SPECIFIERS WORKING IN MICROGENERATION WILL SOON BE ABLE TO CHOOSE FROM A RECOGNISED LIST OF APPROVED PRODUCTS. FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION OF THE MICROGENERATION CERTIFICATION SCHEME (MCS) TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, MCS IS NOW OPEN FOR THE APPROVAL OF PRODUCTS.

The MCS product scheme, which was notified under. theTechnical Standards Directive (98/34/EC) is now fully operational. Interest from manufacturers has been sustained and the scheme is now making good progress assessing heat pumps, solar heating collectors, micro wind turbines, and non roof-integrated solar photovoltaic products. The Scheme’s new mark is about to be awarded to certified products and installers.

MCS standards are currently being finalised for integrated solar PV and solar heating collectors, inverters, biomass, hydro turbines, combined heat and power and fuel cell products.

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