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The hard-working and knowledgeable team at The Energy Centre in Duleek
How do you fancy a 60% saving on your home fuel bill? This is exactly what The Energy Centre guarantees. The brainchild of Robert and Tracy Lynch, the Duleek based company is saving customers nationwide a small fortune. ‘Royal County’ spoke to co-founder Robert about the success of the family business to date as well as their sponsorship of Duleek/Bellewstown GAA.
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ased at Unit 11D in Duleek Business Park, The Energy Centre is Ireland’s leading installer of solar panels and other renewable energy services. Let’s get straight down to brass tacks: solar panels can save a family up to 70% on hot water costs, while upgrading a home’s heating system can save as much as 50% on fuel. What’s more, Robert Lynch is so confident in the capabilities of The Energy Centre’s renewable-energy solutions that the company is prepared to pay people to listen to them! “We know these products deliver. We know they will save people money. That’s why we are prepared to give a fuel voucher worth
60% SAVING, ANYONE? €20 to anybody to allow us to go to their home and give them a demonstration on how we can save them 60% on their annual fuel bill.” Thus, the renewable-energy products sold and installed by The Energy Centre are as close to a nobrainer as you are likely to get. They save you money and they are friendly to the environment. By installing a solar heating system, for example, the customer can self-produce up to 70% of his/her total hot water requirements, whilst at the same time making the environment cleaner for everyone. The firm belief of the team at The Energy Centre is that solar energy is the future. Fossil fuels are not going to last forever, so it’s now time to embrace a more sustainable method of heating hot water. The Energy Centre installs an average of 1,500 systems per year, using the highest quality solar panels and tubes from Europe’s leading manufacturers. Their solar panels are specifically
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designed for the Irish climate - they don't need sunlight but instead work on natural daylight. The government offers substantial grants to those applying for solar panel installations. Furthermore, the installation of solar panels will add to the value of your home. The Energy Centre’s solar panels can be installed in any home in just one day by technicians who are SEAI-registered. How exactly do these panels work? Basically, solar collectors capture the sun’s radiation, conducting the heat to the liquid in the panels or tubes. The heated liquid is then pumped via stainless steel pipes through a coil in the home’s insulated tank. The water in the tank conducts the heat from the coil, resulting in hot water which can be used throughout the home. Meanwhile, energy-efficient heating controls work on several levels. First of all, installing a high-efficiency boiler will mean up to 97% efficient burning of fuel, compared to 70% in