June 26, 2015Contrary to recent press reports, the UK met its interim renewable energy target for 2013/14, according to a report issued earlier this morning. The news came as ministers for the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) defended their approach in parliament, fending off questions about the decision to end support for onshore wind early […]
Read more... June 24, 2015Some great shots from Day 1 of our Renewable Biomass installation at Burcott Mill in Wookey, Somerset. With a bit of help our team lifted a Froling P4 Boiler and 1 tonne Pellet store over a wall and river ready to be installed at the popular Guesthouse in the Mendip Hills.
Read more... June 17, 2015BLAKE ECOTEC www.blakeecotec.co.uk (Source: www.yougen.co.uk/blog-entry/2556/Air+source+heat+pumps+vs+ground+source-%7C+Which+is+best’3F/) Should I get an air source heat pump or a ground source heat pump? Heat pumps take heat from the ground, air or water and use it to heat space and water. They are like a fridge in reverse. The fridge takes heat from the food you put in it, […]
Read more... June 11, 2015BLAKE ECOTEC – www.blakeecotec.co.uk Find out how you could benefit from a Renewable Heat Solution. Contact us on 0333 600 56 57 or email info@blakeecotec.co.uk.
Read more... June 09, 2015BLAKE ECOTEC – www.blakeecotec.co.uk (Source of information: www.yougen.co.uk/renewable-energy/Heat+Pumps/) How do Heat Pumps work? Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP); An ASHP unit takes colder external air from the outside environment through an evaporator coil fixed on an outside wall of a building, before heating refrigerant gases and harnessing the heat through a heat exchanger Using mains […]
Read more... June 04, 2015Case Study: Coldharbour Farm, Gloucestershire. Blake Ecotec’s intelligent and sophisticated Froling P4 system supplies Renewable Heating and Hot Water to accommodation, swimming pool and equestrian stables. Key Objectives Provide heating and hot water to multiple buildings across the entire farm site. Integrate a Cascade Boiler solution to ensure 100kW heat demand is always met. Replace […]
Read more... June 04, 2015Domestic biomass installations now outstrip the entire heat pump industry in the UK. But is biomass always better? When might you choose a heat pump instead? You Gen have pitted these two titans of the domestic renewable heating world against each other and here’s the fight in full: Round 1: Cost of installation The cost […]
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