Rushcliffe Solar

Rushcliffe Solar started as a Transition West Bridgford campaign to encourage greater use of Photovoltaic home power generation systems in Rushcliffe borough, but we are always willing to answer an enquiry from other towns in the region. There are many buildings and entire streets with roofs which have a good view of the Sun and could produce power for the Grid and Income for the occupants. Hit the You Enquire tab to get a free appraisal of the photovoltaic potential for your building. Email: RushcliffeSolar@gmail.com
If you are thinking about it, do not be put off by recent changes in the tariff!: Since April 2012, the tariff was reduced to 21 pence/unit and ones on poorly insulated buildings get only 9 pence/unit. There have been further reductions since. Use the Expertsure calculator to check out your house and see if it is still worth doing.

Friday, October 21, 2011

Radcliffe Superhome!

20 October 2011: Michael Bedford of Radcliffe has just had his house added to the Superhomes website, which is for retrofit to older homes, using energy saving methods or technology. See:
http://www.superhomes.org.uk/superhomes/nottingham-johns-road
Somehow, I guess that this is one house that will be warm this winter, however bad the weather gets!
This is about the most comprehensive retrofit that anybody could do. Here's a list of the main features:

  • 60mm Phenolic foam external insulation 
  • 20mm Spacetherm (Aerogel) + Fermaboard panels internal insulation 
  • 120mm Celotex floor insulation and 250mm Celotex loft insulation 
  • TITON MVHR system 
  • Hi-performance ALPHA gas boiler 
  • 2.4 SqM solar thermal panel 
  • 10x245W Photovoltaic panels  2.45 KWp 
  • Low energy lighting throughout 
  • Low energy appliances

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