New MCS Biomass and Roof-Integrated Systems Standards Released
Posted: Thursday 14th August 2008
The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS), which covers installers and products for technologies including wind, solar thermal, heat pump and solar photovoltaic has now been further extended to include the certification and listing of biomass installers.
There are now over 400 applications in progress for the MCS installer scheme. The addition of biomass installers will further add to this growth and set standards for this rapidly growing sector.
Richard Phillips, Scheme Manager at BRE Global comments “The growth of the MCS is fantastic, it shows a real commitment by industry to meet the quality and reliability requirements of this rigorous certification. Feedback from listed installers has been very positive; certification to the MCS installer scheme is generating real benefits in terms of increased sales enquiries, customer confidence and differentiation within an increasingly competitive market place”.
The MCS product scheme has also been updated to include roof-integrated photovoltaic modules and solar thermal collectors. These products are designed to fit unobtrusively within the roof to provide an aesthetically pleasing installation. The standards particularly address the issue of ensuring the integrity and performance of these products are in line with the surrounding structure.
