We are fully qualified electricians (IET 17th edition) serving both commercial and domestic properties. As members of the National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) and the Institute of Engineering Technology (IET) we are well qualified to help you with your electrical needs. We are both full scope and part P registered, holding 5M public liability insurance and regulated by REA and Trustmark. Since we are also experts in energy efficiency, we will identify where energy saving measures can also be made within your property, helping to the lower the running cost of your building and reduce carbon emissions.
The sun is the star at the centre of the solar system which provides the solar energy which supports almost all life on Earth and drives Earth's climate and weather. It provides enough solar energy to provide all the power the world needs for a year for every hour of energy reaching the earth surface. A full midday sun averages about 1,000 watts per square metre falling fairly evenly on the world's surface. It's a common misconception that solar technology relies on direct sunlight and that we don't get enough sun in the UK to be able to support efficient solartechnologies.
We can provide energy efficient lighting solutions for the home, office, Industrial units, shops, factories and warehouses. Depending upon a buildings usage, a solution as simple as replacing existing bulbs for low energy ones maybe enough to meet your energy saving requirement. A more complex solution using the latest low energy products whilst maintaining the correct level of light will reduce your energy consumption even more.
Answer: The principles of a heat pump and a fridge are very similar except that they work the opposite way round from each other. A heat pump will take cold air and convert it to warm air, whereas a fridge converts warm air to cold air. A fridge is designed to keep food and drink cool at a constant temperature, however, have you ever felt the heat which comes from the back of the fridge? This is the heat which has been removed from the fridge in order to keep the inside cool. The heat is dissipated through cooling fins into the air space of the room.
Ground source heat pumps use the natural solar energy stored in the earth as a heat source. They efficiently produce around four times as much heat energy for every unit of electricity they use. Energy is harvested from the ground using ground loops or bore holes. A continuous length of pipe is buried underground at a depth of between 1 and 2 metres. Heat from the ground is exchanged by the collector and delivered into the home by the heat pump. The coil of pipe can be laid horizontally or vertically depending upon the length of pipe required and the available land space.
Photovoltaics (PV) is the active solar technology which produces electricity from solar radiation using solar cells in panels. There are essentially two types of system available: Grid tied which are connected to the national grid and stand-alone which are not. If you have a roof which is facing in a Southerly direction (between East and West), has very little shading from trees or nearby buildings, then your property maybe suitable for a solar PV system. When considering such a system check with your local authority if you have any planning restrictions in your area.
Air source heat pumps are capable of extracting heat from the air even when the outside temperature gets down to as low as minus 15 degrees Celcius. This is achieved by a process of heat exchange and compression to reach the temperatures required for the hot water circuits in your home. No ground works are necessary for installing this type of equipment and consequently has lower installation cost compared to a ground source heat pump. As with ground source heat pumps, they are used for heating in the Winter months and cooling the building in the Summer months.
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