I haven't written much this week as 1. have not had much to say, 2. have been that tired. Unfortunately my youngest has decided that sleep is not an option and for the past 6 months he has been getting me up 3-4 times a night. I have been shattered, but on the plus side, it seems like we have finally turned the corner as I have had 3 whole nights of undisturbed sleep! I feel like a new person.
Alot of DEAs that I know are now diversifying - one has become an estate agent, 2 or 3 are now doing cavity wall insulation, another one is selling PVs and a few more are doing inventories.
I already do floor plans, write ups and photos and after Christmas will be including video tours of properties in the services that I offer. I am also considering inventories but I want to check into that more thoroughly before I get involved. I have previously carried out inventories (back in 2005) but I want to check and see what current legislation is and if there are any necessary qualifications/insurances that you need. Obviously I would be an unbias person to carry out the inventory but I like to double check everything first before I start doing anything. I think that it is very necessary to make sure that everything you do is very professional and done to the highest possible standard.
Am having a peaceful (can you call it that?) weekend at home with the children so its nice, I've heard all about the latest school gossip - who has had a red/yellow card etc and who has kissed who and my 3yr old has informed me he is going to marry his girlfriend (that's what I call forward planning).
Off to walk the dogs in the fog. Have a lovely weekend.
Showing posts with label photovoltics. Show all posts
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Saturday, 20 November 2010
Monday, 15 November 2010
fun on the farm
I have been reading this morning about Micheal Eavis (of Glastonbury fame) - http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/nov/10/solar-power-glastonbury-michael-eavis he has installed 1,116 solar panels on the roof of a cowshed at his farm.
During his interview he mentioned how easy he has found it, with the help from the governments feed in tarriff (http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what_we_do/uk_supply/energy_mix/renewable/feedin_tariff/feedin_tariff.aspx) which has used powers in the Energy Act 2008 to introduce a system of feed-in tariffs to incentivise small scale (less than 5MW), low carbon electricity generation. The Department's Response to the Consultation on Feed-in Tariffs (FITs)(set out the decisions in relation to the FITs scheme. These feed-in tariffs work alongside the Renewables Obligation (RO), which will remain the primary mechanism to incentivise deployment of large-scale renewable electricity generation, and the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) which will incentivise generation of heat from renewable sources at all scales. The Department launched the Renewable Heat Incentive consultation on 1 February 2010 and the deadline for responses to this was on 26 April 2010.
Solid or liquid biomass technologies continue to be supported under the Renewables Obligation (RO) at all scales.
I have a colleague who has diversified from energy assessments in fitting photovoltics as he said it is definately the way to go, he has them on the roof of his own property and has saved money on his energy bills already.
During his interview he mentioned how easy he has found it, with the help from the governments feed in tarriff (http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what_we_do/uk_supply/energy_mix/renewable/feedin_tariff/feedin_tariff.aspx) which has used powers in the Energy Act 2008 to introduce a system of feed-in tariffs to incentivise small scale (less than 5MW), low carbon electricity generation. The Department's Response to the Consultation on Feed-in Tariffs (FITs)(set out the decisions in relation to the FITs scheme. These feed-in tariffs work alongside the Renewables Obligation (RO), which will remain the primary mechanism to incentivise deployment of large-scale renewable electricity generation, and the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) which will incentivise generation of heat from renewable sources at all scales. The Department launched the Renewable Heat Incentive consultation on 1 February 2010 and the deadline for responses to this was on 26 April 2010.
Householders considering generating their own electricity should look at the Energy Saving Trust’s Clean Energy Cashback[External link] web pages for more information on energy efficiency measures as well as independent advice on the technologies concerned.
Small-scale low-carbon electricity technologies eligible for FITs are:- Wind;
- Solar photovoltaics (PV);
- Hydro;
- Anaerobic digestion; and
- Domestic scale microCHP (with a capacity of 2kW or less)*
Solid or liquid biomass technologies continue to be supported under the Renewables Obligation (RO) at all scales.
I have a colleague who has diversified from energy assessments in fitting photovoltics as he said it is definately the way to go, he has them on the roof of his own property and has saved money on his energy bills already.
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