GSHP Standards
from the GSHPA
from the Environment Agency
from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme
GSHP Standards
The need for standards in the ground source industry has become evident.
While ground source energy is ideal for providing balanced heating and cooling systems to control temperatures in buildings it is clear that installations need careful design based on a good understanding of fundamental principles.
Where good design is absent there is a risk of installations failing to achieve the goals expected of them. For this reason a number of related standards have been issued to ensure high standards and safeguard the reputation of the industry. The Ground Source Heat Pump Association is at the heart of this process: it has published the GSHPA Vertical Borehole Standard and has worked with the Environment Agency, DECC, the Microgeneration Certification Scheme, the British Drilling Association and the British Geological Survey in contributing to the standards and guidelines issued by others.
GSHPA – Vertical Borehole Standard
The Ground Source Heat Pump Association has published the Vertical Borehole Standard to define the standards and practises expected in good heat pump installations employing closed loop vertical boreholes.
Environment Agency – Good Practice Guide
The Environment Agency has published its Environmental good practice guide for ground source heating and cooling which lists the regulatory requirements for open loop systems.
Microgeneration Certification Scheme – MIS 3005
The Microgeneration Certification Scheme has issued Microgeneration Installation Standards, including MIS 3005 for heat pump installations. These are relevant to installations below 45kW capacity because the RHI is only available if MCS approved equipment is installed by MCS approved installers.
ICAX Projects using ground source heat pumps:
Toddington | Howe Dell | Hiroshima | HMP Garth | Merton IGC | Suffolk One | Tesco | Wellington
