renewable energy

The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has launched the first Standard for battery installation. It details requirements for battery storage installers, suppliers and designers. The Standard – named MIS 3012 – was developed with input from renewable energy and solar organisations including Solar Energy UK, REA, AceOn Group, Tesla, Sonnen, Moixa and Powervault. It covers installations […]

Heating Engineer Andy Gibbs gives his experiences of talking to customers about their heating systems. This column is on the subject of sustainability. Everyone has heard of it, but what exactly does it mean? The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as: “Avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance.” […]

The ultra-low emission credentials of electrically driven heat pumps is becoming increasingly recognised. The Committee on Climate Change recently placed its emphasis on heat pumps to help deliver the carbon reduction in the heating sector, with a recommendation of the installation of one million heat pumps annually by the mid-2030s and 19 million in place […]

Graham Wright, Chairman of the Heat Pump Association, explains why an upskilling of the heating installer base is required if the UK is to meet its 2050 net zero emissions target. There’s no denying the fact that the heating industry is one of the biggest contributors to carbon emissions, but with recently imposed environmental targets […]