ENERGY SAVING NEWS ISSUE ONE WINTER 2009 Why is energy efficiency an issue? Right now in the UK we all have the freedom to choose whether or not to install energy efficient technologies to reduce our homes or businesses carbon footprint. But most experts predict that greener technologies will be compulsory through legislation in the very near future, just like recycling of our rubbish. With this is mind, it makes sense to consider the alternatives TODAY. INVESTING IN HEATING SYSTEMS THAT ENABLE US TO TURN THE THERMOSTAT DOWN A COUPLE OF DEGREES, OR USE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS WATER AND ENERGY PER DAY ALL HELP THE PLANET - AND OUR POCKETS! | 
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IF YOU COULD SAVE MONEY ON YOUR ENERGY CONSUMPTION, YOU WOULD WOULDN'T YOU? | EFFICIENT HEATING FOR - LOFT CONVERSIONS & EXTENSIONS CARAVANS, CHALETS & HOLIDAY HOMES PERIOD HOMES & LISTED BUILDINGS HEALTH CENTRES & CARE HOMES AREAS OF THE UK WITH NO NATURAL GAS SUPPLY THE ELDERLY & LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS LANDLORDS & HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS HOTELS, HOSTELS & STUDENT ACCOMMODATION UNUSUAL BUILDINGS SHOPS & MALLS RESTAURANTS, BARS & OUTDOOR SMOKING AREAS |
HEAT FOR THE ELDERLY ELDERLY PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR, MINDFUL OF SAVING MONEY, OFTEN FEEL THEY CAN ONLY AFFORD TO HEAT ONE ROOM OR THAT RUNNING ONLY ONE RADIATOR IS SAVING THEM MONEY ON THEIR FUEL BILLS. THIS IS A SITUATION THAT WE CAN REMEDY WITH OUR CAREFULLY SELECTED ECONOMICAL ELECTRIC HEATING RANGES. NEW TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES AND HIGHLY SENSITIVE MULTI-ZONE THERMOSTATIC CONTROLS MEAN THAT INSTALLING A RANGE OF ATTRACTIVE AND ECONOMICAL ELECTRIC HEATING HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER. IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WHO COULD BENEFIT FROM LOWER FUEL BILLS THIS WINTER, WHY NOT GET IN TOUCH WITH US | 
If a person is aged 60 to 79 and receives a state pension, they are entitled to receive a Winter Fuel Payment, they will get either £125 or £250, depending on their circumstances. If they are aged 80 or over and are entitled to a Winter Fuel Payment, they will get either £200 or £400, depending on their circumstances. Go to direct.gov.uk or the Government Grants website. |
RADIATEUR D'ART ATV ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE ENERGY SAVING RADIATORS AS THEIR SOLE UK DISTRIBUTORS ATV, FRENCH SPECIALIST IN ECO-FRIENDLY DESIGN HAS LAUNCHED THE RGON RANGE OF HAND-FINISHED SCULPTURED RADIATORS. THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS USES THE LATEST GREEN TECHNOLOGY PRODUCING EXCEPTIONAL DESIGNS THAT BRING WARMTH AND BEAUTY TO ANY HOME. SHOWN LEFT: RGON 'THE COUPLE' RADIATOR HAND FINISHED FROM ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY NATURAL MATERIALS AND COLOURS. RADIATORS CAN BE MADE TO MEASURE | 
SOME HEATERS ARE QUITE SIMPLY WORKS OF ART CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE |
RENEWABLES NOBO ECO-SERIES HEAT PUMPS OUR ENVIRONMENT IS FULL OF ENERGY. EVEN AT SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES THERE IS PLENTY OF ENERGY AVAILABLE TO USE FOR HEATING AND HOT WATER. HEAT PUMPS USE CONVENTIONAL REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGY TO EXTRACT ENERGY FROM THE SUN STORED IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND RAISE IT TO A TEMPERATURE SUITABLE FOR HEATING PURPOSES. THIS METHOD WORKS EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER AT TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS -25ºC. LOW RUNNING COSTS LOW OWNERSHIP COSTS THE CONSIDERABLE CONTRIBUTION FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES ALSO HELPS TO PROVIDE RUNNING COST SAVINGS OVER FOSSIL FUELLED HEATING SYSTEMS AND IMPORTANTLY, FUTURE PROOFS THE SYSTEM AGAINST FUTURE ENERGY PRICE INCREASES. BUT FUEL COSTS ARE ONLY PART OF THE STORY. UNLIKE GAS AND OIL BASED SYSTEMS, HEAT PUMPS REQUIRE NO COSTLY REGULAR MAINTENANCE OR ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTIONS. AND BECAUSE A NOBO ECO-SERIES HEAT PUMP HAS A REASONABLE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF 20 - 25 YEARS, TYPICALLY TWICE THAT OF A STANDARD BOILER, THE INVESTMENT COSTS CAN BE RECOVERED OVER A LONGER PERIOD MEANING THE OWNERSHIP COSTS OVER THE WORKING LIFE OF THE SYSTEM ARE DEMONSTRABLY LOWER. | 
HEAT PUMPS EXPLAINED 75% of the energy is taken from the environment i.e the air or ground and transfered to the heat pump. 25% of the energy is sourced from the natural grid in the normal way of supplying your electricity. This is used to operate the heat pump but with very low consumption. The energy from the air or ground is transfered to the refrigerant inside the heat pumps evaporator. This causes the temperature of the refrigerant to rise and change state from liquid to gas. The refrigerant gas is then compressed, using an electrically driven compressor, reducing its volume but causing its temperature to rise significantly. A heat exchanger (condenser) then extacts the heat energy from the hot refrigerant to heat water for central heating, underfloor heating or domestic hot water. After giving up its heat energy the refrigerant turns back into a liquid and is able to absorb energy from the envirnoment, allowing the cycle to begin again.
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IS CONDENSATION YOUR PROBLEM? IF SO, AN INFRARED PANEL WILL GIVE YOU RADIANT HEAT AND ELIMINATE CONDENSATION. BY HEATING THE WALLS AND STRUCTURE OF YOUR HOME, NOT THE AIR, WARM AIR WILL NOT MEET COLD SURFACES WHERE CONDENSATION, MOULD AND MILDEW USUALLY FORMS. | 
INFRARED PANELS ELIMINATE CONDENSATION AND ARE PERFECT FOR KITCHEN EXTENSIONS MODEL SHOWN IS BLACKBOARD WAVE PANEL HEATER, IDEAL FOR KITCHENS |
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