Green heat installer events

Career paths to install heat pumps – 22 November 2023. This webinar focused on the Scottish Government’s recommended skills requirements for heat pumps and the courses available in Scotland to help the supply chain upskill. It introduces the mobile heat pump training centre – a new assessment facility that will provide heat pump training across Scotland. It is delivered with Energy Skills Partnership (ESP), Glasgow Kelvin College and West Lothian College. Register to watch the webinar and view the slides from this event.

MCS: Consultation results and standards for Heat Pumps – 9  November 2023. MCS presented the results of their recent consultation and what these changes mean for the scheme going forward. They also go into the details of MCS standards for heat pumps to provide clarity to businesses installing this zero-carbon heating technology. Register to watch the webinar and view the slides from this event.

Trustmark registration and PAS 2030:2019 – What this means for the insulation sector in Scotland – Thursday 26 October. Presented in partnership with TrustMark, this webinar explained what TrustMark is, their remit, and how it links to PAS 2030:19. The new versions of the PAS 2030:23 and PAS 2035:2023 are also explained. Register to watch the webinar and view the slides from this event.

Home Energy Scotland and Business Energy Scotland: Support for your customers -Thursday 5 October. This webinar focused on the free and impartial support for householders and small and medium enterprises looking into saving on their energy bills and reducing their carbon emissions. Hear from Home Energy Scotland and Business Energy Scotland experts on the support and funding available to make the transition to green homes and buildings. This webinar highlighted the services on offer and provide information on the funding available in Scotland. Register to watch the recording and view the slides from this event. 

The benefits and considerations of heat pumps, PV, and batteries – an integrated system – 13 September 2023 This webinar provided clarity on how an integrated system made of a heat pump, PV, and batteries works and how they interact with each other. Presenters include Energy Saving Trust’s Insight and Evaluation team who discussed how heat pumps work with PV and batteries as a package. A member of the Green Homes Network covered the full journey from installation to living with the technologies. Register to watch the recording and view the slides from this event.

Air-to-air heat pumps – how and where do they work? – 6 September 2023. For this webinar we invited a technical expert from Daikin to provide more clarity on the many aspects to consider when installing an air-to-air heat pump: How efficient they are, what are the approximate running costs, and where it is more suitable or beneficial to install? Register to watch the recording and view the slides from this event. 

Home Energy Scotland and Business Energy Scotland: Funding for your customers – 14 June 2023. This webinar focused on the customer journeys of the Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan scheme and SME Loan Scheme with speakers from the Services Delivery team at Energy Saving Trust. Register to watch the recording and view the slides from this event. Please note, the information provided in this webinar was accurate at time of recording. The terms and conditions of the funding talked about has changed since the webinar was delivered. Please follow these links for up-to-date terms and conditions for the Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan and SME Loan.

Air source heat pumps – design and installation – 28 March 2023. In this webinar we interviewed Peter Emmerson. A heating engineer for 20 years, Peter has been involved in over 500 air source heat pump installations and is working at Aberdeen Training Centre (ATC) where he delivers BPEC and LCC training courses to upskill heating engineers in low water temperature heating systems. We discussed the key considerations at the time of designing and installing an air source heat pump and how this compares with combustion boilers. Register to watch the recording.

Installer Skills and Quality Assurance for Solar PV – 1 March 2023. This webinar focused on the Scottish Government’s suggested skills requirements for solar photovoltaic (PV) and electric battery storage, including the courses available to help installers upskill to meet these standards. It was delivered in partnership with ESP and Forth Valley College. Register to watch the recording and view the slides from this event.

Home Energy Scotland and Business Energy Scotland: Support for your customers – 9 February 2023. This webinar presented the new Home Energy Grant and Loan schemes, the SME Loan scheme, the Home Energy Scotland and Business Energy Scotland advice networks highlighting the support available to your customers. Register to watch the recording and view the slides from this event.

Installer Skills and Quality Assurance for Insulation – 18 January 2023. This webinar ran in partnership with ESP and Edinburgh College presented the Scottish Government’s suggested skills requirements for insulation and the courses available to help installers upskill to meet these standards. It also provided details on Trustmark registration; the quality assurance requirement for insulation installations completed through most Scottish Government funded schemes. Register to watch the recording and view the slides  from this event.

• Installer Spotlight: AES Solar – 15 December 2022. This was a live interview with solar and battery storage installer, AES Solar. Our discussion included supply chain constraints, adapting to the net zero transition and cost of living crisis. Register to watch the recording and view the slides from this event.

• The Heat in Buildings Strategy – challenges and opportunities for green heat installers – 30 November 2022. We held this webinar in partnership with Scottish Government and Home Energy Scotland, to present on the Heat in Buildings Strategy and discuss the opportunities and challenges businesses need to consider to future-proof themselves and contribute to Scotland’s transition to net zero. Register to watch the recording and view the slides from this event.

• Installer Skills and Quality Assurance for Heat Pumps – 26 October 2022. This webinar ran with ESP and Glasgow Clyde College informs the supply chain if the skills and quality assurance requirements for heat pumps. It also shows the pre-requisites for heat pumps courses and the funding available for them. Register to watch the recording and view the slides from this event.

• Home Energy Scotland and Business Energy Scotland: Support for your customers – 29 September 2022. This webinar discussed the Home Energy Scotland and Business Energy Scotland advice networks and the customer journey’s for the Home Energy Scotland and SME loan schemes. Register to watch the recording and view the slides from this event.

• The Heat in Buildings Strategy – challenges and opportunities for the supply chain – 31 August 2022. This webinar discussed how your business can play a role in decarbonising Scotland’s homes and buildings to support the Scottish Government’s 2045 net zero target by presenting the opportunities and challenges of the Heat in Buildings Strategy. Register to watch the recording and view the slides  from this event.

• Home Energy Scotland and Business Energy Scotland: Support for your customers – 22 June 2022. This webinar discussed the Home Energy Scotland and Business Energy Scotland advice networks and the services they can offer your customers including advice, funding and qualifying reports for Scottish Government funding schemes. Register to watch the recording and view the slides from this event.

• MCS: Heat pumps, standards, and becoming MCS certified – 25 May 2022. This webinar discussed the new MCS heat pump standards that separate design and installation and explain how exactly you can become MCS certified in Scotland. Register to watch the recording and view the slides from this session.

• Heat in Buildings Strategy: Challenges & opportunities for the supply chain – 4 May 2022. This webinar evaluated the impact that the Scottish Government’s Heat in Buildings Strategy will have on businesses working in the sustainable energy supply chain. It also presented the support available to customers through the Home Energy Scotland advice service. Register to watch the recording and view the slides from this session.

• Scottish Apprenticeships Advice Workshop – 20 April 2022. We ran a session in partnership with Skills Development Scotland (SDS) discussing the apprenticeship family in Scotland. Highlighting the differences in the apprenticeships on offer, the benefits of each & how they are funded as well as talking over those initiatives on offer. It also contained information on the free consultancy provided by SDS, Skills for Growth. Register to watch the recording and view the slides from this session.
• We ran a series of three webinars in partnership with ESP and local colleges to present the skills requirements, courses on offer, and funding available for upskilling in Scotland on three different technologies. See below the topics, slides, and recordings from these sessions:

Skills requirements for insulation (South Lanarkshire College) – 8 March 2022: Register to watch the recording and view the slides from this session.

Skills requirements for MVHR (Borders College & PAUL Heat Recovery Scotland) – 15 March, 2022: register to watch the recording and view the slides  from this session.

Skills requirements for heat pumps (West College Scotland) – 22 March, 2022: register to watch the recording and view the slides from this session.

• Heat Pump Installer Spotlight: Renewable Heat – 2 March 2022. We conducted a live interview with Barry Sharp, owner of Renewable Heat, a heap pump installation company based in Scotland. This event gave an insight into what it’s like to be a heat pump installer in Scotland, the current state of the industry and advice for businesses looking to move into the heat pump market. Register to watch the recording and view the slides from the event.
• Heat Pumps in Scotland: technical considerations – 15 February 2022. This webinar highlighted technical considerations for the heat pump supply chain in Scotland. Presenters included manufacturers of heat pumps, heat batteries, and an environmental charity. The webinar covers a wide range of topics such as heat pump sizing, hybrid systems, product innovation, and heat pump performance in Scotland. Register to watch the recording and view the slides from this event.

• MCS: Heat pumps, standards, and becoming MCS certified – 18 January 2022. This webinar focused on heat pumps and the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) in Scotland. It presented the Scottish Government’s Heat in Buildings Strategy, and the key role heat pumps will play in decarbonising Scotland’s buildings, the new MCS heat pump standards, MCS and umbrella schemes, how to become MCS certified, and funding to help businesses become MCS certified for heat pumps. Register to watch the recording and view the slides from this event.

• Heat in Buildings Strategy: What it means for Scottish Businesses within the heating sector – We ran a series of three webinars on the Scottish Government’s Heat in Buildings Strategy, each focused on a different area of Scotland and provided an update on what the strategy means for businesses within the heating sector. Also covered were skills and funding for installers, and the role of the Energy Efficiency Business Support Service and Home Energy Scotland in creating demand for low carbon technologies. See below for the slides and recordings of all three webinars:

Central Belt – 23 September, 2021: register to watch the recording and view the slides from this session.

Highlands & Islands – 13 October, 2021: register to watch the recording and view the slides from this session. 

Southern Scotland – 18 November, 2021: register to watch the recording and view the slides from this session. 

• Heat Pumps in Scotland: summary of  the Scottish Government’s ambitions and updates from industry – 24 March 2021
  Our latest webinar included discussion on the Scottish Government’s ambitions on heat pump deployment, barriers faced by industry and how to help shape the government’s approach.
• Webinar: Overview of proposals from Scottish Government’s skills consultation in support of the draft Heat in Building Strategy – 11 & 15 March 2021
  We held a webinar, on behalf of the Scottish Government, covering the key proposals highlighted by the consultation on the Scottish skills requirements for energy efficiency, zero emissions and low carbon heating systems, microgeneration, and heat networks.  We also held a webinar tailored for Scottish island supply chains as the Scottish Government were keen to understand what impact the skills requirements will have on the sector in these areas.
  Watch the island supply chain recording

• Webinar: Home Energy Scotland Loan – 10 December 2020
• PAS2035/30 Industry Workshops – 17 March 2020