How a heat pump works
A heat pump not only provides heating in the winter, but can also provide cooling in hot weather.
Kwikhaus are committed to caring for our environment. This means a reduction in building materials, minimising energy use in construction, cutting power use for residents in our homes and integrating environmentally positive technology.
Suntech are the World's largest manufacturer of solar panels.
This video shows the scale and professionalism that this company can deliver and we are lucky to be partnered with them both for residential and commercial use.
The average UK home uses around 3,700kWh of electricity each year.
To generate this amount of electricity the home would need 28.7 square meters of panels.
However, because the house remains connected to the grid, it enjoys a hybrid system where electricity can be fed back into the grid and money earned from feed in tariffs, whilst drawing power from the grid when it needs it. Solar panels can be integrated with energy storage systems such as batteries and with the growth in demand for electric cars these become a perfect destination for the electricity the panels generate; particularly when drawn down from the house battery system.
Sunlight falls on high performance solar panels, converting the sun's energy to Direct Current (DC)
Stage 1
The electricity is sent to an inverter which converts the direct current to Alternating Current
Stage 2
When the system produces too much electricity it is sent to the grid or to an energy storage system - such as a battery
Stage 3
Power from the grid or storage system is provided at night or when demand exceeds solar production
Stage 4
Our commercial battery storage system comes as self contained units and offers 2 MW capacity. This creates a plug and play, highly adaptable and efficient system for housing projects, stadiums, sports clubs and venues of all kinds. It adds great flexibility to our commercial solar panel solutions.
A heat pump takes energy from outside and transfers it into heat to be circulated around a heating and hot water system. A heat pump uses electricity to run the components of a heat pump, principally a fan, compressor and circulating pumps to transfer the energy from the heat source into the heat sink or heating system, making it a perfect compliment to domestic solar panels.
Solar roof panels
Heat pump for hot water and heating - ground source and air source
Heat pump for cooling
Battery energy storage
A combination of energy solutions can make a highly efficient home, reducing running costs and emissions.