R290 Refrigerant & A New Era of Heat Pumps 3-minute read As the Renewable Heating industry finishes off another year on a high, the focus shifts towards 2024 and what improvements can be made to product offerings. Manufacturers often use the first quarter of the year to make changes to pricing structures and, more crucially, to bring new models to market, with this coming year seeing ...

3-minute read | Earlier this week, members of the UK energy industry, including Solar Energy UK and the Association for Renewable Energy & Clean Technology (REA) celebrated the success of the campaign to remove VAT from retrofitted domestic battery energy storage systems (BESS). On 11th December, the UK government announced...

Designing for All Weathers – Why Design Tools for Mounting Systems Matter Post by Ross Purdie - Account Manager, CCL Components - 03/11/2023   During the past few weeks, the country has been battered by a wave of storms. Regular warnings of power cuts, transport closures, damage to buildings and threats to life have been issued from Scotland to the south, and the aftermath of each...

Air Source Heat Pumps & Solar PV: The Civil War is over! Post by Tony Dunn – Renewable Heat Sales Manager, CCL Components – 04/08/23 As everyone in the renewable energy industry knows, time is a precious commodity at the moment, and you wouldn’t be alone if you said that you had no time for trade shows or similar events. However, those of us who were lucky enough to attend Installer...

Problems with Pigeons and Panels Post by Hazel Sturgess – Head of European Marketing, CCL Components – 21/07/23 2-minute read Right now, I’m watching a pigeon bob down into the nest it’s crafted under the solar modules on a neighbouring roof. From the pigeon’s point of view, it’s an ideal place to build a home. As well as shelter from predators and the elements, the modules offer war...

Air Source Heat Pumps: Why Sizing is Crucial Post by Tony Dunn – Renewable Heat Sales Manager, CCL Components – 13/07/23 As we make the transition away from fossil fuels to renewable sources of heat and electricity, it’s important to understand that a change in heat source also means a change in design parameters. When the industry was focused on gas and oil alone, it was relatively ...

Repowering the Energy Transition Posted 21/06/2023 - 4 minute read                         2022 was a bumper year for solar in the UK. In the commercial sector, an increasing number of organisations are installing PV systems for the first time to mitigate rising energy prices; to supplement o...

  Air Source Heat Pumps: How Noisy Are They? Well, not really, as it happens! If you’ve kept in touch with any of the discussion online about the latest renewable technologies, air source heating will no doubt have been linked with excessive audible noise pollution. However, those who have spent time in the company of a heat pump in an outdoor setting will likely debunk this, as it i...

On the Way to the World's Most Sustainable Solar Module Post by Bettina Brammer - Head of Marketing, Meyer Burger - 03/04/23     Uncompromisingly sustainable More solar power was generated in the EU last summer than ever before - a good sign. After all, how we can make our energy world emission-free is the question par excellence for the future. However, green electricity alone ...

Pylontech - World's first sodium ion battery certificate granted by TÜV Rheinland Post by Chris Glynn, 20/03/2023   Pylontech (Stock No. 688063) obtained the world's first sodium ion battery certificate granted by TÜV Rheinland, which is based on UL1973:2022, IEC62619:2022, IEC62660-2:2018, and IEC62660-3:2022. This certificate marks Pylontech's advancement and maturity in sod...