biomass

In line with on-going government strategies to promote cleaner air and to better support consumer choice decisions in the purchase of environmentally responsible products, HETAS has launched the independent “Cleaner Choice” initiative for UK biomass and solid fuel products. These developments aim to reform the currently recognised HETAS Product Approval Scheme, to align with changing […]

Concerns about domestic woodburning in the UK and its impact on air quality have recently been brought to the fore again by groups such as Mums For Lungs. Not-for-profit solid fuel safety and standards organisation, HETAS looks at cleaner and safer choices for the use of biomass and other solid fuels, appliances and associated technologies: […]

MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) has published a new Standard for the maintenance of Biomass Boilers. The publication comes following several months of industry engagement to design this new Standard to help improve the air quality of emissions from biomass boilers. The Standard was commissioned following the Governments Clean Air Strategy 2018, Urban Biomass Consultation, and […]

Representatives from the UK’s biomass heat industry are calling on Government to properly think through pledges and proposals aimed at reducing the country’s carbon emission levels. This comes after another announcement, this time pledging £160m to wind generation, was made by the Prime Minister. Whilst sentiments and efforts to replace fossil fuel usage are very […]

With BS EN test standards for residential solid fuel burning appliances being updated, and incoming Ecodesign Regulations driving the need for appliance efficiencies to be properly proven, many manufacturers are seeing benefit in investing in third-party impartial product approval. Calvin May, Technical Standards Manager at HETAS, explains why this also pays dividends for installers, retailers […]