With wholesale natural gas prices hurting the bottom line, and no pricing certainty yet in sight, large businesses are moving away from being solely dependent on natural gas for their heating requirements. As they do this, they quickly come to realise that there are viable alternative solutions that can dramatically slash their energy bills. Most people…

CONDITIONS OF CONSENT A set of planning and construction requirements for a development that is set by local councils. It often includes energy compliance requirements that are more stringent than NCC energy compliance requirements. When a Council determines a development application, they have 3 options available: grant an unconditional consent; refuse consent; or grant a…

In following, data from Temperzone fan coils are used to extrapolate heating capacity of standard typical 6 kW fan coil at different Entering Water Temeperature (EWT). 

  According to Powerclub, during 2020, 25% of solar exports in Victoria were at times when wholesale spot prices were less than $0, and the regulators consider this when setting the mandated Feed-in Tariff (FiT). In 2021, regulators have set Feed-in Tariff to 6.7c/kWh and 64.5c/kWh for those already on the premium (now closed), which…

A Fan Coil Unit (FCU) capacity is directly affected with Entering Water Temperature (EWT). FCUs are rated for EWT= 60C but with a heat pump delivering EWT=35C, capacity drops by 31%.   This is derived from detailed data from a manufacturer like Media.    If we assume that EWT= 60 C is reference point, then heating…

A room thermostat should be placed in a room to maximize air flow across the thermostat. High air flow allows the air temperature across thermostat to be more representative of the room temperature. Following figure shows the locations where thermostat should be fitted. Ideal height above floor is 1.2m.     Dont install thermostat in following…