Heat Pumps 26

News

Rural Energy becomes UK’s first Bosch CHP-certified partner

Rural Energy, a nationwide provider of low carbon solutions and full turnkey project management has become the first company in the UK to complete the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Design and Installation Training Course from Bosch Commercial and Industrial.

News

Finn Geotherm secures £5 million for its domestic RHI customers

Finn Geotherm has reached the milestone of ensuring five million pounds in Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) payments will be shared among the hundreds of homeowners for which it has designed and installed renewable heating systems.

Product

Manufacturers facing a crisis of confidence in claims of energy saving performance

Manufacturers’ claims about the expected energy efficiency performance of equipment are not fully trusted by their customers. This was a key finding from new research released today by the Carbon Trust, which reveals that just 5 percent of professionals with responsibility for procuring energy consuming equipment for their organisations are very confident in the energy saving claims made by manufacturers, with a quarter (24%) not confident at all.

News

Derby’s new high-tech hub powered by 200-panel PV array

The Innovation Hub at the heart of Derby’s multi-million pound Infinity Park Derby is now being powered by clean, onsite renewables thanks to a new 350m² rooftop solar system installed by EvoEnergy.

Product

Earthmill secures exclusive CHP deal

Renewable energy firm Earthmill signed a deal to become the exclusive supplier of a new state of the art power generation technology across several UK regions, as part of a significant diversification into the combined heat and power (CHP) market.

Product

Viessmann breaks the ice

Viessmann has collaborated with HUF HAUS to equip a UK household with its first ice store system, which recovers energy from renewable sources to heat domestic hot water.

Opinion

Will heat pump numbers meet 2030 predictions?

When the solar industry received a kick-start by way of the Feed-in Tariff, the prospect of profiting from renewable technology captured widespread attention. Market response to the high value subsidy was vibrant and rapid growth occurred.

Opinion

Energy related Products (ErP) Directive (2009/125/EC)

A reminder from MCS that the Energy related Products Directive (ErP) came into force on September 26 2015, and affects all heating and hot water products with an heating output equal to or less than 400kW

Opinion

Talking tech

Heat pump specialist Bob Long looks at ways to boost the uptake of heat pumps via improvements to economic performance

News

Win an Ecodan mug

Mitsubishi Electric is offering anyone the chance to win a special Ecodan thermal mug by Tweeting their own picture of an A++ to celebrate the new Energy Related Products (ErP) rating for the entire range of Ecodan heat pumps.

Opinion

Pollard’s Patter

As I write this column the Plumb Center ErP Roadshow is coming to an end. It has been challenging in terms of logistics, at 40 locations across the UK working with 11 supply partners. On the other hand it has been a joy to talk to so many installers and hear of their experiences and ideas.

Opinion

Economic options for domestic hot water

Heat pump specialist Bob Long turns his attention to the economic potential of solar assisted heat pumps, also known as thermodynamic systems.

News

Are you ErP ready?

The Energy-related Products Directive (ErP) and the Energy Labelling Directive both come into force across Europe in only a month’s time – 26 September – DECC is reminding installers.