Tag: solar
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Energy-Stats.UK – an excellent “hobby” blog
Energy-stats.uk is an excellent blog. It shows what is possible when it comes to de-carbonising a UK home. But more than that, it shows you the data behind each project. Here are a few thoughts about what we can learn from projects like these.
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Heat Pumps are greener than burning gas under all circumstances
It is a common criticism of Heat Pumps that if the electricity they use isn’t green, then the heat pump itself isn’t green. Robert Howarth completely debunks this criticism in his 2016 paper on the topic. The normal way to heat water using gas is worse for green house gas emissions that a heat pump,…
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Demand Flexibility Service – how your Home Storage Battery can respond to market signals.
The Demand Flexibility Response trial of winter 22/23 was the first large scale proof of concept in the UK for the idea of consumers being able to reduce their consumption in response to a demand signal from the ESO. Play your part in the future of energy by installing a Home Storage Battery now.
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Energy Efficiency versus Energy Conservation
Energy Conservation measures require behavioural change, which is very difficult to accomplish. Energy Efficiency harnesses the improvements in technology to deliver the same output at reduced cost – to the environment and your wallet. Explore this idea here.
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The Financial Independence case for Solar PV
Let’s explore the case for investing in Solar and Battery Storage from the perspective of someone seeking financial independence, keen to minimise their income tax bill and to permanently reduce their living costs.
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Do you know your AC from your DC?
To understand the basics of your solar panels and your home storage battery, you need to understand the difference between AC (alternating current) and DC (direct current). Otherwise you’ll be on the back foot when you are doing your Green Energy Transition research.
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Does smart thermostat technology encourage inefficient heating behaviour?
Smart thermostats offer the ability to control your heating much more intricately than a traditional wall mounted thermostat. But does this capability actually increase efficiency? The smart thermostat speaks to our tech enabled Amazon generation. You want heat immediately? No problem. You can boost the heating whilst on the tube on the way home. But…
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What is a Virtual Power Plant?
Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) are networks of small energy-producing systems (like solar panels) or storage devices (like home storage batteries), that are pooled together to serve the electricity grid. The concept of a VPP is already within touching distance.
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Do you know you kW from your kWh?
When we start to think about the Green Energy Transition, there is a lot of new terminology to learn about. Here we introduce the basics of kW, kWh and kWp. If you are comfortable with the language, you’ll be better able to make an informed decision.
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Your gas boiler – replace, repair or switch to heat pump?
As your boiler gets older, it will require maintenance. How do you decide whether to repair or replace your boiler, or should you switch to using a heat pump?