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July, 2008 Archive

Mitsubishi EcoDan Air Source Heat Pump

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

We are very excited to have become approved installers for the EcoDan Air Source Heat Pumps. Renewable energy is always full of new products and new developments. Here at Intelligent Energy Solutions we are proud of our knowledge and understanding of these new systems. This ever changing market allows us to offer the latest flexible solutions for our clients. The Mitsubishi EcoDan offers just that.

The EcoDan heat pumps works like a normal air source heat pump but has been specifically designed for the domestic new-build AND retrofit market.

Mitsubishi have been very much focused on the requirements of the domestic home owner when designing the EcoDan system. This careful product design is evident in a number of ways from quiet running to coefficients of performance that means air source heat pumps can now compete with high efficiency gas boilers.
When compared with a modern gas boiler the EcoDan Heat Pump can not only saves up to 50% of the Co2 output it can also save up to 30% of the running costs.

When comparing the EcoDan heat pump with a modern oil boiler the savings could be up to 60%.

Click the following link to download the Ecodan air source heat pump brochure.

Fossil fuel costs are rising faster than electricity

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Following the recent energy price rises it is worth looking at any trends that are developing.

Recent trends show that while electricity prices are increasing, they are rising at a slower rate than fossil fuels such as gas and oil.
We believe that long term there will be many more sources of electricity than fossil fuels. These include wind farms and solar photovoltaics. Therefore we expect this trend to continue.

Gas is no longer a cheap fuel

This means that heat pump technology is set to become more and more popular as it runs on electricity and heat from the sun.
Historically mains gas was a very cheap fuel vs electricity. However gas prices are rising faster than electricity and heat pumps have efficiencies in excess of 400%, gas is no longer a cheap fuel.

EDF Energy Price Rise

Friday, July 25th, 2008

EDF have announced price rises for gas and electricity.

Gas prices will rise by 22% and electricity by 17%. They blame the increase on record wholesale energy prices.

This rise comes after a 12.9% and 7.9% price increase on gas and electricity respectively in January of this year.

Heating Oil Doubles in Price over last 12 months

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

We all know that fuel prices are rising but sometimes we forget just by how much they have risen.

With regard to heating oil the prices have doubled in 1 year. See graph below.


This graph shows the average price of kerosene 28 over the past 12 months. This dramatic increase paves the way for more fuel efficient alternatives such as solar water heating and ground & air source heat pumps. Please click the links to read how these technologies could reduce your fuel bill.

World's Largest Solar PhotoVoltaic System

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

The world’s largest rooftop solar power station is being built in Spain. The 12 megawatts of power covers an area of around 2 million square feet. The roof space is owned by General Motors but is being leased out to Veolia Envirnoment and Clairvoyant Energy.

The £40 million investment will see an output of more than 15 million kilowatt hours.

This shows that PV is a very viable prospect for commercial investment. Obviously smaller systems are available for domestic and commerical premises. Typical installations range from 1kW to 20kW peak power. Installation costs are typically around £5500 per kW. In a good position each kW of peak power should generate around 800kWh per year.