Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation are the two most important aspects of carbon reduction
Technologies
Narec Distributed Energy have expertise and experience in a wide range of renewable energy and low carbon technologies.
Low carbon buildings
By the year 2016 all new build domestic properties in the UK will be zero carbon, and by 2019 all new build commercial buildings will be
Integrating renewables
As renewable energy increases in popularity people are beginning to integrate different systems together
Biomass and biofuels
Biomass and Biofuels are fuels made from organic materials. This can be wood, food crops, algae or waste
Wind
Small and medium scale turbines range from 1.5kW to 500kW, while large scale turbines are typically 2-3MW, with 15MW systems in development
Solar thermal
Solar Thermal systems generate hot water from solar energy, and are a very well established renewable energy technology
Photovoltaics
Photovoltaics generate electricity from sunlight, and in the past few years have become increasingly popular in the UK
Heat pumps
Heat pumps transfer heat from the air or ground into a building
Combined heat and power (CHP)
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) is the generation of electricity close to the point of use, where the waste heat from electricity production is captured and used
Solar Thermodynamic Panels
Thermodynamic panels are a type of heat pump, Narec DE is carrying out the first independent UK test of these systems