Features Category - Heating and Ventilating

6 Aug 2024

Misinformation on new direction of UK energy policy – more of the same but different….

North Sea exploration licenses have been the subject of much media attention of what is and is not the new Government’s policy. Chris Goggin of Rinnai tries to unravel the thread from the needle……....

1 Aug 2024

The latest industry standards for building professionals

Alan Young, compliance manager at HETAS, reviews some of the progress on recent regulatory industry updates. HETAS is an independent not-for-profit organisation promoting cleaner and safer choices for the use of biomass and other solid fuels, ...

11 Jul 2024

UK energy transition: time for a brave new world? or will it be Groundhog Day?

Rinnai’s Chris Goggin looks at what the new Government will face in establishing and re-organizing a coherent set of policies to enable the realistic achievement of NetZero in a pragmatic, economic and technically feasible manner. He will look at the current policy for off-grid properties as an example. And explore the alternative fuels coming onstream such as BioLPG and rDME.

23 May 2024

The effects of UK environmental policy on the real estate industry

In the UK, the government has a clear environmental agenda – and this agenda is likely to be closely mirrored by an incoming labour government. This environmental agenda is put into action through a host of environmental regulations, which are felt ...

16 May 2024

UK to clear a pathway to more electrification?

Chris Goggin reviews the UK’s approach to extending and enhancing electrical grid connections to recently constructed renewable energy projects. He looks at how focus could be applied to the potential impact on UK customer options.

7 Sep 2023

Rinnai support for installers on consumer confusion concerns

Chris Goggin of Rinnai looks at Government policy on low carbon heating and hot water provision which is defined by international pricing, supply chains and political polarisation leading to a rare level of market confusion. This has led to UK customer confusion over which appliance and what fuel should be sourced for heating and hot water needs. Installers & contractors suffer when advising and specifying on behalf of customer due to constant shifts in policy and regular mainstream media misinformation. Here are some reactions to this.

Whitecode Consulting managing director Alex Hill

10 Aug 2023

Should we look to southern hemisphere for building design inspiration

With summers getting hotter and health and safety risks increasing, should the British built environment sector be looking across the equator to the Southern hemisphere for architectural design inspiration? Managing director at Whitecode Consulting, ...

Baxi's HR recruitment manager, Kerrie Doherty

22 Jun 2023

Building a brighter future

With International Women in Engineering Day falling on June 23, Baxi wants to highlight the opportunities available for women in the industry. Kerrie Doherty, Baxi's HR recruitment manager, outlines some ways employers can do exactly that and take real ...

24 May 2023

The UK’s electric grid - can it really cope with Net Zero?

Rinnai’s Chris Goggin explores how wider electrification of the UK domestic & commercial energy mix could influence decarbonisation efforts and customer choices of heating and hot water appliances. Will Britain’s national electrical grid hold ...

Aimee Holloran, Business Development Manager in Low Carbon Heating at Samsung began her path with a plumbing aprenticeship

9 Mar 2023

Meet the women changing the face of the heating industry

As the theme of International Women’s Day this year is ‘Embrace Equity’, Samsung Climate Solutions are spotlighting female talent within the HVAC industry, particularly in the low carbon heating sector....

13 Oct 2022

The road to Net Zero is based on – practical-economic-technical heating & hot water systems for all sites

Rinnai managing director Tony Gittings outlines a future where all sites are given specific and detailed attention in producing the best system from the array of products now available – hydrogen, bioLPG, heat pumps and hybrid....

29 Jun 2022

America on hydrogen: will rest of west have to follow?

Chris Goggin examines American interest and usage of hydrogen as a major contributor towards future decarbonising of domestic energy options; and, American market size could influence European and therefore global power trends in the near future ...

Claire Watson, managing director at Airmatic

22 Jun 2022

Why I'm rooting for female engineers

Claire Watson, managing director at Bury-based ductwork and fabrications company Airmatic offers some insight about women working in engineering careers....

Rocio Roldan Aguayo, Veolia process engineer

22 Jun 2022

A career in engineering: a woman's perspective

To mark International Women in Engineering Day Veolia process engineer Rocio Roldan Aguayo talks about her role....

17 May 2022

The UK heat and buildings strategy – what can we look forward to?

With £3.9 billion of new funding to be allocated over the next three years1, the UK Government has made the decarbonisation of UK homes and publicly owned buildings a national priority. Mark Wilkins, Technologies and Training Director at Vaillant UK ...

20 Apr 2022

The Nordic path to Net Zero part 2

The second report by Rinnai’s Chris Goggin on the other Scandanavian countries reviews the measures undertaken to decarbonise national fuel supplies as well as the potential effect on future UK energy options. Even in view of events in the Ukraine, ...

14 Apr 2022

The Nordic path to Net Zero

Rinnai's Chris Goggin reviews the measures undertaken by Norway, despite the military actions in Ukraine, to decarbonise national fuel supplies as well as the potential effect on future UK energy options....

22 Mar 2022

Russia looks to restructure map & world energy issues

Rinnai's Chris Goggin explores current global energy matters embellished by the Ukraine crises. If a prolonged insurgency materialises during the up and coming years, what will this mean for global energy provision and costs?

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