The first two MCS Certificates issued by the BBA

Two products have been issued with MCS Certification by the British Board of Agrement (BBA), the first certificates to be awarded.

The Clearline Solar Collector range from Viridian Solar has been issued with Certificate 0001.

Topsola TSM-160M Solar Photovoltaic Modules from MAP Environmental has been issued Certificate 0002.

The BBA is accredited by UKAS to certify microgeneration products against the requirements of the UK Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).

This is not the same as the BBA's Agrement Certificates, which address all relevant aspects of the performance of a product.

The MCS focuses primarily on the energy providing capabilities of a product, although proposed amendments to the scheme may change things.

Viridian Solar already had a full Agrement Certificate showing how it meets regulatory and other non-statutory requirements of roof components.

Stuart Elmes, chief executive of Viridian Solar, said: "We welcome the BBA becoming approved assessors for the MCS scheme.

They were a good choice for Viridian because of our earlier work together to create the first Agrement Certificate for a solar panel".

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