ACR Journal

Grant UK has updated its TechBox app for heating engineers. Changes include a new layout, new features and additional functionality.
 
Grant UK launched TechBox almost five years ago, giving installers and heating engineers an electronic resource for all Grant product manuals, both current and archive. Users who download the updated app will now be able to select the content most relevant to them. The TechBox now invites users to select the product categories that they want to download. 

The heat pump industry has welcomed the government’s announcement that the UK will become the first major nation to commit to reaching a net zero carbon emissions target by 2050, but warned of significant challenges ahead.

The Heat Pump Association (HPA) says that clear policy and a widespread adoption of ultra low-carbon heating systems are urgently required in order for the target to stand a realistic chance of being met.

Grant UK is taking its package heating solutions to merchants and installers around the country this summer.

The Package Solutions Roadshow runs until the end of September and the display van aims to allow visitors to get a feel of Grant products in situ, including the latest Aerona³ R32 air source heat pumps.

Panasonic has introduced a new Aquarea Cascade Controller designed to deliver increased energy efficiency for large applications. 

The controller can operate up to 10 Aquarea air to water heat pumps (160kW) simultaneously or in cascade mode, which Panasonic says helps to meet the heating or cooling demand of commercial buildings more efficiently. 

NIBE Energy Systems UK managing director Phil Hurley has been appointed as vice-chair of the Heat Pump Association.

He said: “I am very pleased and honoured to have taken on this role, assisting the new chairman, Graham Wright, in achieving the association’s aims and goals.

Grant UK has introduced a new training course on underfloor heating systems following the recent launch of its Uflex range. 

The Grant Uflex one-day course is open to domestic installers with or without previous UFH experience. In addition to exploring the basic principles of UFH, the course also covers system design, installation and commissioning as well as the accompanying controls. The objective is to educate installers with an understanding of underfloor heating as well as the relevant considerations that must be factored in before, during and after installation. 

Daikin’s Madoka controller is now available for use with its Altherma 3 heat pumps.

The manufacturer says the controller has been developed in response to increasing demand from users for more flexibility and  offers a fresh approach to heat pump commissioning and control.  

Guy Ransom, commercial director of Norfolk-based renewables specialist Finn Geotherm, comments on the report from the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), UK Housing – Fit for the Future?

We’ve read with interest the latest report from the CCC. The document questions whether housing stock is adequately prepared for the challenges of climate change, in both reducing emissions from UK homes and also in ensuring homes are adequately prepared for the impacts of climate change.