Minus7 is starting 2018 with the delivery of a significant retrofit for a one of the UK’s leading housing associations. The retrofit will see the installation of a complete heating solution for 12 bungalows moving their SAP rating from E to C in one intervention. “This is a further delivery of the Minus7 system into […]
Following the ongoing success of its existing programmes Minus7 has finalised further projects in the housing association sector. Focussed on both retrofit and new build Minus7 is looking forward to an exciting 2018. “We have been working closely with all our partners and are delighted that the systems have given all users the confidence to […]
Minus7 is looking forward to exhibiting at UK Construction week at the NEC in Birmingham between 10-12 October. Come and learn about our new projects and new product developments. We look forward to seeing you there.
Minus7 are pleased to announce that they will be attending the Housing 2017 event in Manchester on 27th to 29th June. As designers and manufactures of award-winning British technology, we will be showing our unique patented hybrid system that delivers heat, hot water and energy storage 24/7 365 days of the year. We will be […]
Sophie is a single parent with three young children, her son aged 13 has special needs and two girls aged 10 and 3.Usually Sophie dreads the thought of opening her energy bills at Christmas because they have always been so high in previous rental properties. Since Poole Housing Partnership implemented Minus7’s renewable heating technology, Sophie’s […]
Have you seen the latest report from Energy UK on pathways to a low-carbon future? This report contains some strong recommendations on pathways to a low carbon future. There is a big section on heat, because “Heat is the biggest and hardest challenge for decarbonisation at large scale and must be addressed now.” Yes, on that […]
During Theresa May’s speech on 17 January, the prime minister made it clear that the UK will seek a “full Brexit”, leaving the single market in order to gain control over immigration. There were, however, signals that there would be a willingness to work more closely with the EU in other ways and “to […]
“The long-anticipated results of the RHI consultation were recently announced. It is a relief to see that it still exists and that support for solar thermal continues. The budget allocated and the decision to support heating for this parliament were very welcome and gives certainty to the heating community. The current process however still limits […]
Engenius becomes the first Tesla Energy Certified Installer on the Isle of Wight The world currently consumes 20 trillion kWh of energy annually. That’s enough energy to power a family home for 1.8 billion years or supply energy to a nuclear power plant for 2,300 years or launch the Falcon 9 rocket 17 million […]
A total of £32 billion a year is spent in the UK heating homes and other buildings, accounting for nearly half of all energy consumed and one third of total greenhouse gas emissions. However despite its significance, heat remains the “Cinderella” of energy and climate policy, having been largely overlooked in favour of the other […]
“Technological advances will reduce the need to build conventional new power stations” commented Nicola Shaw, the Executive director of the National Grid, recently. This would seem to be a challenging statement in the light of the National Grid’s own Future Energy Scenarios showing an increase in the demand for electricity and a decrease in […]
It takes imagination to see the full potential of renewables As someone with more than 14 years’ experience in clean technology start-ups and a seat on the board of the REA since 2004, Martin Wright, chair of REA and director of Minus7, believes he is in a position to spot how far the energy revolution […]
The planned £18bn nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point in Somerset has been derided by critics as “one of the worst deals ever” yet defended as crucial to UK’s energy policy by others. Resignations at EDF and numerous financial warnings have knocked confidence in the HinkleyPoint deal and many are lauding Theresa May’s design to take her time over Hinkley […]
The National Grid have just published their analysis of Future Energy Scenarios (FES) Four scenarios based on different policy and economic conditions are modelled to understand the potential impact for supply and demand. A matrix with two axes – prosperity and the nation’s green ambition is used. Heat & transport dominate the energy dilemma in all four […]
Amongst the political upheaval, the adoption of the 5th Carbon Budget by Amber Rudd on June 30th, has gone somewhat under the radar. The carbon budgets are contained within the 2008 Climate Change Act which require that carbon emissions are reduced to 80% of the 1990 levels by 2050. The 5th carbon budget specifically covers the period […]
UK government support for the low carbon economy has created a market dominated by solar, wind and biomass technologies. Mass implementations of these systems has resulted in electricity grid imbalances that the government believes needs large infrastructure scale solutions. We believe that technology agnostic support for low carbon innovations, perhaps targeted at micro generation and […]
Hamish Wilson, CEO, writes…. The energy landscape is changing significantly and whilst the government has made it clear that it supports gas-generated electricity, all signs ultimately point to a move to a decarbonised electricity network, involving nuclear as well as renewables. The UK government says it has spent heavily on the green agenda so let […]
Solar Photovoltaic (PV) panels generate electricity from the sun but lose energy to the surrounding area, they become inefficient when over-heated. What PV needs is a partner that can complement its strengths and compensate for its deficiencies – a partner called solar endothermic technology… Minus7 is marrying these two technologies in its latest design making […]
In 2015 UK electricity demand was met by 34.9% gas, 17.1% coal, 21.8% nuclear, 23.5% renewables and around 2.6% ‘ oil & other’. At The Rushlight Show today, both Jeremy Pocklington (Director of General Markets & Infrastructure, DECC) & Ian Ellerington (Head of Innovation Delivery, DECC) stood by nuclear as having an important strategic role to play […]
Several decades ago, the established thinking was that computing was centred on the IBM mainframe and that all users needed was a dumb terminal. Now, computing has been transformed through the PC and the power of the network. The mainframe is completely obsolete and we’ve entered a new digital world. The analogy with the computing […]
Hamish Wilson, CEO, writes… Several decades ago, the established thinking was that computing was centred on the IBM mainframe and that all users needed was a dumb terminal. Now, computing has been transformed through the PC and the power of the network. The mainframe is completely obsolete and we’ve entered a new digital world. The […]
The Economist recently commented that to achieve the COP21 commitments R&D in renewables should “… lead to innovative solutions that can be deployed on a commercial scale”. (19/12/15 edition) Great strides have been made in commercialising low-carbon electricity with the successes of PV and wind. However, ‘green’ space heating technologies remain under developed. Commercially viable low-carbon […]
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