the renewable heating technologies, or to find out how they could be utilised at your home or office, please give us a call on 0208 541 1714.
