Solar & Wind News

 

23/08/10
Highlands trips

We have been up north at various open days and site visits all from referrals and recommendations from some of our happy customers who have completed installations. A pleasure to meet everyone and we look forward to working with you!

If you are interested in working with us on a project then please get in touch. We're currently on the road surveying as many homes and businesses as possible. Get your installation complete and you too will be collecting your FiT!

 

28/07/10
PV popularity increase

Solar PV installations we are completing are putting smiles on all of our customers' faces. Installation and FiT sign up processes are now very slick, with customers getting up and running to catch what's left of our summer.

We have stock of our top notch, fully accredited equipment for wind, PV and heat pump installations ready and waiting for you!

 

22/04/10
PV or not PV!

Solar PV installations are now cheaper and more accessible than ever. We are out and about installing systems from remote offgrid battery systems to city centre and suburban houses.

Now the funding has been finalised with the Feed in Tariff (FiT) confirmed, you can be sure your system will save you energy as well as pay for itself in good time. Anything beyond that is money straight into your pocket!

The FiT is not just for solar PV though, and we are also very busy with wind turbine installations.

 

24/03/10
Funding and Discovery Point Museum

Sadly, now that the feed-in tariff has been confirmed, to compensate for the increased pay back rates the grants for solar PV and wind turbine generators have been withdrawn. But don't be too dissapointed! There is still an interest free loan of £4,000 to be claimed (except new-build projects), payable over 8 years. AND the new tarrif rates are much higher than anticipated, meaning installing a generator is still very worthwhile. See the EST web page for more information on the benefits of feed-in tariffs. We are also working hard with our suppliers to keep our installations at very keen prices!

In other news we have now completed the installation at The Dundee Discovery Point Museum. They now have a Proven 11 (6kW) wind turbine, which is being integrated into their education suite as well as powering the museum's features on the RRS Discovery.

 

03/03/10
Completed Installations

Our installations teams are working hard to complete record numbers of installations, and look forward to installing yours next! Please get in touch for more information and to arrange for a quotations for your bespoke system.

 

17/02/10
Install your system NOW!

We are currently seeing a lot of new customers and embarking on lots of Solar PV installations, all qualifying for the grants and the feed-in tariffs. Each installation we complete is generating several referrals - a good sign of happy customers!

Please have a look around our website and get in touch to arrange a site visit. We are very busy, but are working hard to get each installation completed as soon as possible. Get in touch!

 

1/02/10
Feed in Time!!!

Solar and Wind Applications are very excited to pass on news of the Feed in Tariff (FiT) getting the go-ahead! This means that Wind Turbine and Solar PV installations will all qualify for payment based on the amount of generation achieved - this is on top of the saving from using your own generated energy! For more details, please see the DECC website. Now is a superb time to install so that you will qualify for the best payback rates. We have recently been able to drop our installation costs dramatically...

GET IN TOUCH now to have your installation handled by Scotland's most experienced renewable energy installation company.

 

1/02/10
Dunblane EST Event

Thank you for all who attended the great event at Dunblane high school on Saturday. I was happy to talk to many interested people, and hopefully answered a few questions. With assistance from Glendevon Energy and the Energy Saving Trust you will be well on the way to improving your home with renewables. Please have a look around the website and do get in touch if you would like to speak some more, or arrange a site visit.

 

15/01/10
Don't Delay, call us NOW!

Again, we are seeing a lot of interest in the technologies which we offer, and are happily taking your phonecalls and emails.
We currently have excellent stock availability so that we can get your installation up and running as soon as possible. Then you can start claiming the benefits of the Feed In Tariffs, which look likely to start in April.

Get in touch now to have your installation handled by Scotland's top renewables installation company.

 

5/01/10
Happy New Year

Solar and Wind Applications are now back in the office and look forward to hearing from you soon. If you countacted us over the holiday period we will be in touch very shortly. Please feel free to contact us now and get the new year rolling with a renewable energy generator in time for the proposed start date for feed-in tariffs.

 

21/12/09
Merry Christmas

Solar and Wind Applications have had a great year and have met many great people whilst installing our systems. To all customers old and new - we wish you a merry Christmas and a very happy new year! We look forward to seeing you in 2010 to install or service your system.

We will be closing for the hoidays between 24th December and 5th January, but please feel free to send us an email or use our online form and we will be in touch as soon as we can to assist with your query.

 

26/11/09
Extra income, or a contribution?

We have recently been receiving lots of enquiries for the flagship Proven Energy 15kW Wind Turbine from many Scottish farmers. Having a large turbine is a great extra source of income if you have plenty land on a windy site. Give us a call or email to find out if your farm/business/home could benefit from a turbine or a Solar PV system.

 

17/11/09
Go Greener Event - Great day out!

We shared a bit of space at this event at Whitelee with the Energy Saving Trust, and spoke to plenty of people about the benefits of installing renewable generators, detailing the financial and advisory benefits of starting off the installation with an EST Home Visit. If you were thre, please drop us an email to let us know what you thought of the day and/or the great visitor centre at which the event was held. To speak to the EST in your area (within Scotland) call 0800 512 012, or drop us an email and we'll keep you right!

 

12/11/09
Go Greener Event - Whitelee Wind Farm

Our technical team will be at the East Renfrewshire Go Greener event this Sunday 15th November along with the Energy Saving Trust's renewables team for South West Scotland. Please do come along and see the Wind Farm Visitor Centre and have a chat with us about installing your very own renewable energy generator! Info will be available on grants, loans, feed-in tariffs AND the technical bits! Event runs from 2-4pm.

 

27/10/09
SWA - NOW ON FACEBOOK!

If you like to keep bang up to date with the chat in the domestic renewable scene in Scotland, why not add us on Facebook to keep tabs on where we are and what we're doing? Also, feel free to use as another means of communication via the Discussion boards. Come over here and see our pages! Our Facebook fans will also qualify for special offers in the near future..!

 

23/10/09
Hard at work!

We have been busy installing PV systems in Fife, Wind Turbines in the Borders and Ground Source Heat Pumps in Perthshire.

The Energy Saving Trust have recently released details of interest free loans now available in Scotland for domestic renewable energy installations for £500-£10,000 which can be paid back over a maximum of 8 years. For more details, see their website or call their Advice Centre on 0800 512 012.

We are also pleased to announce availability of some newly accredited solar PV panels, which will reduce the cost per kW we are able to offer on your system! Give us a call or fill in the enquiry form and we can arrange to get a system up and running for you in time for the introduction of the new feed-in tarifs!

A loan coupled with a cheaper installation cost due to new panels on the market and introduction of feed-in tarifs means that now is a great time to instal a generation system at your property!

 

22/10/09
Hard at work!

We have been busy installing PV systems in Fife, Wind Turbines in the Borders and Ground Source Heat Pumps in Perthshire.

We are also pleased to announce availability of some newly accredited solar PV panels, which will reduce the cost per kW we are able to offer on your system! Give us a call or fill in the enquiry form and we can arrange to get a system up and running for you in time for the introduction of the new feed-in tarrifs!

 

13/09/09
Sustainable Energy Fair - THANKS!

We were in attendance at our stall at the Sustainable Energy Fair on Saturday, and had the pleasure of talking to many of you about what we do, and hopefully helping you to understand which of our technologies might suit your energy saving or generation requirements. Thanks to those of you who came along, and we hope you find what you are interested in on our website, if not please contact us, and we will be happy to help!

Many thanks the The Energy Agency, The SAC, and all the other exhibitors for making the day a success for all.

 

09/09/09
Sustainable Energy Fair, Ayr

Solar and Wind Applications will be on-show at the Energy Agency's "Sustainable Energy Fair 2009", at Auchincruive Campus in Ayr this Saturday. We hope to have a chat with as many people as possible about our installations and what we can do for you. We also like to see familiar faces, so pop along and let us know how you are getting on if you already know us!

There are several companies specialising in many different sustainable topics and products. Come along and see if you can save energy and money, or just learn some more about what sustainability is all about at the Seminars throughout the day. There is food and drink available to purchase from the cafeteria all day, and the event is free! Register online HERE!

 

31/08/09
Our Customers in the Spotlight

Recently our customers Mr and Mrs Walker made an appearance in the "Largs and Millport Weekly News" in this article about their energy efficient home. They had both a ground source heat pump and a solar PV system installed earlier this year, and have enjoyed both reduced energy bills, and the knowledge that they have considerably reduced their carbon footprint. You can also download the document in an easy to read format in the downloads section of our website.

 

24/08/09
Smailholm Install

This month Solar and Wind completed an installation in the village of Smailholm in the Scottish Borders. The 2.5kW Proven Energy Wind Turbine has attracted a lot of interest from the residents in and around the village, much to the delight of our customer. The turbine has generated well since installation, producing over the rated 2.5kW in the recently breezy conditions.

 

19/08/09
Feed-In Tariffs

The Government has recently announced new plans to increase the money paid to you for generating your own power with Wind Turbine and Solar PV generators. The plans, once finalised on October 2009, will be effective from 1 April 2010, with all installations from now until April being eligible for both these new rates AND the SCHRI grant - making now an ideal time to install a generator!

With up to 36.5p for up to 4kWp Solar PV, and up to 23p for wind, payback times for your installation will will be at their lowest ever. For more information, please see http://www.yougen.co.uk.

 

29/06/09
Royal Highland Show

Over the weekend Solar and Wind Applications attended the Royal Highland show and had the pleasure of chatting to many like-minded people about our products and services. If you spoke to us at the Show, I hope you are finding out some more information from our website. Remember, please feel free to get in touch for any further assistance.

 

29/06/09
Completed Installations

Last week we commissioned a Proven Energy 15kW wind turbine in East Lothian, and a combined Solar PV and Hydro off-grid system on a remote site in Argyll. Both very different sites, completely different installations, but another 2 sites with a clean way of generating electricity for domestic use.

 

22/05/09
New website goes live

Today the new-look Solar and Wind website went live. We hope you find it informative and both easy and pleasurable to navigate.

 

25/04/08
Offshore solar PV system installed on National Nature Reserve

Solar & Wind Applications has completed the full renovation of a remote solar photovoltaic system for Scottish Natural Heritage on the Isle of May. This involved system design, supply, transport and commissioning. The existing 32 panels were tested for operational efficiency and relocated to a better site. An additional 16 new panels were also installed to supplement the system and increase its rating to over 6kWp. The existing inverter and batteries were decommissioned, replaced and removed from the island. The new inverter and batteries were commissioned and connected to the PV system and to a new backup generator system.

Green electricity from solar PV will be used to power Scottish Natural Heritage buildings and to charge the battery storage system. It will also power the remote cameras used by the Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick, which allow the centre's tourists to control their view of the island's bird life. This will save around 1.2 tonnes of CO2 emissions compared with a diesel generator, and will help prevent possible disturbance to the native wildlife thanks to its silent operation.

 

31/01/08
Solar PV array installed at Five Star visitor attraction

Solar & Wind Applications has recently installed 5kWp of solar photovoltaics at the Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick. Already the winner of a Green Tourism Gold Award, the Seabird Centre is now able to meet a significant portion of its electricity needs with clean, green solar energy. This should allow them to save around 1.8 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year. Solar and Wind Applications has also installed a digital display monitor that allows the centre's visitors to see how much energy the system is generating and how much CO2 has been saved as a result. The system perfectly complements the existing solar powered cameras, parking machines and outdoor lighting.

This installation was carried out with funding from the Low Carbon Buildings Program Phase II, in association with the Low Carbon Partnership.

 

05/12/07
Award received for East Lothian installation

A Solar & Wind Applications installation has recently been recognised for the positive impact it has had on the local area. Solar & Wind provided a turnkey development project for the installation of a 6kW wind turbine and 12 solar PV panels at the start of the year. This should help our client to save around 4.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. The system has since been awarded the HADAS Award for Design by Haddington And District Amenity Society.

Now in its third year, the HADAS Award for Design is an annual award scheme for innovative developments and environmental projects. Nominations are received from the large local membership and judged by the HADAS committee. Our client's system was recognised for its pioneering design as an environmentally sensitive method of sustainable energy production. HADAS hope that this may inspire other similar developments in the future.

 

26/11/07
Drilling for renewable heat commences in the New Town of Edinburgh

Solar & Wind Applications has been appointed by Lorn Macneal Architects on behalf of their client to design, install and commission one of the first ground source heat pumps into a basement property in the New Town. A single borehole will be drilled to a depth of 100m. The ground loop will then be placed into the borehole and covered. The heat pump will draw heat from the ground and use it to provide heating to the property via underfloor heating, as well as providing hot water. The heat pump is a very efficient form of heating and if run with a green energy tariff, the householder can have a clean, green, low-cost heating system.

A £4,000 grant is available from the Scottish Community and Householder Renewables Initiative to support ground source heat pumps and other renewable technologies.

 

23/11/07
New office opened

Solar & Wind Applications has opened a new office in South Shields, Tyne and Wear.

Building on the exciting development of the business over the last 5 years, we want to be able to support our customers in Northern England with a regional office that provides supply, design, installation and commissioning services for solar photovoltaic, wind turbine and ground source heat pump systems. We will also be manufacturing our innovative S-Cube and Hotbox solar science sets for the education of school children.

 

21/11/07
Wind turbines to be installed in East Ayrshire

In one of the first projects of its type in Scotland, Solar and Wind Applications Ltd has been selected by East Ayrshire Council to install small scale wind turbines to provide clean, green energy. The wind turbines are being installed to raise awareness of renewable energy and climate change issues amongst the local community.

Rod Macneal (Managing Director) commented: “I believe that everyone should be able to experience clean, green energy from renewable sources. In particular, the education of the next generation of energy users is essential. I hope that these wind turbine installations will encourage children to become more aware of sustainable energy generation and their own environmental impact.”