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Opinion

Two minutes with… Kensa

Q: Who are you? Simon Lomax, managing director of the Kensa Group and chairman of the Ground Source Heat Pump Association.
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Opinion

Q&A – Solfex

Q: What have you got planned for the rest of 2014? We intend to grow our online sales activities for most of our product groups, and with the launch of our new photovoltaic kit builder this month, customers will be able to design a PV system in six simple clicks of a button, the inverter size and mountings will automatically be matched according to the installation requirements and then the system can be ordered on the customer’s account for next day delivery.
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News

Edmundson launches Greentech

Edmundson Electrical and Electric Center have today launched the Greentech brand at 21 locations across the UK.
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Product

Vaillant adds to aroTHERM range

Vaillant has unveiled two new additions to its range of aroTHERM domestic air to water heat pumps.
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News

Mitsubishi Electric welcomes DECC heat pump map

Edward Davey MP (Centre) is shown how the Kingston apartments get their heating from the Thames by Mike Spenser-Morris, managing director of NHP Leisure Developments (left) and Donald Daw from Mitsubishi Electric (right) Mitsubishi Electric has welcomed the publication by the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) of a national water source heat map, which highlights the significant opportunities that exist for open water heat pump installations across the country.
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Opinion

Are You Preparing For a Sustainable Future?

By Jason Hobson, managing director at Gledhill, the cylinder specialist In the world of commercial developments ‘future proofing’ has become the buzz word driving design innovation. For domestic dwellings, it’s a concept closely linked to sustainability; ensuring that today’s installations can be adapted to tomorrow’s needs and technologies to reduce the cost and waste implications of early replacement.
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Opinion

Q&A – Viessmann

Darren McMahon, Viessmann Q: What have you got planned for the rest of 2014? 2014 is an important year for Viessmann as we celebrate 25 years in the UK. We have a number of events planned later in the year to mark this, including a visit to the UK from Viessmann president, Professor Dr Martin Viessmann. As a company we are consistently looking to broaden our communication channels with installers and offer them great support with how to use our products.
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Opinion

Two minutes with… NIBE

Who are you? Phil Hurley, managing director at NIBE Energy Systems
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Opinion

Switching from oil and gas to renewables

Since the launch of the domestic RHI, HETAS has seen a noticeable increase in demand for biomass training and MCS registration, reports Robert Burke
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News

Helping hand

The wait is over – the RHI has finally arrived and customers are now looking to apply for the incentive; what does this mean for the installers? And how can they ensure they are meeting the requirements for the DRHI? MCS has listed some information below to help you and your customers Customers will be relying on their MCS certificate to be correct when applying for the RHI and therefore, the installer must ensure the certificate is filled out appropriately. For example, installers need to make sure that if they select ‘no’ for metering on the compliance certificate that they make the same selection on the MCS database – any differences between the two would render the customers RHI application being rejected.
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Opinion

Pollard’s Patter

Plumb Center’s head of sustainability Tim Pollard The cost of electricity from solar PV panels has reached parity with grid electricity in Germany, Italy, and Spain, according to consulting firm Eclareon. There are some who think that this will be the signal for a massive surge in demand and huge market growth. It is at this point that we should take a closer look at the definition of grid parity.
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Opinion

System efficiency and cost control

Bob Long, MD Eco Innovate Ltd New designs and higher levels of sophistication continue to enter the heat pump market, but cheap heating is likely to be your customer’s only consideration, says heat pump specialist Bob Long
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News

Kensa launches installer scheme

Kensa Heat Pumps has launched a campaign to encourage the deployment of ground source heat pumps.
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Product

Vaillant launch smartphone app

Vaillant has unveiled a new smartphone app designed for installers working with the company’s ecoTEC boilers.
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Product

Globus Homes aims to make plumbers’ lives easier

Globus Homes is a new company set up to supply the products needed for the installation of central heating management systems, thermodynamic systems or new boiler installations.
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News

Industry slams CfD funding decision

The CfD scheme is set to replace the Renewables Obligation as the chief support mechanism for large-scale renewable energy projects and will involve a bidding process for rounds of funding.
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