Mitsubishi Electric has launched a dedicated Ecodan selection tool to coincide with the Government's announcement that heat pumps are now included in the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).
The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has announced the inclusion of non-domestic air to water heat pumps and ground to water heat pumps in the RHI scheme, with respective tariff levels of 2.5p/kWh and 7.2p/kWh equivalent (tiered tariff with 8.7p/kWh for the first 15% of energy delivered and 2.6p/kWh for any remaining).

General manager of the company's heating division, John Kellett, said: 'We welcome the inclusion of heat pumps in the non-domestic scheme as we know that they provide one of the most straightforward ways for businesses to lower both their heating bills and their carbon footprints.'

All systems installed from the 4 December are now eligible to claim the tariffs from spring 2014. The non-domestic tariffs are also paid on the total energy delivered, not the renewable energy delivered, as long as the installation achieves a minimum seasonal efficiency level of 2.5.

The new Ecodan selection tool allows anyone to examine the viability of heat pumps for their building and shows both running cost comparisons against other technologies and payback periods, which take the RHI payments into account.

'We have built this tool to allow anyone to access the relevant information for their project, whether they are a homeowner, a consultant, a contractor or an individual business,' added Kellett.

'There is a mass of information concerning RHI and we wanted to ensure that people considering their options can cut through all this so that they can access all of the information needed to allow them to find the best solution for their own individual situation.'

The Ecodan Selection Tool allows anyone with an interest in heat pumps to get an insight into what this technology could deliver to any building, whether it is a single domestic dwelling or a large commercial project. Details are available at http://heating.mitsubishielectric.co.uk/ecodanselectiontool/Pages/default.aspx.

Mr Kellett concluded: 'The heat pump market in the UK is now firmly established and RHI is going to help accelerate growth as more people realise how controllable, reliable and flexible the technology is.'