Viessmann technical director, Christian Engelke, has been elected to the position of chairman of the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) Micro CHP (MCHP) Working Group.
“I am looking forward to raising awareness of the opportunities presented by the wider deployment of the family of micro CHP products in the UK. This will require me to work on addressing the low uptake of MCS certification by installers and improving the process for introducing innovative micro CHP products to the market such as small scale fuel cells. I will be energetically leading the MCS’s efforts to put micro CHP back on the government agenda and to raising its profile in the policy areas of housebuilding and air quality, where micro CHP should be recognised on par with renewables as an alternative low carbon low NOx solution and as an improvement on traditional gas heating products,” said Christian Engelke.
Viessmann has driven its pioneering Vitovalor 300-P domestic fuel cell system through the MCS process over the past few years and even became MCS-registered itself in order to undertake early product installations. The now MCS-listed product is supported by European PACE funding, is covered by the government’s feed-in-tariff and 40 UK installers are trained to fit it.
About Viessmann Ltd.
Viessmann Limited is part of the Viessmann Group of companies, which is one of the leading international manufacturers of heating systems, industrial systems and refrigeration systems. Founded in 1917, Viessmann remains a family-owned business and has over 12,100 employees across the world.
Viessmann has 23 production divisions in 12 countries, subsidiaries and representations in 74 countries and 120 sales offices around the world. The company’s commitment to the highest standards of manufacturing has led to its systems being awarded a multitude of awards over the course of its history.
Viessmann’s comprehensive product range of domestic and commercial heating systems has an output range of 1.5 to 120,000 kW. It offers oil and gas-fired boilers, solar thermal and photovoltaics, combined heat and power modules (CHP), ground, air and water sourced heat pumps, biomass boilers and fuel cell heating systems.