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Discover the warmth of renewable energy with wood pellet heating

Are you looking to make the switch to renewable energy but hesitant about the cost or hassle of a major home retrofit? Many people assume that transitioning to greener energy requires extensive renovations, like upgrading insulation or replacing your entire heating system to accommodate a heat pump. However, there’s a simpler and equally sustainable alternative that doesn’t involve an overwhelming upfront investment: wood pellet heating.

A wood pellet heating system offers an efficient, renewable solution that works seamlessly in both homes and businesses without the need for costly retrofits. Whether you’re considering a cosy wood pellet stove for a single room or a full-scale boiler system to heat your entire property, this option provides an affordable, environmentally-friendly way to stay warm. But the advantages don’t stop there—wood pellet heating brings a unique charm and efficiency that few other systems can match.

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On 1st Jan, the SEAI grant for solar PV has reduced from a maximum of €2,100 to a maximum of €1,800. This is the second reduction on route to removing this grant altogether. The new grant rates are as follows:

• Support for systems up to 2kWp: €700 per kWp
• Additional support for systems up to 4kWp: €200 per kWp

Other supports such as the 0% VAT rate on solar PV and the export tariff remain in place.

Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are a means of generating your own electricity for your own consumption. Excess electricity can now be exported to the National Electricity Grid for payment, making an investment in a solar PV microgeneration system more viable than ever. Combine that to ever-increasing electricity costs and it seems to be a complete no-brainer to install a solar PV system!

That said, homeowners must be careful. Unscrupulous suppliers of solar PV seem to be appearing every single week and we're seeing an hearing new advertisements all over the place. We're here since 2009 and we've installed countless solar PV systems across the region with a great track record and happy customers.

Let us help you to choose the perfect system for your home, call us today on 098 42699, where a member of our helpful team will be happy to assist you. 

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The SEAI has just announced an improved grants programme for energy-efficient works, including insulation and renewable heating systems. Under the Better Energy Homes scheme, the government are offering bigger grant amounts across a range of measures, in order to help and encourage homeowners to improve their homes. Measures with improved grants include attic insulation, wall insulation and heat pumps. The age band of eligible homes has also changed and going forward, insulation grants will be available to all homes that were built before 2011 (changed from 2006) and renewable energy grants will be available to all homes built before 2021 (changed from 2011). This brings a lot of newer homes into the mix for grant eligibility and will certainly be good news for many homeowners.

The deep retrofit programme also sees an increase in funding but this is not available to all homes. This scheme is managed through a one-stop-shop service provider like ourselves but is generally only suitable for groups of smaller or similar homes such as those in housing estates or towns. One-off housing, whilst not strictly ineligible, are often unsuitable to this scheme due to the complexity and cost of many of these projects. 

Read more about these grants in our Grants & Incentives pages. 

We're delighted to introduce a new product for the domestic heating scene!

The all-new R290 heat pumps are gaining momentum. Offering superior performance to conventional air-to-water heat pumps, the new R290 models are also super-kind to the environment. Who knew you could have both? Using natural refrigerant R290 (Propane), these heat pumps can reach higher temperatures and are particularly suitable for retrofitting into existing homes. R290 natural refrigerant is 700 times less polluting that other refrigerants that are commonly being used in many heat pumps today. Now that really is a game-changer!

Read more: Amazing new R290 Propane heat pumps

In late 2019, the existing grant scheme for Solar PV closed, to be replaced by a new one in Jan 2020. This new scheme has now opened for business.

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The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten T.D. has today launched a new scheme to support domestic customers who install solar photovoltaic (solar PV) panels on their homes.

This pilot scheme will support the installation of solar PV panels for the generation and self-consumption of renewable electricity. The scheme will be grant aided and there will be additional grants available to those who install battery storage to capture the electricity they generate for use at a later date.

Contact us here now or call our dedicated sales team on (098) 42699 to find out more or to get your site assessment organised.

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Thanks to extensive insulation retrofit, many of our customers are enjoying a cool and fresh summer in their homes, despite soaring outdoor temperatures. We can retrofit your home to cater for all weather conditions and always to the highest possible standards. Your home is where you and your family spend most of your lifetime and it's very important for your health and well-being that it's as comfortable and fresh as possible.

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There was some good news recently in relation to the Better Energy Homes scheme. A few variations have been made to the already very successful scheme. The scheme offers cash grants to homeowners, for energy efficient upgrades, to homes built before 2006.

Read more: Grant increases under Better Energy Home scheme

The German ventilation giant, Helios, continues to lead the way in innovation and efficiency with an incredible range of ventilation solutions for homes and businesses alike. Helios decentalised (without a network of ducting through the building) continue to grow in popularity and for retrofitting into existing dwellings, they really are a dream.

Ventilation solutions include background ventilation, high-powered extract fans, continuous mechanical extract ventilation (CMEV) and mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR). Yes, you read right, decentralised ventilation with heat recovery! This enables us to install top-quality ventilation solutions in existing homes with no fuss at all.

Contact us today for more information or a bespoke ventilation proposal for your home.