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Renewable Energy Sources For Heating Houses

Renewable Reputation Professor Complaints By Rebecca Twigg.

It has never been more important for houses to be heated with renewable sources of energy than now. Fuel prices are subject to increases and carbon dioxide emissions are a real concern. Cutting fuel consumption and costs are an increasing priority for most. The good news is that many buildings can utilise things such as triple glazing, ground-source and air-source heat pumps, solar panels and wood burning stoves to save both the environment and cut down on bill costs.

There are two main ways of using wood to heat a home. The first option is a stand-alone stove that can be used to heat a single room, and the second is a boiler for the central heating system powered by wood, pellets or chips.

Wood as an energy source is a low carbon option. The carbon dioxide given off when wood fuel is burned is the about the same amount as the tree actually absorbed during growth. New trees are planted when the older ones are chopped down and so the wood is carbon neutral. Obviously the more locally the wood can be sourced the better.

Ground source and heat source pumps are also a good source of sustainable energy for the home. Ground source heat pumps can be used throughout the year and use pipes buried in the garden to extract heat from the ground. They are used to heat water for radiators and underfloor heating systems. Because the ground stays at a constant temperature, a ground source heat pump can be used throughout the year. In the UK, the average soil temperature remains consistently at 10-13 degrees centigrade at a depth of only one metre.

The pump circulates a mixture of water and food-friendly glycol around a ground loop (a loop of pipe buried in the garden). When the liquid travels around the loop it absorbs heat from the ground. The longer the loop, the more heat can be drawn. The heat pump requires an increase of only a few degrees of the water mix to work. The liquid is then put through a series of heat exchangers and a compressor, concentrating the heat, so that temperatures up to 65 degrees centigrade are achieved. They run on electricity, so there’s no need to pay for gas, oil or solid fuels and they work best with underfloor heating or warm air heating systems rather than radiators.

Air source heat pumps work on similar principles to the ground source heat pumps but extract heat from the air rather than the ground. They can be fitted outside a house or in the roof and they generally perform better at warmer air temperatures.

There are two main types of air source heat pump. An air-to-water system uses the heat to warm water, and an air-to-air system produces warm air that is circulated by fans to heat the home.

Air source heat pump systems are compact and require no storage space for fuel but they are less efficient than ground source pumps and they do make a small amount of noise so need to be sensitively situated.

Both ground source and air source heat pumps produce less heat than traditional boilers, so buildings using these need to be well insulated and draught proofed for the heating system to be effective. This is where triple glazing comes in.

Solar water-heating systems are another way of using renewable sources of energy I the home. They work by using the sun’s energy to heat water and can supply approximately half of a home’s annual hot water. Solar panels can be positioned on the roof or ground, absorbing heat from the sun’s rays and transferring it by pump or gravity, to a water cylinder from where it can be used. Solar panels work best on south-facing roofs, but can be situated elsewhere.

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