Boiler Upgrade Scheme
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme is a government scheme which provides a grant for people to switch to low carbon heating. The grant is an upfront payment of £5000 for solutions like wood pellet boilers and log gasification boilers, and £7500 for a heat pump
We can help you navigate through the various options from an initial chat with us, doing calculations to work out the right size of heating appliance, we can put you in touch and liaise with a local expert installer, and provide more detailed system design and support to make sure you get the best outcome. Just contact us for a chat
MCS registered pellet, log gasification and biomass boilers
MCS certified products have been certified to ensure that they are of a high quality and meet the standards expected when the are to be supported by a government grant scheme. We have a big choice available. Most Klover wood pellet boilers listed on Stovesonline are MCS certified, as are our Arikazan log gasification boilers and wood pellet boilers (up to 150kW) Arikazan log gasification boilers and Arikazan wood pellet boilers.
Please find links below to the Microgeneration Certification scheme so you can confirm that the models we say are MCS certified are just that.
Link to the list of MCS Certified Klover wood pellet boilers
Link to the list of MCS Certified Arikazan biomass boilers - list 1
Link to the list of MCS Certified Arikazan biomass boilers - list 2
Biomass boilers over 45 kW will need an emissions certificate but do not need to be MCS registered so remember this if you are considering a large log gasification boiler.
Eligibility for biomass boilers
- The house must be in a non-urban area (an urban area is defined as one with a population of 10,000 or more)
- The house must be off the gas grid
- It's can't be a newbuild or self-build house. (You can get the £7500 grant for a heat pump for self-build though)
Selfbuild homes DO qualify for a grant for a heat pump.
The EPC report for the house must not recommend loft or cavity wall insulation OR the owner has to commit to installing that insulation* (a good idea in any case as less heat will be needed, and that's a saving every year).
*unless there's a good reason why those insulation measures aren't possible.
The installer and the product have to be MCS registered and accredited which aims to ensure the quality of the installation and the quality of the product.
We can help you navigate through the various options from an initial chat with us, doing calculations to work out the right size of heating appliance, we can put you in touch and liaise with a local expert installer, and provide more detailed system design and support to make sure you get the best outcome. Just contact us for a chat
