A ground source heat pump and renewable energy sources are among the environmental features at Wales' first five star activity centre.Pipes buried under ground collect geothermal heat to warm water and spaces at the Preseli Venture Eco Lodge.However, using a ground source heat pump doesn't just benefit the environment but...

A biomass boiler is among the environmental measures included in a new development that is expected to save tenants running costs.Low carbon heating and cooling solutions in the new building, 3 Assembly Square, in the Cardiff Waterside commercial zone have helped it achieve a BREEAM rating of 'excellent'.Alongside the biomass...

Solar thermal water heating provides the heat in an apartment that is part of a house which Agatha Christie called "the loveliest place in the world".A ground source heat pump and an air to water heat pump also feature in the holiday apartment built at Greenway House in Devon as...

Solar thermal water heating panels are to be installed on historic listed buildings in Edinburgh.Seven B-listed Georgian tenements are to get solar thermal water heating panels as part of the £200,000 Renewable Heritage project for social housing.About half of the hot water requirements of the 49 properties in the buildings...

Biomass boilers are to help residents of a series of bungalows cut their carbon emissions and fuel bills.Work on 32 bungalows, said to be the first such development in the east midlands to use a biomass boiler, started earlier this month.Housing group LHA-ASRA working with contractor William Davis is developing...

A ground source heat pump warms Scotland's most sustainable home built by a commercial house builder.The five-bedroomed family villa is designed to save 75 per cent a year on energy bills for its residents.Built by Mactaggart & Mickel, the "green house" meets level four of the Code for Sustainable Homes...

An air source heat pump will help residents at a new housing development cut their energy bills by 15 to 20 per cent, according to developers.The Ascot Priory development features an air source heat pump as well as high-performance insulation and water conservation features, according to developer George Wimpey.Lynne Hartshorn,...

Government plans to provide incentives for renewable heat systems such as solar thermal water heating panels and biomass boilers have been welcomed by the industry.Philip Wolfe, director general of the Renewable Energy Association, said that the announcement yesterday by energy and climate change secretary Ed Miliband that he would introduce...

A solar water heating panel that could cut household and commercial expenditure on warming water by 70 per cent has been launched.The product was developed by Irish firm Surface Power, which claims that the new solar water heating panel is the most efficient thermal solar panel in the world.Surface Power...

Ground source heat pumps and a green roof that assists in water conservation are among the measurers installed in a Peterborough primary school.The Orton Wiston Primary School has opened a new five-classroom extension which will give children a chance to learn about energy consumption and the environment.Sedum, a durable grass-like...

Renewable heating devices free businesses and households from being at the "mercy of soaring oil and gas prices", according to a renewable energy specialist.Marl McManus, of Stiebel Eltron, has urged businesses to go green to save on their energy bills, predicting that renewable heating devices, such as ground source heat...