Category: Biomass
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…
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 +…
25kW Biomass System in time for Christmas.
Commissioned just in time for Christmas 2013 a Biotech 25kW biomass heating system will ensure a warm house for all this Christmas. The heating system was installed into a spacious traditional cottage outside Drem in East Lothian to replace an existing all electric system, a comprehensive heat loss survey carried out by Lothian Renewables suggested…
14th Century Castle Heating Upgrade.
Ravelli Pellet Stove Commisioned
Quarterly forecasts for the non-domestic RHI scheme as at 30 April 2013 5% reduction in Medium size biomass.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change have issued an updated forecast for the non-domestic RHI, the report can be accessed here. As a result of the budget control mechanism which DECC use to control the RHI budget spend the medium size biomass tariff is reducing slightly from 5.3p tier 1 and 2.2p tier 2…
RHIP Payments increased by 100%
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced that payments for the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) scheme have been significantly increased as of today. Eligible technologies under the RHPP will receive the following revised payments with new ‘money-off vouchers’: Solar thermal: £600 Ground source heat pumps: £2,300 Air source heat pumps: £1,300…
25kW Biotec Installation
Lothian Renewables have just commissioned this 25kW biomass installation in an old stone built farmhouse the Scottish Borders just outside Earlston. After evaluating a number of quotations the customers accepted the design to install a Biotec TLM BMW pellet boiler to replace the existing oil fired unit. The process began with a detailed site survey…
CTC Boiler Installation
This recently commissioned biomass installation using the CTC Ecotec 15kW boiler coupled with a 500l EcoZenith thermal store in the Scottish borders. The boiler has a manually fed hopper which holds 400kg of pellets for reduced loading frequency. The boiler requires ash removal every 8 weeks and manual cleaning every 2 to 3 months. Hot…