Modern Building Services

INDUSTRY NEWS Biomass Policy Statement welcomed Trade Associations UKIFDA, for fuel distributors, and OFTEC, for equipment manufacturers and training providers, welcome the publication of the Biomass Policy Statement (BPS) which reaffirms the role of renewable liquid fuels in decarbonising the off-grid sector. The recognition that not every home off the gas grid will be suitable for a heat pump and will require an alternative low carbon heating solution is important because the route to net zeromust be fair if it is to succeed and secure widespread support from consumers. Whilst the BPS highlights the potential of the renewable liquid fuel Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), which is currently being put into 200 homes across the UK as part of a demonstration project by OFTEC and UKIFDA, the government must go further. OFTEC CEO Paul Rose UKIFDA CEO Ken Cronin Bitzer’s Ecolite is crowned Refrigeration Product of the Year in National ACR & Heat Pump Awards Bitzer’s Ecolite range of air-cooled condensing units has won the Refrigeration Product of the Year Award in the prestigious National ACR & Heat Pump Awards 2021. The unit is based on highly efficient Bitzer Ecoline compressors with sophisticated capacity control, optimised condensers and variable speed fans. All seven models in the range are suitable for low and medium temperature applications, as standard. Kevin Glass, Managing Director of Bitzer UK, said: “We are delighted to have received this independent industry recognition for Ecolite, which delivers excellent energy efficiency through a combination of advanced technology and design features.”