Biomass heating
With these you need to dig a large hopper (tank) to store pellets, so you need a big area and access. Expect to pay £ 12,000 for installation.
· Installation cost £ 12,000-35% grant
Total £7,800
Water based Solar heating
This involves installing 60-100 m² of panels on your roof, as well as extensive plumbing to connect them up to your "wet" system. You will also need a new hot water tank (dual core). They work reasonably well in the summer, but not all that well in winter.
· Installation cost £ 25,000 -30% grant
Total £17,500
Solar Photovoltaic’s
This involves installing an array of 5KWp solar panels on the roof, at a cost of £26,000. but bear in mind this does not provide heating just free electricity. So we would still need a heating system!
· Installation cost £ 26,000 -50% grant
Total £13,000
Air-to-air heat pumps
Our Heat Pumps for your home can be supplied and installed for approx.
£ 2,000 - £ 3000 per unit (depending on model)
· Installation cost £ 2,900-£900 grant
Total
£1,100 - £2100
Air-to-water heat pumps
These are more intrusive as you have to connect to your "wet" system. You would expect to pay £ 10,000 for installation. You will also need underfloor heating as these only give a water temperature of 40-50 degrees C, which is not enough for normal radiators.
· Installation cost £ 10,000
Ground source heat pumps
These are even more intrusive With these you need to dig a large hole in the ground (50m²), so you need a large free piece of land and access for a 40 ton boring lorry. Expect to pay £ 30,000 for installation. As with air-to-water systems we will also need under floor heating (another £5,000).
· Installation cost £ 35,000 -35% grant
Total £22,750