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Attic Insulation - A Tiny Measure that brings forth Enormous Benefits

By Sam Braidley · 13 years ago

How important is attic insulation in your home? The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has an on going scheme of grants called Home Energy Saving Scheme (HES).This scheme would allocate Euro 250 if you ...

Good, Bad and the Ugly in Wood Pellet appliances

By Sam Braidley · 13 years ago

Biomass burning heating systems inherently have several facets just like in the popular movie and expression the good, bad and the ugly. The most widely used fuel product of biomass combustion for heating is wood ...

Thin film solar cell panels are now in Ireland

By Sam Braidley · 13 years ago

Thin film solar PV cell panels are now being marketed in Ireland by reputed renewable energy promoters. A recent innovation, thin film solar cells are technologically different in their production while being chemical different to ...

Is Electrical Under Floor Heating good economy?

By Sam Braidley · 13 years ago

Under Floor heating (also known as UFH) is about the best heat distribution terminal arrangement in your home space. The energy sources electricity, warm boiler water or solar energy may be used in the system ...

Heating with Gas

By Sam Braidley · 13 years ago

Thinking of retrofitting or installing a new heating system in your home? What is the best type of boiler for a cozy and comfortable home? In your home or apartment what could be the best ...

Wood Pellet Stoves and boilers

By Sam Braidley · 13 years ago

Wood Pellet Stoves and boilers are devices that can burn biomass to produce space heating in the fall and winter in your home. It is advancement on the age old technology of open stoves, fire ...

Global Warming is for Real. New Evidence point out

By Sam Braidley · 13 years ago

Global warming, a terrifying thought to many (except for a few skeptics) is in the forefront once again. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the US government has announced only last September, the global ...

Solar Water Heating in Ireland

By Sam Braidley · 13 years ago

Countries all over the world except a few backward ones, backed by their governments are concerned with fossil fuel energy usage and are promoting renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal, bio mass generated ...

40 Years after– Viessmann Vitola 200 yet in the Lead

By Sam Braidley · 13 years ago

In the part 1 of this article we discussed Viessmann model Vitorond 100, a gem of an energy saver. Compare what you will get from Model Vitola 200 - their other star performer for decades. ...

Oil Fired Boilers-Efficiency by design

By Sam Braidley · 13 years ago

Outdated technology Most of the homes in the developed world still depend on millions of boilers 15 to 20 years old, designed with outdated technology. Designed and built for a bygone era when fuel prices ...

Save from a Rainy Day

By Sam Braidley · 13 years ago

Is the rain fall in your area 200 mm per year or more? No other source of water around? Then Rain Water Harvesting may be your only salvation. Isn’t there plenty of water around for ...

Building Internal Wall Linings – Dry Lining

By Sam Braidley · 13 years ago

Insulated Dry Lining of internal walls is not the only way to insulate and line the internal walls of a building. Independent lining is another method where the "U" value of insulation could be marginally ...

How do they insulate Cavity Walls?

By Sam Braidley · 13 years ago

Masonry cavity walls in existing or new constructions can be easily filled with blown in glass mineral wool fibres, polystyrene beads or polyurethane foam. While all material have their advantages, glass mineral wool fibre is ...

LED Light Technology fast catching up with CFLs?

By Sam Braidley · 13 years ago

At last someone has come up with Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting ceiling fixtures which is claimed a world first. Up to now, ceiling fixtures with LEDs were not commercially successful, mainly due to the ...

HES-Are You Entitled for Home Energy Saving Grant Scheme Aid?

By Sam Braidley · 13 years ago

If you are living in Ireland this is for you. As you are perhaps aware now the Irish Government is keen on encouraging the citizens to go for upgrades to critical building elements in their ...

Gas Fired Condensing Boilers

By Sam Braidley · 13 years ago

By opting for a condensing boiler to convert energy of natural gas to heat your home or apartment you are not only helping yourself by saving on heating bills but also make possible environmental well ...

Oil Burning Condensing Boilers – a Solution for High Heating Bills

By Sam Braidley · 13 years ago

Condensing Boilers, whether oil or gas burning, are about the most energy efficient Central Heating System boilers in buildings. The efficiencies typically may run as high as 98 % according to claims by the manufacturers. ...

Solar PV Panels and the Derating of Out Put

By Sam Braidley · 13 years ago

Name plate power output details The capacity of a Solar PV Panel is as what is given in its name plate. The output will invariably be given in DC power output in watts. The watt ...

World’s Largest Tidal Wave Turbine power generator unveiled in Scotland.

By Sam Braidley · 13 years ago

Atlantis Resources Corporation PTE Ltd a company having head quarters in UK and Singapore and a pioneer in tidal wave turbine power generation research has unveiled last week the world’s largest tidal wave power generator ...

Save Energy with Your Heating Controls

By Sam Braidley · 13 years ago

Controls of your Heating System may play a major role in keeping your energy bills high or low. Surprisingly you would find that many of the homes that are only a few years old, do ...