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Government grants to install Heat Pumps and Solar Hot water

Written on Monday, 2nd July 2012 by GHE Solar

The Renewable heat premium payment (RHPP) phase 2 is in operation. This is a voucher scheme that provides a refund of £850 for the installation of an air sourced heat pump and £1250 for the installation of a ground sourced heat pump. This grant is available if the property is not served by mains gas. There is a refund of £300 for the installation of solar hot water regardless of how the property is heated.  

These grants are limited so take advantage of this funding while it is available.

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Okay, I don't think anyone's taken this srluoisey yet, so How about, hydro-electric, geothermal steam, wind turbines, augmentative passive solar, such as water heating and daylighting (somwhat different then solar lighting, or skylighting, although skylights count.) Also let's not forget rain harvesting, and gray-water usage.these save water, and energy from a treatment, billing, delivery standpoint.Now that I asnwered the name other part: challenges, what happens when there is no sun/wind/water-flowing, if you have all of these, it won't happen that often, but when it does, are batteries a practical solution? Won't they eventually wind up in land-fill off-gasing? If you only use one or two of the 3 majors, what about when any of those aren't available? Availability is still a big concern, hopefully that will be the next stock-market bubble and drive a massive influx of green-products.The common challenges with non-renewables, rather than starting from an environmental standpoint, how about we start with what they're called. NON-RENEWABLE, eventually we will run out. It's theorized that we've found all oil on earth, and will start a downward turn on production by somtime in 2008 or 2009. Aside from that, there's the obvious global warming issues.O hope this helps some.

Posted by: DhevieJuwita
Posted on: 9th August 2012 at 13:23
This is more on the government's political will, Dhevie. The government benefits largely on the taxes oil companies pay them. But we have seen the government push the Green Deal campaign in the past months. A part of this is to give solar panel grants to homes that utilize these renewable systems. The greatest drawing factor to this is that the government will buy the excess power you produce. This has been proven to be true as you can potentially gain £25,000 over 25 years that you are using the solar pv system. -Sonia

Posted by: Sonia Knight
Posted on: 2nd January 2013 at 09:06
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