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“Despite the confi rmed reduction in FiT this year, we do not think this will deter continued
investment in medium wind” Diana Popa, Vergnet p42
Events
Ecobuild
04-06 March 2014 ExCel, London
www.ecobuild.co.uk
National Homebuilding & Renovating
Show
27-30 March 2014 NEC, Birmingham
http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/
events/national-homebuilding
Onshore Wind Conference
23-25 April 2014 London
http://greenworldconferences.
com/produkt_150_onshore_wind_
conference.htm
All-Energy Exhibition
21-22 May 2014 Aberdeen
http://www.all-energy.co.uk/
SolarTech UK
24-25 May 2014 QE2 Conference Centre,
London
http://greenworldconferences.com/
produkt_125_solartech_uk_2014.htm
Nextgen 2014
08-09 October Stoneleigh Park,
Warwickshire
http://ebec.nextgenexpo.co.uk/
Solar Energy UK 2014
14-16 October NEC, Birmingham
http://uk.solarenergyevents.com/
HETAS publishes new guide
The 2014 version of the HETAS Guide of Approved Products and Appliances has just been
published.
The annual guide is a reference tool for installers in the solid fuel and biomass industries
with over 1,000 HETAS and MCS approved products listed. It has an index making it simple for
installers to check if a product is MCS accredited and qualifi es for RHI funding.
A spokesman for HETAS said: “One of the main advantages of using a HETAS approved
product is that it has been independently assessed to meet building regulation requirements in
England and Wales.
“Both specifi ers and installers can be secure in the knowledge they are selecting a product
which will comply with building regulations, and consumers will have the reassurance of
choosing a product which has independent product approval.”
The Guide is distributed free of charge to HETAS approved installers, retailers, sweeps and
manufacturers with approved products. Additional copies cost £20 and can be ordered directly
from HETAS, or the guide can be downloaded free of charge from the HETAS website.
Easy RSS develop installer design software
As we move ever-closer to the introduction
of the domestic RHI, the focus is once again
turning to training, design, assessments and
calculations. With this in mind, Easy RSS has
launched a new software package to help
installers through this sometimes daunting
process.
Easy RSS, a sister brand of Easy MCS
and Easy Green Deal, felt that cloud based
software covering solar PV, thermal and heat
pump technology was also needed to help
installers keep pace with updated MCS and
MIS standards.
Some of the key functions of the software
include:
t Cloud based and accessibility from a
range of mobile devices
t Project storage allowing you to create
and review current projects
t Utilisation of the latest in intelligent data
set technology to ensure accuracy of
location specifi c weather and irradiance
data
t Heat pump sizing utilising EN12831
calculation method in line with the heat
emitter guide for Domestic Heat Pumps
t Temperature star ratings and emitter
sizing
t Onsite image upload
t Solar shading calculations with built in
t
t
horizon chart
Solar to load ratios
Custom branded documentation output
for installer and consumer
Sales and marketing manager, Thomas
Farquhar, said: “With each Easy RSS software
package customers will also receive the
award winning MCS Certifi cation Support
which includes access to a personal MCS
Mentor throughout the year. Alongside this,
they will receive a bespoke Easy MCS Quality
Management System which includes a cloud
based and hard copy version along with
an interactive record keeping function and
support through any audits and spot checks.
“Once you apply for your Easy RSS
Software you will be assigned a designated
mentor who will be on hand to assist you
in getting to know your QMS, support on
recent changes and updates, adopting these
processes into your business and training you
on your new Easy RSS design software.”
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