Latest news from Kiwa

This autumn Kiwa has started two new projects in Portugal for two Portuguese gas district system operators: H2REN for REN Portgás and Retrofit for Floene. In commission of these two operators, Kiwa will assess the suitability of their gas distribution networks for hydrogen. 

The government has adjusted the 2021 RHI Regulation regarding the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme. This adjustment is made in the UK Statutory Instrument 2022 No. 1096, The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2022.

On 14 November 2022 BEIS announced some further changes to the UKCA deadlines which were originally amended on 20 June 2022. The following updates were announced:

Kiwa is delighted to announce the launch of a new voluntary 20% Hydrogen Mark, based on its Test Requirements for natural gas appliances burning up to 20% Hydrogen admixture, using EN15502 as the reference standard.

Kiwa’s team of experts is attending the Gastech exhibition and conference from 5 – 8 September. We will present our wide range of services at the single largest global meeting place for the natural gas, LNG, hydrogen and low carbon-solutions.

Lee Shaw, our Head of Quality, attended the first in-person certificate presentation event held at UKAS HQ since the pandemic.

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The Government announced changes to UKCA marking for products on 20th June. Here at Kiwa we are currently analysing the new guidance to fully understand the implications for manufacturers. We will update our website as soon as we have confirmed our interpretation.

Kiwa is delighted to be working in a consortium led by BRE on improving the measurement of energy performance of UK homes, and developing the methodology to be more suited to heat pumps, renewables and smart tech.

Kiwa is part of the consortia awarded BEIS funding for the Hy4Transport project