H.D Services Ltd advocate the use of groundwater as a heat source and centre our renewable operations on this concept. We have been working with groundwater for over 30 years and know the heat properties it holds and the potential for this to heat homes and businesses throughout the United Kingdom. While we specialise in…
The Environment Agency (EA) introduced new rules regarding the discharge of treated sewage by systems installed and in use on or after 1 January 2015. If you have a septic tank you need to identify whether it discharges to a river or stream (surface water discharge) or whether it discharges to a drainage field, as…
During this prolonged dry spell, advice is coming thick and fast from the Environment Agency and Water Companies on how we can all do our bit to preserve water. Advice includes: Take showers not baths, and make sure they are short! Don’t wash the car with a hose or pressure washer – maybe leave it…
With temperatures set to remain at least in the mid 20’s for the next month, there is talk of hosepipe bans and plenty of advice coming from the water companies about how to reduce your water consumption. Uncertainly is evident as some water companies are saying that currently ground water levels are ‘robust’ due…
The long awaited reforms to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) regulations were successfully passed through parliament and came into force on 22nd May 2018. Impacting both the domestic and non-domestic schemes, the changes address payment eligibility discrepancies and introduce policies covering metering of heat pump performance, tariff guarantees as well as extending the RHI’s budget…
A senior EU official has said that rising oil prices following the US’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, should act as a wake up call for Europe to put policies in place that will encourage investment in renewable energies and lower resilience on imported fossil fuels. Dominique Ristori said promoting renewables is “a productive…
H.D. Services have long believed that in order for the UK to reduce energy usage and move towards clean growth, then the requirement for new buildings to be carbon zero needs to be written into law. It appears that the government are now beginning to think the same way. In a speech on…
Europe is the global leader in renewable heat, but there’s plenty of room for improvement. Being bottom of the class, the UK is a case in point, writes Marcus Franck. Mr Franck makes interesting observations regarding incentive schemes, barriers to uptake and what needs to be done for the UK to meet its own Renewable…
With targets to meet set out in the Paris agreement, is Britain too late to meet its target to decarbonise heat by 2050? The lack of direction shown by the Government in the decarbonisation of heat in the UK is concerning. The scale of funding for research into low-carbon heating options indicates a lack of…