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I guess I wouldn't have thought that cooling something was a way to store energy! Im still trying to get my head around the order of magnitude numbe...
@lucia I have been thinking further about the posts above and am rapidly coming to the conclusion that the section of the media that supports the gre...
... which is usually how to run almost any heat pump BTW, and how heat pump systems are generally designed. I think you must have unsubs...
If the installer is a regular plumber or someone who is genuinely building a business in renewables, building their reputation and doing a good job th...
Not to mention the planning issues involved, assuming we are talking pumped hydro (or are they considering very large battery banks - at least as big...
Wow that's going some! No excuse for not understanding it then!
I wonder what the logic of this was, that will be the cooler of the two whereas I would have thought you want the rad circuit on the warmer. Never m...
@lucia Again I agree with much of what you say and in particular your last sentence. Furthermore I also think that there is a very strong economic...
Honestly, unless you enjoy this sort of thing (some people do which is fair enough), I really wouldn't bother at this stage, it will achieve nothing e...
Slightly difficult question because, if funding is removed, prices will fall, albeit not by £7500. In addition some artificial constraints and the le...
@lucia There are many elements of your post above that I would definitely agree with! What I would not agree with is describing the government as ...
How exactly? Building regulations require heating installations to be designed efficiently etc., and the legal requirement is to conform to building ...
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