heating & renewable energy supplement
Mitsubishi Electric reshapes air source heat pump market
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itsubishi Electric has launched the next generation of its market-leading Ecodan air source heat pump range
with a host of new initiatives that increases heat up efficiency by 17 per cent, makes remote monitoring easier to access, thereby aiding applications to government initiatives, and also introduces a whole new way of heat- ing a cylinder. The developments include the UK’s first use of
a plate heat exchanger in a domestic cylinder and patented Scale-Stop technology to remove the risk of limescale build-up. The launch comes as the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) moves from its legacy stage into supporting new market growth, with the company developing the advanced range to answer the growing need for renewable heating in the UK. “This is our fifth generation of heat pump solutions and we have looked at just about every aspect so that we can maximise efficiency and ease both installation and operation,” explains Max Halliwell, product marketing manager for the domestic Ecodan range. “We are proud to have been first to market with several initiatives in heat pumps and this new generation continues that trend by putting Ecodan streets ahead of any other system.” Ecodan was the first inverter-driven air source
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heat pump in the UK to receive MCS (Micro Certification Scheme) certification and the first UK-manufactured unit to receive the prestigious Eco Label. It is also the only air source heat pump that has received the Noise Abatement Society’s Quiet Mark and the first to offer intelli- gent room sensing as standard. Mitsubishi Electric has invested heavily in
R&D facilities at its UK manufacturing plant in Livingston to focus on the experience of the homeowner, simplifying the installation for the contractor, and making maintenance and mon- itoring even easier: “We have set out to develop an incredibly sophisticated machine with a sim- ple front end,” adds Halliwell. The next generation – the FTC5 range, which
is available from January 2015 – includes a complete new range of new cylinders which focus on improvements in heat loss perform- ance; hot water recovery efficiency and time; and ease of installation and use. All 10 of the new cylinders dispense with
the traditional internal coil method of water heat- ing and instead use an external plate heat exchanger which increases hot water heat up efficiency by 17 per cent over previous models. “We think that this will grab the headlines because it challenges the traditional ways of heating a cylinder, but equally important to us is the introduction of remote energy monitoring
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