Combined Heat and Power

For many years now there have been major industrial plants using the by product of heat generated by their machines to provide space heating for their premesis. Some have harnessed this heat and used it to create electricity, much like many of our fuel burning power stations.

Some went a step further and installed generators to create their own electricity and used the heat from this process to carry out other functions in their factories.

Domestic and Small Business

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Heating Control Systems

In homes built in Ireland in the 70s and 80s, it was normal to have a circuit of hot water heating all radiators and the cylinder in the “hot press”. An oil burner of one type or another was the predominant method of heating the system. It was such an effective method that it has remained a choice for many up to now, with only a few changes. The most notable change has been the introduction of zones.

Zoned Heating

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Solar Power

Solar Power in brief

Solar power commonly refers to the practice of using the suns energy to generate electricity. (If you are looking for Solar Water Heating click here) The technology for generating electricity from the suns energy has been around for many decades. Most common in simple calculators was a small strip of photo voltaic cells that took in sun light to charge a capacitor or rechargeable battery.

Popular Uses

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