Heat Pumps 30

Opinion

Current affairs

By guest columnist Bill Wright, head of energy solutions, Electrical Contractors’ Association
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Opinion

Q&A – Vaillant

What have you got planned for the rest of 2014? Installer training will remain a key focus for Vaillant in 2014. Our seventh Centre of Excellence opens in Farnborough in the spring, bringing our quality approach to training to more installers. Our training proposition will also be refreshed, and our first app for installers will be launched in the coming months – watch this space!
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News

Pumped and primed

Tony Bowen, president of the Heat Pump Association and chair of the MCS Heat Pump Technical Working Group, outlines five key reasons why now is the moment of opportunity for the heat pump installation sector 
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News

HETAS urges installers to cash in on RHI training vouchers

HETAS is urging installers to take advantage of new vouchers which are available to help with the cost of RHI training. With the imminent launch of the domestic RHI, the voucher scheme is designed to help installers living and working in England gain the qualifications required to become MCS certified and get involved in the installation and maintenance of domestic renewable heat technologies including solar thermal, heat pumps and biomass systems.
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News

Pupils explore renewables with Mitsubishi

Students from a Primary School in Rattlesden, Suffolk have been exploring renewable technology with heat pump manufacturer, Mitsubishi Electric – which has been offering its Renewable Training Centre to schools wishing to study renewable energy as part of the curriculum.
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Product

Introducing the ThermaTwin

Discrete Heat has introduced ThermaTwin solar panels incorporating both solar PV and solar thermal technology.
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News

Great offers to be had at Practical Installer

Installers attending Ecobuild 2014 can benefit from impressive product and training offers, thanks to Plumb and Parts Center.   During the show installers can get up to £300 off an accredited renewables training course, which comes with the full Easy MCS support and mentoring package.   There’s also an exclusive Ecobuild show offer for account holders available on Center Controls, Fernox water treatment products, and selected Grundfos heating circulators and pumps – running throughout the whole of March.
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News

£685k available to social landlords in the South West

Ready for Retrofit is inviting social landlords from across the South West to apply for funding to install energy efficiency and micro generation retrofit measures in social housing.  
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Opinion

RHI – Are we ready?

As we gear up for the launch of the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (DRHI), Robert Burke, HETAS, asks: Is the industry is ready for it?
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Opinion

Hidden dangers

Bob Long, MD Eco Innovate Ltd With the domestic RHI so close to finally becoming reality, there is a grave danger that insufficient levels of skills in the industry could expose a weak link, says heat pump specialist Bob Long
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Opinion

Current affairs

By guest columnist Bill Wright, head of energy solutions, Electrical Contractors’ Association
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Opinion

Q&A – Mitsubishi Electric

What have you got planned for 2014? I see this as a big year for product development with lots of exciting new functionality, control and products to extend the range and simplify things for installers. The heat pump market has already come a long way, but we realise that as an industry, we still need to increase awareness of the benefits that renewable heating can offer. We will therefore continue reaching out directly to the market with our Ecodan range and plan a number of roadshows around the country, targeting installers, social housing providers and developers. 
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Opinion

Trialling times

Developments continue apace at BRE and the National Solar Centre with a busy summer season to look forward to, as well as starting to see the first results from one of the UK’s most comprehensive heat pump field trials conducted by DECC, reports Steve Pester
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Product

A-Class of its own

Dimplex Renewables has launched A-Class ASHP.
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Product

Panasonic launches Aquarea 5kW Mono Bloc

Panasonic has increased its range of A2W heat pumps with the launch of the 5kW Aquarea Mono Bloc, designed for new build projects.  Marc Diaz, UK country manager of Panasonic Heating and Cooling, said: “The new Aquarea 5kW Mono-Bloc model offers amazing energy savings. With a high COP of 5.08, it’s a super-efficient way of heating a low consumption home.  With a compact design, the units are small, making them perfect for social housing, small homes and apartments – especially new builds – where space is at a premium.”
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News

UFW hosts Las Vegas competition

UFW is offering installers the opportunity to win a trip to Las Vegas to watch England’s World Cup game versus Costa Rica.
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Opinion

Bare necessities

Bob Long, MD Eco Innovate Ltd Heat pump expert Bob Long asks why a buffer cylinder/thermal store is essential in any system
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News

PV installers secure Which? approval

Jacob Eco Energy’s md Chris Franks and his team Salford Quays-based Jacob Eco Energy has become the first solar installer in the Manchester area to get coveted Which? Trusted Traders approval.
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Product

NIBE upgrades GSHP models

NIBE has made a series of improvements to its F1145 and F1245 ground source heat pumps.
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Product

Small is beautiful

ENER-G has shrunk its 50kW combined heat and power (CHP) unit by 30 percent – making it the smallest and lightest unit in its fleet.
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News

Mitsubishi puts Ecodan on the small screen

Mitsubishi Electric has uploaded two new online videos to promote the benefits of renewable heat pump technology for both homeowners and landlords.
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