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Dimplex ground source heat pumps help Ealing schools meet Merton Rule specification(21/01/2009)
The ‘Merton Rule’ requires the use of renewable energy to reduce annual carbon dioxide CO2 emissions in the built environment. It usually means that non-residential properties must have at least 10 percent of energy needs met by renewable energy such as solar panel, wind turbines or heat pumps. Ealing council has been so impressed with Dimplex ground source heat pumps at one new school that it has installed them at two further schools and is planning to have them at a fourth. And the instal... [more]
Ground Source Heat Pump systems reduce heating and cooling costs(04/12/2008)
Heating and cooling buildings is a huge drain on the bottom line of most companies these days and forecasts indicate the situation may soon get a lot worse. Recent research found that up to 40% of company annual energy budgets are currently spent heating and cooling commercial premises using traditional oil or gas systems. Another report said that almost 50% of UK carbon emissions are generated from the use of energy to heat buildings. If this all sounds rather bleak, the pain may well be compou... [more]
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