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Department 1 Burners

Department 1 is responsible for all relevant items of forced draught burners using gaseous fuels and heating oil (e.g. standardisation processes on European and international level). Further this department has the mandate for the fuel heating oil and future blends with biogenic fuels such as e.g. fatty acid methyl ester (FAME). In addition aspects of standardisation and certification for burners and bigger floor standing boilers under discussion with the Chinese authorities.

Department 2 Boilers

The department is responsible for all relevant items of floor-standing boilers for heating and hot water purposes in the output range up to 10 MW. The department is also responsible for wall-hung oil fired heating boilers and the standardisation of separate delivered hot water storage tanks.

Department 3 Components integration

The department is responsible for all aspects dealing with components in heating appliances and burners, including safety relevant controls. Examples for the products are burner controls, oil and gas valves in the fuel supply downstream of the main fuel shut-off valve, pumps, etc. The department works in cooperation with AFECOR, the European Control Manufacturers Association.

Department 4 wall-mounted gas boilers

The department has the mandate for all relevant items relating to wall mounted gas boilers and sanitary hot water gas appliances up to 70kW. This includes boilers with or without integrated storage tanks as well as instantaneous sanitary hot water appliances. The mandate includes the requirements for POCEDS (products of combustion evacuation ducts). In addition to gas appliances the department also has the mandate to tackle all matters relating to gas quality.

Working Group Renewable Energies

Advanced heating systems require the usage of Renewable Energies (Solar, Heat Pumps, Biomass) to gain further improvements in energy efficiency, to reduce CO2 emissions and to secure energy supply in Europe. EHI members, who are representing 60% of today's renewable heating business, are investing to foster renewable heating in Europe.
For a sustainable market growth a predictable, supporting policy framework with effective long-term targets for the contribution of RES heating is required.