ALTRO ILLUSTRA PROVES THE ‘PAWFECT’ CHOICE

  

ALTRO ILLUSTRA proves the ‘pawfect’ choice for Dobbies Garden Centre

 

Stylish new safety floor Altro Illustra™ is delivering nature-inspired aesthetics and safety for two and four-legged customers at Pets Corner at Dobbies Garden Centre in Huddersfield.

With wet paws and floors comes the risk of a slip, so when choosing flooring for Pets Corner as part of a recent refurbishment, a safety floor with natural aesthetics was required.

Michael Brooks, Head of Construction and Maintenance for Dobbies Garden Centres liaised with Altro Sales Consultant Kevin Jackson on the different floor options for the space. Wanting to match the Dobbies’ ethos of ‘not an average garden centre,’ the floor solution needed to provide durability, be easy to clean, and also have a natural biophilic feel to the design.

“Altro Illustra fit the bill perfectly, providing natural good looks and safety for our customers and their pets,” says Michael. “The installation was very smooth, with minimal disruption to the centre and our customers, and the floor looks great.”

Designed to bring natural elements in a range of contemporary and flexible colours, shades and fabric effects, Altro Illustra is also smooth to the touch, functional with a natural beauty. This stylish safety floor is also available as a sustainable, adhesive-free option.

 

Altro Illustra is available in a range of contemporary and flexible designs. This stylish, functional and design-led safety flooring has enhanced sustained slip resistance, making it great for busy classrooms, entrance areas, care home and hospital wards, corridors and shop floors. New Altro Illustra is low maintenance, incorporating Altro Easyclean™ technology.

 

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SUPERPHON PANELS PROVIDE REVERBERATION CONTROL AT NEW SCHOOL

CMS Danskin Acoustics’ SuperPhon panels are contributing to reverberation control at a newly built school in East Hertfordshire, helping to ensure standards for acoustics in new school buildings are met.

 

Buntingford First School is a school for around 330 children between the ages of three and nine, which opened for the 2023 autumn term.  Built to Passivhaus standards by Morgan Sindall Construction for Hertfordshire County Council, the 1,643 sqm school includes a nursery and ten classrooms.

During construction 175 SuperPhon panels of varying sizes and colours were installed by SCL Interiors, mainly on classroom walls, to absorb sound and provide reverberation control.

SuperPhon provides up to Class ‘A’ acoustic performance and has a Noise Reduction Coefficient from 0.80 to 1.15 – an NRC of 0 indicating perfect reflection and an NRC of 1 indicating perfect absorption.  The sound absorption coefficient is tested to BS EN ISO 354:2003.

New school buildings must satisfy the requirements of Section 1 of Building Bulletin 93 (BB93) – setting out the constructional standard for acoustics in new school buildings.

SuperPhon is available in standard sizes, thicknesses and finishes, including wipe clean and art panels, but also as bespoke panels in terms of size, thickness, shape or fabric facing.  Designed for use in applications, including recording/rehearsal studios, audiology rooms, cinemas and theatres, schools, call centres and conference rooms, SuperPhon has been installed at the Liverpool Academy, Edinburgh Observatory, Jodrell Bank and the Hydro Arena in Glasgow.

CMS Danskin Acoustics, part of SIG plc, provides a free reverberation calculation service as well as full technical and on-site support.  The panels are manufactured at their Warrington site.

SCL Interiors are a leading suspended ceiling and partitioning contractor, providing services including SFS, dry lining, suspended ceilings, glazed screens and acoustic rafts/wall panels throughout the East Anglia region.

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Get the latest information with GEZE’s latest Product Guide

  

GEZE UK’s latest Product Guide and Price List has been completely revised and updated to make it even easier for architects, architectural ironmongers and specifiers to select the most effective product for their needs.

 

The detailed, illustrated technical guide provides specifiers with essential information about GEZE’s extensive range of door closers, window control systems, sliding door fittings, glass door fittings, and smoke and heat extraction systems  and now lists all door closers according to type: with guide rail, link arms, integrated or transom mounted. It also includes the latest editions to the product range.

 

Created to be completely user-friendly, the guide is divided into five easy-to-use sections so that the comprehensive range of products can be found quickly and efficiently, whilst also providing users with a handy reference guide to the applications of all GEZE products.

 

It includes technical drawings, application descriptions and finishes as well as glass preparation information and technical information on a wide variety of solutions for toughened glass.

 

The Product Guide is available electronically or as hard copy

CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR COPY

 

 

Andy Howland, Sales and Marketing Director of GEZE UK, said:

“The industry is constantly changing, new guidelines and legislation are introduced regularly and GEZE continually innovates to ensure that our products remain at the forefront of technological innovations.

With this in mind, we publish our comprehensive Product Guide each year so that specifiers have all the information they could need in an easy to use format.”

CLICK HERE FOR THE GEZE WEBSITE

 

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RINNAI ADDS R290 HEAT PUMP RANGE TO DECARBONISING PRODUCT LIST 

 

 

R290 High Temperature Air Source Heat Pumps added to Rinnai’s product options. 

The start of 2024 will see Rinnai introduce further decarbonising options across all appliances and energy formats.

 

Rinnai has added an additional line of commercial heat pump technology to an already extensive list of decarbonising appliances. The innovative new range of air source heat pumps utilizes R290, a LOW scoring GWP (Global Warming Potential) refrigerant.

 

R290 allows for several operational benefits: energy efficiency is improved by 10%, the enabling of water temperature up to 75 degrees Celsius and R290 usage provides compliance alongside the European F-Gas Regulation which focuses on phasing down refrigerant environmental impact.

 

Rinnai is continuing to add further low carbon options for UK customers that require low cost, efficient and durable products. Throughout the beginning of 2024 Rinnai will introduce a comprehensive range of systems and appliances that utilize separate energies for domestic, commercial and off-grid properties.

 

Rinnai’s R290 air source heat pump range is available in 11 different sizes, from 6 kW up to 50 kW. All units arrive with control systems that allows time sensitive programming and customization enabling specific customer requirements to be met.

CLICK HERE TO PREVIEW THIS EXCITING NEW RANGE

 

Rinnai’s air source heat pump range is ratified with an ERP rating of A +++ and A ++ depending on size and can also fulfil UK customer decarbonising ambitions. As well as providing an extensive list of low carbon technologies Rinnai also offer a range of online customer services that assist in customer choice and information.

 

Rinnai’s carbon calculation service considers design from a holistic perspective of capital expenditure, operational expenditure, and carbon savings. Rinnai’s carbon calculation service will compare a customer’s current heating system to Rinnai’s product list of low carbon, high performance, heating systems that are all proven to reduce cost. This feature will enable customers to view proven benefits when investing in a Rinnai system.

 

Rinnai low-GWP range of heat pumps demonstrate Rinnai’s continuous dedication to producing low cost, highly efficient and thoroughly robust appliances that reduces operational expenditure and carbon emissions.

CLICK HERE

For more information on the RINNAI product range

RINNAI’S H3 DECARBONISATION OFFERS PATHWAYS & CUSTOMER COST
REDUCTIONS FOR COMMERCIAL, DOMESTIC AND
OFF-GRID HEATING & HOT WATER DELIVERY

 

Rinnai’s H3 range of decarbonising products include hydrogen / BioLPG ready technology, hybrid systems, and a wide range of LOW GWP heat pumps and solar thermal. Also, within Rinnai’s H3 range is Infinity hydrogen blend ready and BioLPG ready continuous flow water heaters which are stacked with a multitude of features that ensure long life, robust & durable use, customer satisfaction and product efficiency.

Rinnai’s range of decarbonising products – H1/H2/H3 – consists of heat pump, solar, hydrogen in any configuration, hybrid formats for either residential or commercial applications. Rinnai’s H3 range of products offer contractors, consultants and end users a range of efficient, robust and affordable decarbonising appliances which create practical, economic and technically feasible solutions. The range covers all forms of fuels and appliances currently available – electric, gas, hydrogen, BioLPG, rDME solar thermal, low GWP heat pumps and electric water heaters.

Rinnai H1 continuous water heaters and boilers offer practical and economic decarbonization delivered through technological innovation in hydrogen and renewable liquid gas ready technology.

Rinnai’s H1 option is centred on hydrogen, as it is anticipated that clean hydrogen fuels will become internationally energy market-relevant in the future; Rinnai water heaters are hydrogen 20% blends ready and include the world’s first 100% hydrogen-ready hot water heating technology.

Rinnai H2 – Decarbonization simplified with renewable gas-ready units, Solar Thermal and Heat Pump Hybrids. Rinnai H2 is designed to introduce a practical and low-cost option which may suit specific sites and enable multiple decarbonisation pathways with the addition of high performance.

Rinnai H3 – Low-GWP heat pump technology made easy – Rinnai heat pumps are available for domestic and commercial usage with an extensive range of 4 – 115kW appliances.

Rinnai’s H3 heat pumps utilise R32 refrigerant and have favourable COP and SCOP.

Rinnai is a world leading manufacturer of hot water heaters and produces over two million units a year, operating on each of the five continents. The brand has gained an established reputation for producing products that offer high performance, cost efficiency and extended working lives.

Rinnai’s commercial and domestic continuous flow water heaters offer a limitless supply of instantaneous temperature controlled hot water and all units are designed to align with present and future energy sources. Rinnai condensing water heaters accept either existing fuel or hydrogen gas blends. Rinnai units are also suited for off-grid customers who require LPG and BioLPG or rDME.

Rinnai products are i2HY20 certified, A-rated water efficiency, accessed through multiple fuel options and are available for purchase 24/7, 365 days a year. Any unit can be delivered to any UK site within 24 hours. Rinnai offer carbon and cost comparison services that will calculate financial and carbon savings made when investing in a Rinnai system. Rinnai also provide a system design service that will suggest an appropriate system for the property in question. Rinnai offer comprehensive training courses and technical support in all aspects of the water heating industry including detailed CPD’s.

CLICK HERE TO VISIT RINNAI’S ‘HELP ME CHOOSE PAGE’

 

 

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RINNAI CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER . . . . . .

 

RINNAI CASE HISTORIES

RINNAI CAN LEAD A HORSE TO

TEMPERATURE ACCURATE WARM ABLUTION WATER

 

RINNAI CONTINUOUS FLOW WATER HEATERS ARE INSTALLED AT EQUINE SITES ACROSS BRITAIN PROVIDING COMFORTABLE CLEANING CONDITIONS ON OR OFF THE GAS GRID.

There is an equine population of over 700,000 in the UK with a small fraction of that devoted to commercial horse racing, known as the ‘Sport of Kings’, at courses across the British Isles. The racing horses account for less than 20,000 of that population – but all horses need correct attention in terms of routine, feeding & nutrition, exercise, grooming and animal welfare – which includes keeping them clean.

And horses are big business – the whole market is estimated to be worth £8 Billion with just £3Billion being the value of the sports racing industry.

Keeping horses clean and groomed is extremely important and all equine stables and farms give great attention to hygiene and for this they need copious and ready flows of temperature controlled hot water. Chilly water can be extremely uncomfortable for the horse, so owners need to make sure the water is warm enough for the horse’s comfort and tolerance. The ideal water temperature for bathing a horse is around body temperature (this can range between 37.2°C to 38.5°C (99.0°F to 101.4°F), something around 37°C would be ideal.

 

“The above temperatures are near set points within the Rinnai water heater range of products, so this is a real differentiation to any other type of hot water delivery at a commercial stables or equine centre,” says Peter Seddon for Rinnai.

It should also be noted that recent studies by Pennsylvania University in the US show that horses also preferred to drink warm (66 Degrees F), not cold (32-38 degrees F). This is a critical part of well-being. Horses, also, can be prone to stomach illnesses – colic. Increasing water consumption can decrease the likelihood of this so keeping a horse properly hydrated is key to avoiding colic.

Many stables have installed Rinnai hot water heating units for instant volumes of accurately controlled hot water systems – many are powered by LPG and prepared for renewable liquid fuels either through bottles or bulk tanks.

One stable that houses over one hundred racehorses recently installed a Rinnai system. The stables instant access to a water heating system that provides clean, temperature controlled hot water on demand. The Rinnai system can happily deliver over one thousand litres per hour and even more if the system is manifolded.

Rinnai Hot Water Heaters are “A Rated” for energy efficiency and offer temperature control at the push of a button. Rinnai’s innovative Water Heater technology is a convenient option for the domestic, equine, and agricultural sectors.

 

The stables owner commented,

” We are incredibly happy with the new Rinnai system as the old one had had its day. Now we get continuous flow, I turn a tap on and we have temperature accurate hot water straight away. The system is fast, effective clean and easy.”

 

Rinnai’s Water Heating technologies are ideal for equine businesses that require access to temperature accurate hot water that ensures complete on-site hygiene. Cost effective and operationally efficient Rinnai Water Heating technology can also be used in multiple applications and sites, whether the property is domestic, commercial or off-grid, Rinnai can supply an innovative solution for your property’s requirements.

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For more information on the RINNAI product range

 

 

RINNAI’S H3 DECARBONISATION OFFERS PATHWAYS & CUSTOMER COST
REDUCTIONS FOR COMMERCIAL, DOMESTIC AND
OFF-GRID HEATING & HOT WATER DELIVERY

 

Rinnai’s H3 range of decarbonising products include hydrogen / BioLPG ready technology, hybrid systems, and a wide range of LOW GWP heat pumps and solar thermal. Also, within Rinnai’s H3 range is Infinity hydrogen blend ready and BioLPG ready continuous flow water heaters which are stacked with a multitude of features that ensure long life, robust & durable use, customer satisfaction and product efficiency.

Rinnai’s range of decarbonising products – H1/H2/H3 – consists of heat pump, solar, hydrogen in any configuration, hybrid formats for either residential or commercial applications. Rinnai’s H3 range of products offer contractors, consultants and end users a range of efficient, robust and affordable decarbonising appliances which create practical, economic and technically feasible solutions. The range covers all forms of fuels and appliances currently available – electric, gas, hydrogen, BioLPG, rDME solar thermal, low GWP heat pumps and electric water heaters.

Rinnai H1 continuous water heaters and boilers offer practical and economic decarbonization delivered through technological innovation in hydrogen and renewable liquid gas ready technology.

Rinnai’s H1 option is centred on hydrogen, as it is anticipated that clean hydrogen fuels will become internationally energy market-relevant in the future; Rinnai water heaters are hydrogen 20% blends ready and include the world’s first 100% hydrogen-ready hot water heating technology.

Rinnai H2 – Decarbonization simplified with renewable gas-ready units, Solar Thermal and Heat Pump Hybrids. Rinnai H2 is designed to introduce a practical and low-cost option which may suit specific sites and enable multiple decarbonisation pathways with the addition of high performance.

Rinnai H3 – Low-GWP heat pump technology made easy – Rinnai heat pumps are available for domestic and commercial usage with an extensive range of 4 – 115kW appliances.

Rinnai’s H3 heat pumps utilise R32 refrigerant and have favourable COP and SCOP.

Rinnai is a world leading manufacturer of hot water heaters and produces over two million units a year, operating on each of the five continents. The brand has gained an established reputation for producing products that offer high performance, cost efficiency and extended working lives.

Rinnai’s commercial and domestic continuous flow water heaters offer a limitless supply of instantaneous temperature controlled hot water and all units are designed to align with present and future energy sources. Rinnai condensing water heaters accept either existing fuel or hydrogen gas blends. Rinnai units are also suited for off-grid customers who require LPG and BioLPG or rDME.

Rinnai products are i2HY20 certified, A-rated water efficiency, accessed through multiple fuel options and are available for purchase 24/7, 365 days a year. Any unit can be delivered to any UK site within 24 hours. Rinnai offer carbon and cost comparison services that will calculate financial and carbon savings made when investing in a Rinnai system. Rinnai also provide a system design service that will suggest an appropriate system for the property in question. Rinnai offer comprehensive training courses and technical support in all aspects of the water heating industry including detailed CPD’s.

 

CLICK HERE TO VISIT RINNAI’S ‘HELP ME CHOOSE PAGE’

 

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Saint-Gobain Weber publishes UK’s first EPD for monocouche render

Photo accreditation: Dylan Morris, Wakemans Divisional Director (Caernarfon).

Saint-Gobain Weber is the first manufacturer in the UK and Ireland to release an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for monocouche render, helping specifiers make informed, sustainable choices when selecting finishes.

EPDs are a third-party certified document and are created based on data obtained through a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The LCA uses different points during manufacture to assess potential environmental impacts with the aim to improve the overall environmental profile of the product. While not currently mandatory in the UK, EPDs are valid worldwide and are accepted in several rating schemes such as BREEAM.

The third-party certified document details the environmental performance lifecycle of the product and describes how they impact the environment at different stages of the manufacturing process. It also highlights how production waste is reduced and reused, the use of renewable energy sources and tracks if waste is sent to landfill.

Each different variation of Weber’s monocouche render – weberpral M (colours and chalk) and weberpral D – has its own EPD. In addition, an EPD is also available for Weber’s lightweight, brick-effect finish weberwall brick.

 

James Mead, R&D and Quality Director at Saint-Gobain Weber said:

“We want to help the construction industry to create better buildings for people and the planet, and providing a transparent view of our products is just one way that we can do this. The information within the EPD documents provides credible data for architects and specifiers to help them to responsibly source construction products.

“The Future Homes Standard comes into full force in 2025, which isn’t that far away now. This requires carbon emissions produced by new homes to be 75-80% lower than those built to current standards and EPDs will help support this goal by helping specifiers to be more knowledgeable of the environmental credentials of their chosen product.”

 

An EPD for weberwall brick is also now available. The fast-fix alternative to brick slips can be used for both refurbishment and new build projects, as well as internally. This product has been used on the eHome2 project at Salford University which saw Saint-Gobain partner with Barratt Developments to construct a test house, designed to meet future performance and regulation requirements. Just one pallet of weberwall brick was transported to the site compared to over 20 pallets if traditional brick was used therefore helping to reduce CO2 emissions during transport.

The EPDs are part of Weber’s ongoing work to help lessen its impact on the environment. Over the past year, Weber has implemented a range of measures including: the use of renewable energy sources during production; reducing and reusing waste; and investment in a gravity-fed silo system at their plants, saving time and energy compared with a traditional conveyor-based pneumatic delivery.

Weber has three manufacturing plants in the UK, helping to reduce fuel and emissions when transporting products to site. It has also entered a new relationship with logistics partner Menzies Distribution which operates a 100% Euro 6 compliant fleet. In addition, 84% of raw materials are sourced from within the UK.

 

The monocouche render and weberwall brick EPD’s are available from Environdec

and can also be downloaded from Weber’s website

CLICK HERE for more information about EPD’s

 

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DEMAND SET TO SOAR FOR FR-A NON-COMBUSTIBLE PANELS

Panel Systems, a leading supplier of architectural panels, is gearing up for a busy year ahead for its range of non-combustible FR-A glazing infill panels.

 

Since launching the FR-A panels, Panel Systems has experienced strong demand from contractors switching to using non-combustible materials in external walls of buildings over 11m in height, in order to meet latest Approved Document B Building Regulations.  In these cases, building materials must now be Euroclass A1 or A2-s1, d0.

Manufactured at the company’s centrally located UK facility to approved IOS 9001:2015 management standards, the FR-A panels achieve A2-s1,d0 classification when tested against the procedures detailed in EN 13501-1:2018. These non-combustible architectural panels are suitable for both glazing and curtain walling applications.

A spokesperson for Panel Systems, said:

“Our FR-A panels provide architects, developers and contractors with peace of mind when specifying panels to achieve the latest building regulations. These panels have been really popular, and we expect to see demand rise even further.”

These FR-A panels are available with both Anodised and Powder Coated (PPC) aluminium facings, in a variety of thicknesses.  Each panel goes through a controlled manufacturing process, which includes stringent quality checks on each component to ensure they meet the required standard of the tested specifications. As well as meeting fire safety regulations, Panel Systems’ FR-A panels offer excellent aesthetics, being available in a range of colours and finishes.

Each panel is made up of a fire resisting, non-combustible core of Nexus Stonewool Lamella, the fire safe material for composite structures.  This core has superb integrity, rigidity, flatness and built-in structural performance and its uniform vertical fibre structure provides optimum mechanical performance.   The unique open filament net allows a strong adhesive bond, which is complemented by Panel Systems’ adhesives, which are applied to ensure uniform, consistent coating.

The FR-A panels have been carefully designed and engineered to offer architects and developers a wider choice when specifying glazing and curtain walling materials that meet the strict building regulations for fire safety.

The panels also have excellent acoustic properties and are supplied in custom sizes and bespoke shapes. In addition, Panel Systems’ technical team can offer an additional support service offering U-value, acoustic and wind loading calculations.

Panel Systems is celebrating 50 years of trading in 2024.  Over the past five decades, the company has built a reputation for high quality manufacturing, which includes carrying out stringent quality checks on each component to ensure they meet the required standard of the tested specifications.

 

For more information about FR-A panels

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Kooltherm Pipe Insulation on Target at Wembley Park

Image credit: Chris Winter Photography

The E01, E02 development at Quintain’s 85-acre Wembley Park, named Madison, reached completion in 2020. The mixed-use scheme includes 633 apartments all connected to a district heating network with secondary pipework insulated using Kingspan Kooltherm Pipe Insulation.

Work on E01 and E02 Wembley Park was overseen by Wates Construction. The 633 homes at Madison, neighbour the national stadium and a new three-acre park with neighbouring facilities across Wembley Park including a range of retail, residential, office, community, and leisure facilities.

The M&E specification has been overseen by LJJ Ltd in collaboration with consultants HDR. As part of Quintain’s long-term plan to decarbonise the large district heating network at Wembley Park, it was essential that the building services specification helped to limit energy demand for the new blocks. To help achieve this, Thermal Coverings installed Kooltherm Pipe Insulation on secondary LTHW pipework across the development.

With a thermal conductivity as low as 0.025 W/mK, Kooltherm Pipe Insulation offers one of the thinnest and most thermally efficient commonly available solutions for insulating pipework, supporting a simple installation by Thermal Coverings. This excellent performance can allow specifiers and contractors to limit heat losses when insulating secondary pipework to the minimum insulation thicknesses in table 8 of Objective 3.9 of CIBSE CP1 Heat Networks Code of Practice or to easily meet the new enhanced targets within BS 5422:2023.

In addition to helping the project team to achieve excellent system efficiency, Kooltherm Pipe Insulation will also help to limit heat gains from the secondary pipework within the building. This should help to reduce the risk of summer overheating within the buildings, a key concern within the Greater London region. Kooltherm Pipe Insulation has also been awarded Eurofins Indoor Air Comfort Gold certification, recognising it has best-in-class low volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions, supporting improved air quality within the completed blocks to safeguard the health and wellbeing of building occupants.

The new Kooltherm Pipe Insulation Carbon Calculator Tool is designed to help understand the impact of pipe insulation on operating costs and carbon emissions.

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to email the Kingspan Technical Insulation technical team for an indication on heat loss, capital costs, and the cost of lost heat for your project

 

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RINNAI – NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH PROGRAMME

RINNAI – NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH PROGRAMME

of low gwp HEAT PUMPS, electric WATER HEATERS, HOT WATER CYLINDERS

& PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS

 

RINNAI expand PRODUCTS FOR HEATING AND WATER HEATING IN ALL FUELS

– GAS, ELECTRIC and renewables

 

Rinnai is embarking on an ambitious and innovative programme of launching several new products within its H1 – Hydrogen and DME ready water heaters, H2 – Hybrid systems and H3 – Low-GWP heat pumps product categories. These new products will ensure the company offers a comprehensive range of appliances and systems for heating and hot water suited to both commercial and residential applications.

 

The programme will commence with the launch of the new low-GWP air source heat pumps with R290 refrigerant. Following this will be an innovative range of electric cylinders of multiple sizes and instantaneous electric water heaters ranging from 21-27kw. Also there will be the introduction of the KCM and E Series of condensing gas-fired water heaters for light commercial and residential applications.

 

Later in the first quarter of the year will see the launch of plate heat exchangers for larger commercial and industrial sites.

 

Rinnai is determined to provide UK customers with cost effective low carbon solutions towards commercial hot water and building heating provision.

For an exclusive pre-launch pack call us on 0300 373 0660

OR CLICK HERE TO REQUEST A BROCHURE

 

RINNAI’S H3 DECARBONISATION OFFERS PATHWAYS & CUSTOMER COST
REDUCTIONS FOR COMMERCIAL, DOMESTIC AND
OFF-GRID HEATING & HOT WATER DELIVERY

 

Rinnai’s H3 range of decarbonising products include hydrogen / BioLPG ready technology, hybrid systems, and a wide range of LOW GWP heat pumps and solar thermal. Also, within Rinnai’s H3 range is Infinity hydrogen blend ready and BioLPG ready continuous flow water heaters which are stacked with a multitude of features that ensure long life, robust & durable use, customer satisfaction and product efficiency.

Rinnai’s range of decarbonising products – H1/H2/H3 – consists of heat pump, solar, hydrogen in any configuration, hybrid formats for either residential or commercial applications. Rinnai’s H3 range of products offer contractors, consultants and end users a range of efficient, robust and affordable decarbonising appliances which create practical, economic and technically feasible solutions. The range covers all forms of fuels and appliances currently available – electric, gas, hydrogen, BioLPG, rDME solar thermal, low GWP heat pumps and electric water heaters.

Rinnai H1 continuous water heaters and boilers offer practical and economic decarbonization delivered through technological innovation in hydrogen and renewable liquid gas ready technology.

Rinnai’s H1 option is centred on hydrogen, as it is anticipated that clean hydrogen fuels will become internationally energy market-relevant in the future; Rinnai water heaters are hydrogen 20% blends ready and include the world’s first 100% hydrogen-ready hot water heating technology.

Rinnai H2 – Decarbonization simplified with renewable gas-ready units, Solar Thermal and Heat Pump Hybrids. Rinnai H2 is designed to introduce a practical and low-cost option which may suit specific sites and enable multiple decarbonisation pathways with the addition of high performance.

Rinnai H3 – Low-GWP heat pump technology made easy – Rinnai heat pumps are available for domestic and commercial usage with an extensive range of 4 – 115kW appliances.

Rinnai’s H3 heat pumps utilise R32 refrigerant and have favourable COP and SCOP.

Rinnai is a world leading manufacturer of hot water heaters and produces over two million units a year, operating on each of the five continents. The brand has gained an established reputation for producing products that offer high performance, cost efficiency and extended working lives.

Rinnai’s commercial and domestic continuous flow water heaters offer a limitless supply of instantaneous temperature controlled hot water and all units are designed to align with present and future energy sources. Rinnai condensing water heaters accept either existing fuel or hydrogen gas blends. Rinnai units are also suited for off-grid customers who require LPG and BioLPG or rDME.

Rinnai products are i2HY20 certified, A-rated water efficiency, accessed through multiple fuel options and are available for purchase 24/7, 365 days a year. Any unit can be delivered to any UK site within 24 hours. Rinnai offer carbon and cost comparison services that will calculate financial and carbon savings made when investing in a Rinnai system. Rinnai also provide a system design service that will suggest an appropriate system for the property in question. Rinnai offer comprehensive training courses and technical support in all aspects of the water heating industry including detailed CPD’s.

 

CLICK HERE TO VISIT RINNAI’S ‘HELP ME CHOOSE PAGE’

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UK Risks Missing its Target for Offshore Wind Energy

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Cornwall Insights’ latest quarterly overview of power market trends in Britain states that, because the UK failed to attract any bids from offshore wind developers in its most recent Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction round, it risks missing its 2030 target to host 50GW of offshore wind capacity.

Funding totalling £227m was announced under the auction round in September 2023. No offshore windfarm bids were received, largely because developers found the CfD offering economically unviable as supply chain costs mounted.

Several developers in the UK, EU and US have paused or scrapped offshore wind projects this year due to rising supply chain costs, partly caused by soaring energy and commodity prices and continued disruption related to Covid-19.

A notable headline was Vattenfall’s pausing of the 1.4GW Norfolk Boreas offshore wind project in June 2023. The business subsequently sold its Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone to RWE for £963m.

The UK Government intervened in the market in November 2023, pledging to increase the maximum strike price in the CfD by more than 50% for all kinds of wind farms. Ministers also firmed up plans to reward developers for factors such as local supply chain development.

Gas transition – stalling?

Nonetheless, Cornwall Insight believes some significant damage has been done to the UK’s offshore wind pipeline.

The body estimates that offshore wind will account for 21% of the UK’s power generation mix in 2030-31, up from 13% in 2023-5.

This trend will see offshore wind arrays overtaking gas combined cycle power plants (CCGTs) to become the UK’s biggest source of generation by the end of the decade. This year, CCGTs will account for 29% of the UK’s power generation mix, and this will fall to 20%.

But Cornwall Insight had foreseen a steeper drop in CCGT capacity at its previous quarterly power market outlook, published before the CfD disaster for offshore wind. The body believes the UK is more likely to turn to gas and biomass than to other renewables to maintain energy security amid missing its offshore wind target.

This could present a challenge to the UK’s ambitions to bring all unabated gas-fired power generation offline by 2035.

It bears noting that Ministers are proposing an annual emissions limit for existing and new-build gas plants in the capacity market. This could push the owners of older, less efficient CCGT plants to convert to open-cycle gas turbine (OCGT) power stations. These are commonly used as peaking plants as they are generally less efficient to run, but easier to power up and down, than CCGTs.

Cornwall Insight’s overarching conclusion is that whether you look at CCGTs and/or OCGT plants, the UK’s reliance on gas-fired power generation at the end of the decade is likely to be higher than it would have been with swifter policy pivots to account for recent and ongoing renewable energy supply chain challenges.

 

Source: EdieNet

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