There has been much coverage in the local press recently around smoke control areas and the penalties for the public if they break the rules. Some of these articles give the impression that there are new rules for the use of solid fuel at home and that the fines for non-compliance have increased when neither is the case.

What is important is that you use compliant solid fuel at home and that you understand the rules, so read on to learn more about how you can ensure that you comply while still enjoying the cosy warmth of a real fire at home.

The OPSS has recently issued two Compliance Notices (dated 21st August 2024) to CVS Energy Ltd t/a Clearview Stoves.

The first of these Notices, served under Regulation 13(b) and Schedule 5, para ​2​(1)(a) of the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010 states that the manufacturer is in breach of Regulation 14(1) of Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010 by failing “to make all relevant technical information and documentation including Declarations of Conformity for the above products, available for inspection by OPSS.”The OPSS has recently issued two Compliance Notices (dated 21st August 2024) to CVS Energy Ltd t/a Clearview Stoves.

The OPSS has recently issued two Compliance Notices (dated 21st August 2024) to CVS Energy Ltd t/a Clearview Stoves.

The first of these Notices, served under Regulation 13(b) and Schedule 5, para ​2​(1)(a) of the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010 states that the manufacturer is in breach of Regulation 14(1) of Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010 by failing “to make all relevant technical information and documentation including Declarations of Conformity for the above products, available for inspection by OPSS.”The OPSS has recently issued two Compliance Notices (dated 21st August 2024) to CVS Energy Ltd t/a Clearview Stoves.

The OPSS has recently issued two Compliance Notices (dated 21st August 2024) to CVS Energy Ltd t/a Clearview Stoves.

The first of these Notices, served under Regulation 13(b) and Schedule 5, para ​2​(1)(a) of the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010 states that the manufacturer is in breach of Regulation 14(1) of Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010 by failing “to make all relevant technical information and documentation including Declarations of Conformity for the above products, available for inspection by OPSS.”The OPSS has recently issued two Compliance Notices (dated 21st August 2024) to CVS Energy Ltd t/a Clearview Stoves.

The Stove Industry Association (SIA) has welcomed the announcement today (19th September 2024) by Alasdair Allan, Minister for Climate Action in Scotland, that wood burning stoves will be permitted for installation in new build homes, heralding it as a “common sense and progressive step”.

The ministerial Direction, which comes after months of campaigning by the SIA on behalf of its members and the wider stove industry, has been issued to all councils in Scotland today.

The Stove Industry Association (SIA) is urging the Scottish government to reverse legislation that has seen a ban on wood burning stoves in new build properties and reconsider proposed plans that would also see them banned in existing homes.

To make a difference this Clean Air Day, the SIA is encouraging consumers to look beyond the headlines and to seize the opportunity to reduce emissions and improve air quality by applying the common sense, best practice approach so clearly illustrated by the NAEI: always choose the very latest stove technology and use the very best quality wood fuel.

The Stove Industry Association (SIA) is urging the Scottish government to reverse legislation that has seen a ban on wood burning stoves in new build properties and reconsider proposed plans that would also see them banned in existing homes.

The Stove Industry Association (SIA) has sought urgent clarification from the Scottish Government in relation to what the Association considers to be ambiguity and a lack of consistency within the definition of terms in the New Build Heat Standard (6.11 Heating and hot water – direct emission heating system) which came into force on 1st April 2024

Particulate emissions from “domestic combustion” fell between 2021 and 2022 with a 3.9% reduction in PM10 and a 4% reduction PM2.5 from “domestic combustion”. The latest data also shows that PM2.5 emissions from the domestic use of wood fuel specifically fell by 2.7%.

The latest Defra data covers the same period in which stove sales, as reported by SIA manufacturing members (representative of approximately 80% of total UK sales), hit a record high.