A leading global renewable energy specialist is launching a new advice service for recession hit agriculture sectors explaining how going green can slash energy bills.

The service will include undertaking a free energy efficiency survey of any premises in the UK. The report will examine the heat loss and heat demands of the building and detail a set of recommendations to save money.

Mark McManus, managing director at Stiebel Eltron - the manufaturer behind the service, said “There is a misconception that installing green energy products is expensive.

“However it is vital business owners realise that going green and becoming energy efficient can save cash and cut costs. That is what our new advice service can explain.

“Renewable energy heating products can pay for themselves within a matter of years of being installed. Moreover, because renewable energy uses no fossil fuels homeowners and businesses are not at the mercy of soaring oil and gas prices.”

Stiebel Eltron primarily manufacturers ground source heat pumps and air source heat pumps. Ground source heat pumps transfers heat from the ground into a building to provide heating and hot water. Air source heat pumps absorb heat from outside to heat buildings and provide hot water; neither pump uses oil or gas.

In June 2008 the prime minister unveiled a £100 billion renewable energy plan he described as a ‘Green Revolution’ as responded to the EU imposed target of producing 20 per cent of the country’s energy from renewable sources by 2020.

The government’s renewable energy strategy estimates that 160,000 new jobs will be created by the ‘Green Revolution’ in the UK by 2020.