Renewable Energy Services - Lincoln Plumbing & Heating

Renewable Energy

What is renewable energy?

A renewable energy source means energy that is sustainable – something that can’t run out, or is endless, like the sun. When you hear the term ‘alternative energy’ it’s usually referring to renewable energy sources too. It means sources of energy that are alternative to the most commonly used non-sustainable sources – like coal.

Here at Lincoln Plumbing & Heating we offer a range of renewable energy solutions for both residential and commercial customers. This includes air and ground source heat pumps.

What is a heat pump?

A heat pump extracts heat energy from the air or ground, even when it is cold outside, and uses this to warm your home or business.

A well-designed heat pump system transfers around three to four times more energy into a property as heat then it uses to extract it. As a result, heat pumps are incredibly efficient and also have the potential to significantly lower fuel bills, particularly in properties without access to mains gas.

Air source heat pumps

Air source heat pumps extract heat energy from the air in order to warm your home or business and provide hot water. Aside from their eco-credentials, an ASHP system is also very efficient. For every unit of energy it uses to extract heat from the air, it typically outputs three times more as heat, meaning ASHP efficiency is around 300%!

Air source heat pump benefits include:

Low carbon, environmentally-friendly heat source
Highly efficient, transferring around three times more energy into a home as heat than it uses to extract it from the air
MCS approved for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)
Little outdoor space required, meaning an air source heat pump system is suitable for most urban properties

Ground source heat pumps

Ground Source Heat Pumps are made up of a network of water pipes buried underground with a heat pump at ground level. A mixture of water and anti freeze is pumped around the ground loop and absorbs the naturally occurring heat stored in the ground. The water mixture goes through a heat exchanger and is transferred to the heat pump which is then transferred to the home heating system.

Ground source heat pump benefits include:

Biomass

Biomass is an academic term, which often confuses people. The term “biomass” is in fact shorthand for ‘biological mass’. Biomass boilers work in a similar manner to conventional boilers, where water is heated up and then then connected into your central heating system. Biomass boilers burn wood pellets, chips or logs as a renewable, eco-friendly fuel source with almost zero carbon emissions instead of traditional and expensive fossil fuels.

Solar Thermal

Solar Thermal is also known as a Solar Hot Water System. This system is a renewable energy source that harnesses heat from sunlight by capturing energy that is radiated by the sun within solar panels. Pipes transfer the energy to a cylinder to heat hot water.

Lincoln Plumbing and Heating specialise in green energy technology and can provide and install a number of heating options, from air source heating, ground source heating, biomass and solar energy, that can efficiently and reliably heat your property. With regard to domestic and commercial premises and industrial and agricultural applications, Lincoln Plumbing and Heating can advise you on the foregoing range of renewable energy solutions.