Case studies
Real installs, real homes and buildings, real numbers.
Every install is different — the building, the customer's usage, the funding route. Below are a few of the recent jobs we've done across Scotland, with the system sizes.
Air source heat pump
Evanton — Vaillant heat pump replaces oil boiler
Evanton, Highlands
A Vaillant Arotherm Plus 12kW air source heat pump in a family home north of Inverness, replacing an old oil boiler. Customer review on video — "the house is always warm".
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ASHP + solar + battery
Oil-to-renewable transformation in Beauly
Beauly, Inverness-shire
14 kW Mitsubishi air source heat pump, east-west split solar PV across two roof faces, and an all-in-one battery system — replacing an old oil boiler.
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Ground source heat pump
Rossend Castle ground source heat pump
Rossend Castle, Burntisland, Fife
A ground source heat pump retrofit in a historic Fife castle — borehole array, gas boiler hot-water assist, underfloor heating on all floors plus mixed radiators including period column rads. Commercial-to-residential conversion.
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Whole-home renewable
Steading conversion — cascade ASHP, solar & battery
Near Culloden Battlefield
Two Vaillant 7 kW heat pumps in cascade with solar PV and battery storage, full plumbing + underfloor throughout — all linked with remote access. Flagship whole-home retrofit.
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Bespoke hybrid heating
Bespoke biomass + heat pump integration in Fortrose
Fortrose, Black Isle
Windhager log gasification boiler installed first; a year later an air source heat pump bolted into the existing MES control manifold via direct collaboration with Windhager. Automatic switchover, remote access.
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Commercial · ASHP + solar + battery + EV · CARES-funded
Loch Ness Hub — commercial ASHP, solar, battery + EV
Loch Ness, Scotland
Vaillant 7 kW heat pump and solar PV commissioned March 2021 (with a protective car-park cage round the outdoor unit), with battery storage and an Easee EV charger added on a return visit.
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