Ground and air source heating news articles 
Closure of the Low Carbon Buildings Programme could put the brakes on the growth of renewables in the UK
The Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP) scheme was closed to applications on Monday 24 May 2010, and although projects which have already applied for funding will be considered, no new applications can now be made. Dimplex has expressed concern over the sudden closure of the Low Carbon Buildings Programme following the new coalition government’s withdrawal of grant funding for renewables projects as part of its plan to make immediate spendin... [more]
SASIE registers with ELECSA's Microgeneration Certification Scheme
Solar and Sustainable Installation Engineers Ltd (SASIE) has become one of the first companies to register with ELECSA’s Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS). With a team of six engineers, Sasie specialises in the supply and installation of renewable energy systems for clients in the private, commercial and local authority sectors. The company is MCS accredited for solar thermal, photovoltaic, ground source heat pumps and micro wind turb... [more]
Hoval features biomass boilers, heat pumps and solar heating at Facilities Show
At The Facilities Show, Hoval featured the company’s range of low carbon heat sources, including biomass boilers, heat pumps and solar heating – along with its high efficiency gas and oil boilers. A highlight of the stand will be the company’s new CF ceramic filter. Capable of removing up to 96% of 10 and 2.5 micron diameter particulate emissions (PM10 and PM2.5), the CF addresses concerns in some urban areas about particulate emissions from b... [more]
Transitional Microgeneration Certification Scheme certification for Baxi low carbon products
Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has been designed by Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to evaluate microgeneration products and installers to ensure they meet robust criteria. The aims of the scheme are to help establish the quality and reliability of the burgeoning microgeneration industry, to provide consumer confidence that both products and installers reach the exacting standards required and make a substantial contri... [more]
HETAS offers installer accreditation on the Microgeneration Certification Scheme
Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) is designed to build consumer confidence in the growing sector of microgeneration technologies, by ensuring installation companies and products meet robust standards. The government backed scheme will certificate both products and installers for renewable technologies. By using MCS approved products and installers, consumers will be able to access grants towards the cost of installing renewable technolog... [more]
Other Ground and air source heating news and reviews
More frequent, more intense heat waves in store for New York, climate scientists predict
Heat waves like those that baked the Northeast in July are likely to be more frequent and more intense in the future, with their effects amplified in densely built urban environments like Manhattan, according to climate scientists.
Pineapplefish Luxury Villas Go Green
Pineapplefish, the luxury vacation company are leading the way in renewable energy on Anna Maria Island, having just completed the most extensive installation of Photovoltaic solar panels for electricity generation, and hot water heaters in their luxury vacation rentals ever seen on the island.
FAA slow to respond on Boeing cockpit fires
Federal have known for years that cockpit window heaters in some Boeing planes catch fire. But they haven't required airlines to fix the problem, even after dozens of incidents.
Green's monstrous growth
Green, the catchall ecoconscious term, increasingly means greenbacks for businesses. Companies are eagerly climbing aboard the sustainablity bandwagon, as record unemployment, sluggish job growth and frozen credit markets sap business.
Mile 108 Elementary School greener
Thanks to an investment of $1.4 million from the provincial government and School District 27 (SD27), students in the Cariboo-Chilcotin will benefit from cleaner air and more efficient heating.
NRDC’s 20th Annual Beach Report: Gulf Coast Beach Warnings Skyrocket Due to Oil and Pollution Persists in Waves ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 28, 2010) – Pollution continues to contaminate the water at America’s beaches, causing 18,682 closing and advisory days in 2009, while this year the oil disaster has already led to 2,239 days of beach closing, advisories, and notices in the Gulf region, according to the 20th annual beachwater quality report released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
CPV in Australia's Red Centre
Located in the arid desert region in the heart of Australia, the small town of Alice Springs, with a population of 28,000 is normally best known as the jump off point for one of Australia's best known natural icons, Uluru (the geological formation formerly known as Ayers Rock). Located about 500 km to the south west (considered a short distance in the vast reaches of the Northern Territory ...
Five Apartment Complexes Face Foreclosure Sale
The owner of five Memphis apartment complexes has defaulted on $21.8 million in multifamily housing revenue bonds through the Shelby County Health, Ed...
Humidity, rain instigators of mold
It is summer time in the South, and the humidity hangs heavy in the air. High humidity can encourage mildew and mold growth everywhere.
Motivated by the environment, rewarded in the pocketbook
On her 25th year in her Linden Hills home, Nina Utne finally accomplished her mission of finding a way to heat her large home in an environmentally friendly way.
