Renewable Technology

Introduction to renewable technology
From Solar heating panels to ground heat pump systems, Astute Energy can help you install and maintain a number of renewable technologies for your home or business.

Domestic Solar Power
The UK receives approximately 1000 kWh per metre2 of power from the sun every year. This is the amount of energy that strikes flat ground. The picture of the UK opposite shows how different parts of the country receive varying amounts of energy; the further north you go the less you receive. In comparison to UK figures flat ground at the equator receives 2000kWh per metre2. This difference is due to the tilt of the earth causing the power of the sun to dissipate in more of the atmosphere before it reaches the northern hemisphere.
Two technologies can help capture solar energy for your home or business; solar heating panels and pv solar panels. A solar heating panel can generate hot water where as a pv solar panel generates electricity. 

Ground heat pump technologies
Ground heat pumps move heat from one place to another. This is exactly how every refrigerator works so the technology is proven, reliable and just simply works. Astute Energy can help your source systems that recover heat from the ground or from the air around us. The most suitable applications for residential use in the UK revolve around ground heat pump that recovers heat from underground where the temperature is almost always a steady 4^oC.