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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News

d-RHI passes 1,000 installation milestone

Official figures from Ofgem reveal the number of households benefiting from the domestic RHI has now passed the 1,000 mark in just under four months since the scheme’s official opening.
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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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