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Chorlton Green Festival - 2011

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• Eco Environments are a UK award-winning FOUR TECHNOLOGY

Microgeneration Certified Scheme (MCS) accredited company

• We design, install and commission renewable energy and energy

conservation solutions. Our clients range from house builders, social landlords, architects and property developers, to businesses, both PLC's and SME's to a broad and happy range of domestic customers

What Do We Do?

• We design, install and commission renewable energy systems, from

feasibility and planning, to operation and maintenance.

• Solar Photovoltaic (PV) and Wind turbines are our speciality, along with Solar

Thermal, Air-source heating and Energy Efficient Lighting

Eco Environments Group

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The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) is an independent scheme that certifies microgeneration products and installers in accordance with consistent standards. It is designed to evaluate microgeneration products and installers against robust criteria providing greater protection for consumers. The MCS is the only certification scheme to cover all microgeneration products and services, and has support from the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

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• To ensure a quality installation and service.
• You WILL NOT be eligible for any feed in

tariffs if you don’t use an MCS approved product, and an MCS approved installer.

MCS Why is MCS important?

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Wind

“The UK is the windiest country in Europe representing 40% of EU’s total wind potential. If we could harness this natural resource efficiently, we could power the whole country several times over”

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Wind Turbines

Probably not so suitable for urban areas, but ideal for properties in more rural or spacious

• areas. A 6kw turbine produces on average

16,000 kwh per annum, a 12kw turbine generates over 25,000kwh, creating revenue as well as powering the property.

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SOLAR PV- Solar is a far more predictable source of electricity, as such it is easier to look at numbers. PV could provide nationally Every roof space- 460Twh, 116% of UK consumption! E-S-W facing roof space- 374Twh almost 95% And just looking at true south facing roofs, 35% of UK consumption. It certainly wouldn’t cost the £2.8 Billion for a new Nuclear power station! (not including decommissioning costs!)

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Solar Photovoltaics (PV)

Solar panels work on daylight, rather than sunlight, though do perform better, the more sun there is. Solar PV is very simple to integrate into the household electricity supply. You must notify the DNO when connecting to the grid, beforehand if your system is of a reasonable size. Grid systems export surplus electricity to the grid, for which you are paid.

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Solar Photovoltaics (PV)

Solar panels Come in a range of power

• utputs and can be put into

different sized arrays depending

• n the output required.

Solar panels generate DC electricity which is goes through an inverter to become AC before connecting directly to the property supply. Solar panels need to be on a south facing, or predominantly south facing roof to have real value.

Solar Panels

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Solar Photovoltaics (PV)

Solar panels come in two types. Solar tiles, which are particularly suitable for new build domestic

• properties. Social Housing and

housebuilders are starting to use these a great deal. The tiles are simple to fit by a roofer, but needs to be designed, installed and commissioned by an accredited installer.

Solar Panels

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Solar Thermal

How does it work? For domestic hot water there are three main components -Solar panels or collectors - are fitted to your roof. They collect heat from the sun's radiation. There are 2 main types of collector: Flat plate systems - which are comprised of an absorber plate with a transparent cover to collect the sun's heat, or Evacuated tube systems - which are comprised

• f a row of glass tubes that each contain an

absorber plate feeding into a manifold which transports the heated fluid. A heat transfer system - uses the collected heat to heat water; Hot water cylinder - stores the hot water that is heated during the day and supplies it for use later.

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Heat Pumps

 A heat pump is mover of heat, a

system that absorbs energy in one place and releases it in another.

 They use an inexhaustible, free

and sustainable energy source

 They offer high levels of energy

efficiency leading to reduced CO2 emissions and energy bills

 They are able to provide space heating, hot water heating and even

cooling if required

 They now offer a real alternative to traditional fossil fuel based systems

such as gas & oil fired boilers

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Heat Pumps The benefits

 Renewable technology

Inexhaustible supply of renewable energy

 Energy efficient 300 to 400%+  Low carbon emissions

50% lower than conventional heating systems

 Lower running costs than conventional heating systems

Increased efficiency = reduced consumption = lower bills

 Provides 100% of heating & hot water demand  No reliance on fossil fuels  No annual safety checks  Single source utility

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From 1st April 2010 Feed in Tariffs (FIT’s) became the main mechanism for encouraging renewable energy installation for electricity generating technologies. Feed in tariffs are geared to provide an 10-15% annual return on investment for solar PV, and greater still for wind, 20-25%. This is a scheme where you will be paid for every Kilowatt hour (kwh) of electricity you generate, WHETHER YOU USE IT OR NOT. You will also save the equivalent amount by not having to buy the amount of electricity you have

• generated. You will also be paid for any electricity you export. These tariffs are

dependent on you using MCS approved products and installers.

Feed in Tariffs Clean Energy Cashback Scheme

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As an example of a Domestic solar PV system (£13k cost) If you were to install a 4kwp system, generating 3335kwh’s a year Your income from generation would be 3335 x 43.3p = £1,444.23 Your saving would be 2001 x 13p = £260.13 (60% of generation, 13p typical cost per kwh) Your income from export would be 1334 x 3p = £40.02 A total income/saving of £1,744.38 per year, and £43,609.50 over 25 years. This equates to a 335% return on investment, or 13.4% annually. (This will increase as energy prices go up)

Feed in Tariffs Solar PV

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Key aspects of the domestic/household sector :

• a fair spread of technologies across all regions of Great Britain, including

biomass, solar thermal and heat pumps (including air source heat pumps)

• monitoring to enable government, manufacturers, installers and consumers to

better understand how to make sure ‘real life’ users get the most out of them, and to inform decisions on the tariff levels and other scheme parameters for phase 2

• a well insulated home based on its energy performance certificate
• a householder must agree to monitor and record performance
• A focus on people living off the gas grid, where fossil fuels like heating oil are

both more expensive and have a higher carbon content

Feed in Tariffs RHI –Full Details on the DECC website

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Edwardian Manor House

“I initially contacted eco-environments after failing to get any interest from enquiries to other companies regarding green energy generation. Their response was helpful and professional and it was quickly apparent that not only could eco-environments set me up with the solar PV array that was my initial enquiry, but they also brought to the table expertise in Air-source Heat Pumps and wind generation that I had anticipated having to go to separate contractors to complete my scheme. The fantastic and practical input from eco- environments has enabled me to structure a system of solar PV, wind, solar water and ASHP retro fitted into an existing Edwardian radiator system with virtually all my heating and hot water for free!” – Mr Steve Bramwell.

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Edwardian Manor House

The first project was to install the solar PV array consisting of 10 Sanyo 210wp panels, providing a 2.1Kwp system, which will generate approximately 1800 Kwh

• f electricity, connected directly to

his main electricity supply, with any surpluses being exported and sold back to the national grid.

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Edwardian Manor House

The next stage was to specify and design a system to integrate an air- source heat pump into the existing heating and hot water system, including the solar thermal panels. We chose a 14kw Daikin Altherma heat pump. The internal unit being placed in the cellar, the condenser being placed outside.

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Edwardian Manor House

The final part was to install a 6kw Proven Energy wind turbine. These can produce up to 20,000kwh of electricity annually, being able to cope with conditions as harsh and diverse as Antarctica, Saudi deserts and oil rigs. Perfect for farms or open spaces in

• Britain. Noise is minimal, this being

less than 50 yards from the house. The installation is done in two stages, the foundations are laid and allowed to set for a month, and then the turbine is assembled and lifted into place.

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Edwardian Manor House

Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Heat Pump Wind Turbine

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