The entire Daikin Altherma product range has now been accredited by the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).

MCS accreditation has been granted to the Daikin Altherma Monobloc system and the High Temperature system, with certification having already been gained for the Daikin Low Temperature Split system in June 2009.

As MCS certified products, all Daikin Altherma systems are now eligible for grant funding under the Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP), which offers financial incentives to consumers who produce some of their own heat or electricity.

LCBP grants for homeowners of up to £900 are available for MCS accredited air source heat pumps and a further £400 for solar panels that have Solar Keymark accreditation, provided that they are installed by a MCS certified installer. So a fully integrated Daikin system, which uses both accredited technologies, could attract as much as £1300 in LCBP funding.

For homeowners replacing an inefficient G rated boiler and therefore eligible for the Government’s boiler scrappage scheme, a further £400 grant would bring the funding available up to £1700 - a huge contribution towards the overall installed cost of a Daikin Altherma and Solar Thermal system - and all without having to replace radiators or redesign the entire central heating system.

Under Low Carbon Building Programme Phase 2, Public sector and non for profit organisations can access grants of up to 50% of the cost of installing approved MCS technologies (up to a maximum of £200, 000).

These further MCS accreditations are testament to Daikin’s innovative technology and superior manufacturing quality. With more than 50 years’ experience in the manufacture of air source heat pumps, Daikin is a world leader in this technology.

The Microgeneration Certification Scheme is an independently administered Government scheme (by GemServe for DECC) for renewable energy microgeneration technologies. It is intended to encourage the use of low carbon technologies that will help towards meeting Government’s target of producing 15% of the UK’s energy from renewable sources by 2020. 

The Scheme covers both products that generate heat or electricity and the companies that install them. It offers consumers reassurance that the products and services they are using meet rigorous and consistent Government standards.

The criteria for product certification are based on evaluation of manufacturing quality and operation performance, to ensure that certified products deliver the required energy efficiency levels and therefore significant savings on running costs.