Kitemark and MCS helping you gain grant funded business
Kitemark Scheme for Microgeneration
Included in the Kitemark scheme for these products is full MCS certification as BSI will soon be a UKAS accredited certification body to assess under MCS. Consumers who use installers and technologies certified to MCS may be eligible for Clean Energy Cash Back Incentives (Feed-In Tariffs). Feed-In Tariffs provide guaranteed payments to individuals, businesses and communities for small-scale electricity generation.
By achieving Kitemark certification you can step ahead of your competitors and soon gain not only the MCS certification but the prestigious, unrivalled and trusted Kitemark certification - a real benefit to you, your company and your customers.
Companies interested in working with Kitemark on this Microgeneration scheme should call 08450 765600 or email us
Solid Biomass Fired Heating Systems (MCS 008)
BS EN 13240:2001+A2:2004
Room heaters fired by solid fuels
BS EN 14785:2006
Residential space heating appliances fired by wood pellets. This can be used for boilers and room heaters inside or out.
BS EN 303-5:1999
Heating boilers : Heating boilers with forced draft burners. Heating boilers for solid fuels - hand and automatically fired, nominal heat output of up to 300 KW. The performance and emission criteria detailed in MCC 008 issue 1.0 clause 7
BS EN 13240:2001+A2:2004
or when tested in accordance with BS EN 14785:2006 Efficiency and emissions of solid
BS EN 12809:2001+A1:2004, or BS EN 303-5:1999 (for boilers operating on sealed systems) as applicable efficiency and emissions of solid biomass fired boilers (up to 50KW)
Micro & Small Wind Turbines (MCS 006)
British Wind Energy Association small wind turbine performance and safety standard, 29 Feb 2008 requires:
BS EN 61400-12-1:2006,
BS EN 61400-11:2003
and BS EN 61400-2:2006
Heat Pumps - (MCS 007)
BS EN 14511:2007 (Parts 1 to 4) – Air conditioners, liquid chilling packages and heat pumps with electrically driven compressors for space heating and cooling.
Solar Photovoltaic Modules (MCS 005)
BS EN 61215:2005
Crystalline silicon terrestrial photovoltaic modules
BS EN 61646:1977
Thin film terrestrial photovoltaic modules Note: for roof integrated modules see also MCS 005 clause 5b.
Solar Collectors (MCS 004)
BS EN 12975-1:2006
Thermal solar systems and components.
BS EN 12976-1:2006
Thermal solar systems and components. Factory made systems. Note: for roof integrated modules see also MCS 004 clause 5b.
