Microgeneration Products and Installers

The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) is an independent scheme, supported by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, for the certification of microgeneration products and installers.

MCS provides reassurance to consumers through the assessment of microgeneration products and installers against robust quality, performance and safety criteria. It is supported by industry, certification bodies and non-governmental groups as a prime method for making a substantial contribution to cutting the UK's dependency on fossil fuels and carbon dioxide emissions.

About the scheme

The administration of MCS is managed by Gemserv Ltd. who were chosen for this role by the Department of Energy and Climate Change working in partnership with the MCS Steering Group.

BRE Global offers UKAS accredited certification services for both installer and product approvals under MCS. For issues concerning the administration of MCS please contact Gemserv Ltd. on 020 7090 1082 or mcshelpdesk@gemserv.com

Consumer Care

The REAL Consumer Code was set up by the Renewable Energy Association six years ago to protect both domestic consumers and the professional industry against rogue traders. The Code comes under the auspices of the Office of Fair Trading’s Consumer Code Approval Scheme and compliance with such a code is a requirement of MCS certification. For more information click here

Helping the microgeneration industry to grow

MCS replaced the product and installer registration schemes (Clear Skies and PV programme). The aim of MCS is to:

help build a rapidly growing microgeneration industry based on quality and reliability
make a substantial contribution to cutting the UK's dependency on fossil fuels and its carbon dioxide emissions
provide consumer confidence that products and installers meet and continue to meet robust standards
grow the microgeneration industry.

Certification schemes for installers and for products have been launched. Both schemes are open to applications from all technology areas. Currently the following technologies can be assessed:

solar heating collectors
solar PV
small and micro wind
heat pumps
biomass
micro combined heat and power (CHP).

MCS requirements for hydro turbines and fuel cell CHP have recently been published.