Category Archives: Boilers

Feed-in tariffs explained

Feed-in tariffs explained

Successful week!

We’ve had a really successful week here at Baxi. The Baxi Bermuda BBU HE triumphed at the IGEM/SBGI Gas Industry Awards 2010, winning the Gas Industry Innovation Award. The award ceremony was part of the Joint Gas Industry Luncheon held at the London Hilton Hotel on Tuesday 11th May. It was presented by National Grid [...]

Baxi Group welcomes Government recognition of combined heat and power technology for Feed-in Tariffs

The Government has announced the final details of its Feed-in Tariff (FIT) scheme.  Baxi Group welcomes the Government’s recognition that micro-combined heat and power (mCHP) technology will play an important role in reducing the carbon footprint of homes.  However Baxi Group is disappointed that the generation tariff for mCHP is set at a lower level [...]

Boiler scrappage scheme explained…

We’ve created a short video explaining how the boiler scrappage scheme works…

Winter advice

Everyone will have noticed the harsh weather conditions that are currently gripping the country, and everything has been affected.  Even our boilers.  We’ve noticed that the low temperatures have caused some of the external pipework connected to our high efficiency (HE) boilers to freeze.  This will be apparent if your boiler is displaying the code [...]

The boiler scrappage scheme – what is it, who is eligible and how will it work?

The purpose of the boiler scrappage scheme, kick-started by the Prime Minister this week, is to provide a grant of £400 to 125,000 households in England with the least efficient, G rated boilers toward the cost of replacing their boiler with a new, A rated model.  New boilers are at least 90 per cent efficient, [...]

Mark Kelly responds to the news that the Kingsnorth power project has been put on hold

Mark Kelly, CEO Baxi Group UK and Ireland, responds to the news that the Kingsnorth power project has been put on hold, and offers a solution that could help future domestic electricity supply

Introducing ‘Gas Safe Register™’

From 1 April 2009 the Gas Safe Register™ has replaced the CORGI Gas Registration scheme as the new gas safety authority in Great Britain and the Isle of Man.  The register exists to protect you, your family, and your property from dangerous gas work.  The Gas Safe Register aims to make Britain a gas safe [...]

10 Way to Make Your Home More Energy Efficient

“Credit crunch” and “the current economic climate”, we probably hear both phrases every day.  For a lot of people trying to keep their costs down, one answer can be to make your home more energy efficient.  On average, householders can save about £270 a year just by being more energy conscious about their home’s energy [...]