The Government has today launched a user friendly calculator to allow potential customers to calculate the RHI payments they will receive if they install MCS compliant heat technologies. Try the calculator here
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Biotech Installation in 16th c Smiddy
Biomass Boiler installed in 16th Century Blacksmiths outside toilet! Lothian Renewables turned this 16th century blacksmiths toilet, which is now a two bedroom cottage between Haddington and Gifford , into a 21st century Biomass Boiler Room. The dimensions of the outhouse were perfect for the boiler (a 15kW Biotech MPW Manual Feed) and an 800…
Domestic RHI Launched (closed)
Its now official – the Domestc RHI is now open! Click here for further information.
DECC Publish January Review
Please click here to download the January DECC review.
Dimplex A Class Heat Pump
Lothian Renewables have attended a comprehensive training course, covering the new Dimplex A class air source heat pump recently introduced to the market and are now authorised to fit the units The units, available in 8, 12 and 16kW outputs have been designed specifically for the UK market and climate. Unlike competitors products the Dimplex…
RHI Latest – ofgem publishes guidance (closed)
In the countdown to the launch of the RHI, ofgem today published guidance on the domestic scheme. Last week saw the legislation laid in parliament so getting close to the scheme opening for registration. We will keep you updated as things progress.
Domestic RHI Latest News (closed)
Lothian Renewables attended a presentation by Patrice Allcorn, the head of scheme design for the domestic RHI at the Department of Energy and Climate Change DECC, at the recent opening of Wolseley’s new Falkirk training centre. It was evident from the presentation that a huge amount of work has been going on behind the scenes…
Wolseley opens new Scottish Renewables Training Centre
Lothian Renewables attended the opening of the new Wolseley Renewables training facility in Falkirk on the 15th of January. The fully equipped, HETAS approved facility provides certified training in a number of Renewables technologies including Biomass, Heat Pumps and Solar Thermal. The centre was officially opened by Mr Fergus Ewing, the Scottish minister responsible for…
Triangular Panels Now Available.
The majority of roof areas in the UK are hipped, which means they have irregular faces. This can make it difficult to fill all of the available space on the roof with solar PV modules. The triangular and square modules from Trienergia elegantly solve this problem. Lothian Renewables can now offer this design option to customers who…
Maintenance of Renewable Systems
We are often asked about maintenance of PV systems and renewable technologies in general. PV systems are certainly the least demanding when it comes to maintenance and will give a long productive life with little intervention, just by virtue of the technology. It is likely that during the life of the system, 25 years +…