Generate Green- Fruit Farm Project Case Study

GLOUCESTER, U.K. - Feb. 5, 2015 - PRLog -- Case Study – Fruit Farm, Gloucestershire

This period farmhouse was previously heated using a log burner with a back boiler supplying limited heating via radiators to part of the house only.  The new owners wanted a full central heating system to compliment the renovation work they were undertaking.  This included providing heat to the newly converted attic rooms.

A Green Deal Assessment was carried out which recommended loft insulation, and this was carried out in order to qualify for the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive.  As the walls of the property were of solid construction (no cavity), there was no requirement for cavity wall insulation.

We carried out a full heat loss calculation and established that a 35kW boiler would be sufficient for their needs, and they would also require a new unvented domestic hot water cylinder.  The installation was to be located in a partially open barn some 20 metres from the main house which would require lifting a block paved driveway, digging a trench for an underground heat main, and re-laying the driveway.

The barn had a soft floor, mainly mud and wood chippings, and was also at risk of flooding, so the system was built up on blocks to keep it above the flood risk.

The customer looked at several boilers from several installers before deciding upon an Austrian Windhager BioWIN Excel 350 from locally based Generate Green Ltd.  Work started in August 2014 3 weeks after the order had been placed.

Work was completed in 3 weeks, to a high standard that exceeded the customer’s expectations, and Windhager attended the site to commission and warranty the system.

Generate Green completed the RHI application on behalf of the customer and the customer is set to receive  over £8,000.00 per annum from the Renewable Heat Incentive.