by Keith Wheaton-Green | Jul 10, 2012 | Fuel Poverty & Security, Renewable Heat Energy
We live in and off mains gas like a lot of people in rural areas and have a large propane tank that had been costing us around £1200 a year to keep filled. There have been price rises most years and sometimes more than one a year. I have asked Centrica if our village...
by Lets Get Energized | Apr 24, 2012 | Heat Pumps
Wimborne Minster Town Council, Dorset County Council, East Dorset District Council and Leigh Park Community Association helped Leigh Park Community Centre to install a Ground Source Heatpump to power their underfloor heating. Nature of Project To use Ground Source...
by Guest Energizer | Apr 24, 2012 | Community Energy, Fuel Poverty & Security, Renewable Heat Energy
At trueheat (Renewable Heat Utility Limited) we’ve been exploring the viability of providing wood fuelled district heating systems to rural communities in Dorset. This can provide a low cost, environmentally sustainable way to heat homes. For areas not served by...
by Theresa McManus | Apr 2, 2012 | Fuel Poverty & Security, Renewable Energy
At the end of March 2012, the government launched their strategy for low carbon heat. According to the strategy, “By 2050, we need to remove all direct greenhouse gas emissions from heating our buildings. This is exceedingly challenging, and means that any heat...