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Opinion Heat pump MCS standard - time to upgrade Steve Pester, BRE, discusses the revised heat pump standard t BRE, the overwhelming majority of MCS-related complaints we A receive are from members of the public regarding their heat pump installations. Thankfully, that may be about to change as the revised technical standard for the installation of heat pumps (MIS3005 V3.1) has just been released – and it should not be underestimated. The new revision is much more detailed than previous versions and requires a higher level of system design knowledge by installers. More experienced installers will be able to cope with the increased complexity, but even they may need to upgrade their design and installation processes as there are some innovative approaches within the standard, and MCS assessors will need to see evidence that they are being followed. Unusually, some examples and guidance are included in the document, which help to clarify the design methodology, and there are some useful on-line training modules at: www.microgenerationcertification.org/installers/installers/ decc-heat-pump-training-road-show . However, many of the less experienced installers may also need to get some live training or team up with one of the more established companies, as the depth of knowledge of system design now required is significant. Version 3.1 was published on 1st Feb but the timing of the introduction of the standard has recently been changed in order to allow certification bodies and installers a little more time to prepare: all new quotes and orders must be compliant from 1st March, and certification bodies are required to use the new version for assessments from 1st April. See MCS document “MIS3005 V3.1 Important Information” on the MCS website for further details. Some will no doubt regard the new requirements as a new burden on their businesses, but it is clear that installation quality needs to improve for the sake of the industry as a whole, and in the medium to long term, the standard may even help the UK to become respected world-wide for its heat pump expertise and high quality installations. If you are interested in MCS certification of products or installers, please see www.greenbooklive.com/microgen 28 | www.renewableenergyinstaller.co.uk Raise the standard: Steve Pester says that whilst many experienced installers will be able to cope with the increased complexity of the new heat pump standard, even they may need to upgrade their design and installation processes Q&A Terry Skee Cleaner Air Solutions REI: What have you got planned for this year? TS: We radically revamped this year’s business plans after the solar Feed-in Tariff cuts on 12 December. Having expanded our already extensive offering of renewable energy technology solutions, we plan to compete in new sectors to challenge the difficulties to come in the year ahead. As our logo states ‘Clean Energy For Eons To Come’ – the future is bright – and not just for solar. REI: What do you see as the growth areas in renewable? TS: We firmly believe renewable will see a shift to multiple technology installations – with solar PV still playing a key core role within this. Heat pumps are undoubtedly one of them, but there are others not known as well, such as micro CHP which will also start to play its part. REI: How is your own company cutting its carbon footprint? TS: By practising what we preach. We have installed solar PV on all of our buildings, our fleet of vehicles comprises of both all-electric Nissan Leafs and the Honda petrol electric that we have also converted so it runs on LPG as well. Terry Skee is commercial director, Cleaner Air Solutions
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