How-To

Modules alone will not be enough to keep manufacturers afloat in the solar PV market of the future, says Ben Hill. Instead, they must move with the times and reposition themselves as holistic solutions providers. Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated… Representatives of the UK solar PV industry may have been tempted to turn […]

There are now fewer open-flue installations in the UK. Graham Elkins highlights why a knowledge of how they operate and what makes them work is essential to ensure the safe removal of products of combustion (POC) to atmosphere. For an open-flue, the motive force for the flue is produced thermally by the heat of the […]

Domestic heating controls have gone through evolution rather than revolution in the relatively few years since clockwork timers and relay valves. Peter Mason reviews the legislative requirements for heating controls from an energy efficiency viewpoint. Parts L1A and L1B of the Building Regulations dictate that: Reasonable provision shall be made for the conservation of fuel […]

This month in our ‘Back to Basics’ series, Cathryn Hickey, Executive Director for the National Skills Academy for Environmental Technologies, introduces the fundamentals of heat-led micro-CHP systems. A heat-led micro-combined heat and power (micro-CHP) system generates heat primarily for domestic hot water and space heating. The system also generates some electricity when responding to a […]