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Advice from your peers
You can read many case studies on the CARES and your local CARES development officer might be able to help you to find out more details of particularl...
Living with heat pumps
Heat pumps for building heating are a new technology to most of us, so it is important to know what to expect of their operation and to know what you ...
Project completion
Once the installation works have been completed, there are several important things to check before signing off on the completion and paying the final...
Defining the project
Before starting your project, it’s important to spend time thinking about and write down why you want to do it. Note down what functionality you wan...
The project process
Once you’ve formed a community group (see ‘Establishing a community group’), here’s a simple guide to help you start and finish a heat...
Do air source heat pumps work in cold weather?
Yes, an air source heat pump will function in the lowest temperatures Scotland experiences. The standard temperatures for calculating the SCOP in “a...
How do heat pumps compare with other low carbon heating technologies?
Alternative low-carbon heating options include biomass boilers, electric panel heaters, electric boilers and electric radiant heaters. Solar thermal s...
What is a heat pump?
A heat pump is a mechanical device that uses a refrigeration cycle to extract heat from a source (the outside air, for example) and deliver that heat ...
Heat pump guide
This guide is intended to help community groups navigate the process of installing heat pumps to provide their buildings with low-carbon heating, and ...
Question and answer templates
These templates are intended to be used when considering potential installers and may be used, after refinement, as the basis for a project brief.
Guidelines for shared rooftop photovoltaic installation
Guidance about shared rooftops solar photovoltaic installation