Birch Cottage at the heart of green tourism in County Down

Birch Cottage at the heart of green tourism in County Down

by | Mar 4, 2018 | green tourism, off grid

One of the things that makes Birch Eco Cottage a unique Green Tourism business is that it is powered entirely by renewable energy made here on the farm. We are totally off-grid as part of our commitment to reducing our environmental impact.  We use a combination of solar panels and wind to charge batteries that ensure that there is always power when we need it. 

Lighting the rocket mass heater

Lighting the rocket mass heater

by | Sep 22, 2014 | renewable energy

    Today we pushed on, built a brick support around the base of the firebrick burner, – above, and then backfilled all the gaps with perlite and a clay mix to thoroughly insulate the fire itself, which we want to burn as hot as possible. The clay mix...
Making a start on the rocket mass heater

Making a start on the rocket mass heater

by | Sep 17, 2014 | renewable energy

Now that we’ve the outside of the build done, (regular readers will realise that there is something of a gap here, but don’t worry its coming soon), we are turning our attention to the rocket mass heater that is going to keep the space warm. For those who...