RHI / MCS / Solar Thernal c*** *p

[Worcester]

Interesting pieces of news gleaned from ecobuild:

1) RHI went before parliament 3 weeks ago, no just the parliamentary process, so they won't give a date.

2) Solar Thermal in the RHI that went before parliament says must be calculated in accordance with MCS Thermal Solar Performance Calculator Version 1.0 (and that is what will become LAW) however MCS have already withdrawn that, issued 1.1 and 1.2 is imminent . Seems like they will go for a revision in September. As they won;t just refer to a non-specific version of the MCS Calculator as that would allow MCS to effectively change the rules and seeing as they aren;t part of the government they won;t allow a third party to just decide whenever they like to change it. (- When I pointed out this was no different from ofgem defining what a solar PV system size was they ignored that )

 

[Gavin A]

yep, pretty much the only difference between the 2 versions is the angle incident modifier for evacuated tube systems to help account for their slight performance advantages over flat panel systems.

So while it's a cock up, nobody wants to rock the boat too much and risk RHI getting pushed back again for what is a relatively minor issue.

MCS will just reissue the earlier version, as this is far simpler to do than ammending the legislation.

 

[BruceB]

Yes, I heard that conversation between 5 earnest people sitting down at one of the stands in the North Hall. It made me smile. We do get ourselves twisted up sometimes.

 

[Gavin A]

shows the incompetence at decc really

 

[TedM]

They constantly tie themselves up in knots when they try to make sure no-one can 'game' the system.

 

[Gavin A]

They constantly tie themselves up in knots when they try to make sure no-one can 'game' the system.

and by game the system, what they really mean is actually design the system properly to maximise the benefits to the customer and maximise the generation potential of their buildings.