UK’s first ‘energy positive’ house opens in Wales
Three-bedroom house designed by Cardiff University was built in 16 weeks near Bridgend in South Wales costing £125,000
The UK’s first ‘energy positive’ house opens on Thursday in Wales and will produce more electricity than its occupants will use.
The three-bedroom house was designed by Cardiff University and was built in 16 weeks on an industrial estate outside Bridgend in South Wales costing £125,000.
The house will use batteries to store the electricity generated from solar panels on the roof and in the garden.
The solar generation and battery storage powers the property’s combined heating, ventilation and hot water system, and the electrical power system, which includes appliances, LED lighting and a heat pump.
The property features highly developed insulation to cut energy use in winter and is expected to send power to the national grid for eight months of the year.
Welsh Economy Minister Edwina Hart , will launch the house on Thursday, and said: “This unique property has the distinction of being the first building of its kind in the UK. It is a great showcase for the technologies being developed in Wales, with the potential to be adopted and replicated in future housing developments across the UK creating wide ranging long term benefits for the economy, the environment and occupiers.”
