There are a number of ways that you can reduce your heating bills in your over the course of a year. In this post we show you five ways that will help you stay warm during the winter months while also saving you money.

also known as the HRI scheme, you should act now in order to qualify for the scheme. To qualify, all work must be completed on 31 December 2016 for both home owners and landlords.

You may be eligible for a heating controls grant

There are SEAI grants available for home owners in Ireland for installing heating controls. Domestic customers can benefit from a heating controls upgrade or an oil/gas boiler with heating controls upgrade.

Despite the name “heat pump”, heat pumps do an efficient job of both cooling and heating the home or commercial building. Unlike other conventional heating systems, a heat pump operates by distributing heat, instead of generating hot or cold air. This heat or cooling process can be sourced from either water, earth known as a geothermal heating system or the most common system which retrieves heat from the air. This is known as an “air to air” heat pump.

Heat pumps work to efficiently and cost effectively heat homes and water supplies by harnessing free, renewable energy sources. They operate by pumping heat from a low temperature source such as from underground or our air, and releasing it at higher temperatures into the home’s heating system.

The team at Sweeney Renewables recently installed an Orca air to water heat pump in the O'Brien's Sandwich Bar in Liosban, Galway.

The majority of radiators in households are made of steel; however, the last few years have seen a significant increase of aluminium radiators installed in new homes throughout Ireland. There are many advantages to having aluminium radiators in your home and we have listed the benefits below.

What are Air to Water Heat Pumps?

Heat pumps extract energy from the sun and raises it to a temperature equipped to provide an effective and efficient heating source. This is an extremely environmentally friendly source of heat as approximately 75% of the energy we require to heat our homes is sourced directly from our environment. Air to water heat pumps are the most effective and modern method of hot water heating system on the market today.

Irish Water are now sending application packs all domestic households connected to public water supplies. Home owners now face the reality of paying the controversial water charges in 2015. Most grown adults use around 50,000 litres of water each year and therefore, the chance of falling below 30,000 allowance litres per adult and 38,000 litres per child is minimal. For example, an 80 litre bath each day totals an adult's entire water allowance for the year.

Living in a passive home means living in a home with no cold drafts, no sudden temperature changes from room to room and virtually no heating bills. Sound too good to be true?

A new system for domestic water charges is being introduced for homes which are connected to public water supply or to public domestic wastewater systems. The Commission for Energy Regulation, who are regulators of Irish Water are devising the scheme on water charges. The new system is being introduced under the Water Services Act 2013.

Installing rainwater harvesting systems in new builds and renovations can save you money, particularly with the introduction of Irish water charges. Not only will this system save you money, but it is also friendly to our environment.

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Domestic water charges are set to be introduced in the final quarter of 2014 and customers can expect to receive their first bill in early 2015. Most homes are expected to be charged on average €240 yearly for water consumption.

A considerable proportion of a monthly budget for hotels and restaurants are taken up by energy bills. Heating and cooling contributes to costs that a small business owner endures on a monthly basis. If the heating systems are not set right or fail the costs will continue to rise. The maintenance and repair charges are enough to put a dent into the finances of any small business. Then, there is the option of replacing the heating system which does not come cheap either. However investing in a new system that considerably cuts down your energy bills may be a good solution to solve your problems.