A heat pump to suit your needs
Why Install A Heat Pump?
A Better Way to Heat
Heat pumps are much more efficient than traditional boilers. Not only can they match the 60-70°C produced by the boilers, but also do so at a fraction of the cost. Heat pumps are smart devices that learn from your usage behaviour and external factors to ensure that your home is just the right temperature for you.
Cost Cutting
Heat pumps cost just about a third of your traditional boiler to run. You can make the deal even sweeter by combining the heat pump with a smart tariff or with a Solar PV & Storage Battery solution giving you endless hours of comfort at nominal cost.
Real alternative to Gas
While renewable alternatives such as solar and wind exist for electricity generation, there was really no credible alternative to gas heating until heat pumps were invented. Heat pumps are significantly more efficient than gas boilers and help you move away from harmful fossil fuels.
Planning and Saving
With government grants to help you adopt a heat pump for your home, there's no better time to switch. Switching to heat pumps will protect you from gas price shocks as well as keep your energy costs under control.
Types of Heat Pumps
Air Source Heat Pump
ASHP relies on ambient air as sink and can operate efficiently even when the outside temperature is a few degrees below 0.
Ground Source Heat Pump
GSHP relies on the ground as sink. Ground temperature stays almost constant all through the year and provides for a highly efficient system.
How does an Air Source Heat Pump work?
Ambient air passes over the evaporator causing it to evaporate at low temperatures.
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Step 1
The vapour is passed through an electric compressor which increases the pressure and temperature of the vapour.
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Step 2
The hot and high pressure vapour transmits heat to household use water in a heat exchanger.
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Step 3
The vapour gets condensed and passes through an expansion valve back into the evaporator for the cycle to repeat.
Step 4
How does a Ground Source Heat Pump work?
Thermal Transfer Fluid (TTF), a mixture of water and antifreeze (brine) flows around a pipe, buried in your garden. The heat from the ground is absorbed into the TTF.
Step 1
The warm fluid ransfers heat to a refrigerant in a heat exchanger.
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Step 2
The refrigerant is compressed to raise its temperature and then passed through a heat exchanger to heat the water for home use.
Step 3
The cooled TTF flows back out into the ground loop to absorb the heat from the ground. The cycle repeats.
Step 4
Paperwork & Agreement
With Solo Green, you will enjoy a completely customized solution suited to your requirements. From start to finish, you will have complete visibility on the execution through a digital onboarding system.
Site Eligibility
We will assess the site using secondary as well as physical surveys and design an optimum solution for your heating and cooling requirements using equipment from some of the best manufacturers in the world.
Installation & Permissions
Most heat pump installations don't require any planning permission. You only need to apply for planning permission if the following apply:
the volume of an air source heat pump unit (including housing) exceeds 0.6 cubic metres,
there is an existing air source heat pump on a building or within the gardens or grounds,
it is within 1m of the property boundary.
Visit the Planning Portal for more information.