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Guru Systems technology is part of five successful HNES Round 1 projects
We’re proud to announce that every bid to Round 1 of the Heat Network Efficiency Scheme that included Guru Systems technology was successful. Read more about how our technology can support HNES applications, and get in touch if you’re planning to submit for future rounds.
Meet our Guru Systems Women – Sales Manager: Annick Jordan
My story I started my career within the access control security industry which was extremely male-dominated. It was at this [...]
Meet our Guru Systems Women – User Experience Designer: Claudia Anzani
My story As a Product Designer in the heat industry, I’m proud to help tackle one of the most urgent [...]
Meet our Guru Systems Women – Soulla Paphitis: Sales Director
Introduction I started my career as a secretary for a family owned business and since then I have been in [...]
HNTAS Consultation Delay: Just how should you plan your networks?
There has been a delay to the anticipated HNTAS consultation release which was expected in Q4 2024, but according to [...]
Our CEO, Casey Cole’s blog: Why the UK’s heat network market is larger than you think
I was on a panel discussion just before Christmas and at a certain point, this exchange happened: Me: There are [...]
How electronic HIUs can support better-performing heat networks
Heat networks are increasingly being adopted as an efficient and environmentally friendly way to provide heating and hot water to [...]
CPD: Guru Hub 2 commissioning and troubleshooting training
From January 2024, Guru Systems will be offering the following CPD Seminar: Guru Hub 2 commissioning and troubleshooting training Summary: [...]
Guru Systems vs Wired M-Bus: Future Proofing Heat Metering in the UK
Choosing the right metering technology is paramount as the United Kingdom transitions towards sustainable district heating. While wired M-Bus has [...]
Our CEO, Casey Cole’s blog: Why Ofgem must stick heads on pikes
With more than 14,000 heat networks coming under new regulations next year, Ofgem will have to take steps to ensure [...]
Getting to Know Annick Jordan
Introduction I have never let dyslexia define me….. I have always believed that you can do anything you want to [...]
Fatima Abdi: Outgoing Psychology Graduate in Heat Networks
Introduction A little cliche but I would call myself an extrovert. I’ve always loved actively speaking to and being around [...]
Get to know Soulla Paphitis: Sales Director
Introduction 14 years ago I hit the restart button on my life. Personally and professionally everything changed. I went from [...]
Webinar: How to meter and monitor ambient loop heat networks
Ambient loop networks are increasingly common in the UK. Here at Guru Systems we’re seeing more and more of [...]
Webinar: How to prepare for Ofgem’s heat network performance reporting requirements
The world of heat networks is changing dramatically. Ofgem will begin regulating our industry within the next two years, [...]
Webinar: Heat networks – Upcoming regulatory changes and how to best prepare
The world of heat networks is changing dramatically. Ofgem will begin regulating our industry within the next two years, [...]
Guru Pinpoint for better-performing heat networks
Unmonitored heat networks don’t usually perform well; poorly performing networks mean higher costs and increased carbon emissions. Even where [...]
Get regulation ready with Guru Hub 3 Core
The world of heat networks is changing dramatically. Ofgem will begin regulating our industry within the next two years, [...]
On regulatory changes: An hour with Casey Cole
Casey Cole is the founder and CEO of Guru Systems. We recently sat down with him to discuss the [...]
Guru Systems attend District Heating Divas annual conference: ‘Connecting Women in District Heat 2023’
Earlier this week, members of the Guru Systems Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Product teams attended the District Heating Divas [...]
Guru Systems Report: The future of heat networks
The way we design, operate, and regulate our heat networks is changing fast. In this report, we look ahead [...]
Meet the Site Delivery Team
Site Delivery Whether your project is a new build scheme or involves retrofitting our hardware into an already occupied [...]
Case Study: Mildmay – HNES demonstrator
Mildmay is a development-led network in Shoreditch, East London with 139 residential connections, a hospital, and a church, constructed [...]
The basics: What’s the difference between an ambient loop heat network and a 4th generation heat network?
In this article, we aim to clarify the difference between two types of heat networks: 4th generation and ambient [...]
Webinar: Sharing best practice from Heat Network Efficiency Scheme Demonstrator
In a recent webinar on 24th February 2023, using case studies, FairHeat and Guru Systems shared best practice from [...]
Why Guru Systems technology means more successful HNES projects
The Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES) is awarding £32m worth of grant funding across eight rounds to heat network [...]
CPD: Capturing data from ambient loop networks
Summary Despite good intentions; many UK heat networks do not perform anywhere near their intended efficiency; with network oversizing [...]
Webinar: Using technology to comply with GLA Be Seen energy monitoring requirements
Casey Cole, Guru Systems CEO, recently led a webinar based on our article about policy changes from the GLA [...]
What to expect when buying direct from Guru Systems
The Guru Systems team has over ten years experience of delivering technology solutions across heat networks. Our sales, site [...]
How to use Heat Network Efficiency Scheme funding to improve your existing heat networks
The Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES) is a £32m grant funding scheme to improve the performance of existing heat [...]
Guru Systems joins Tech Nation’s prestigious Net Zero programme
Guru Systems has been announced as one of the 34 climate tech companies accepted into Net Zero 3.0 – [...]
Be Seen: What are the GLA’s new energy monitoring requirements and how do heat networks comply?
The London Plan Policy SI 2 sets out the ‘be seen’ requirement for all major development proposals to monitor [...]
Nicky Butterworth welcomed onto Executive Board of The Association for Decentralised Energy
Nicky Butterworth, Chief Operations Officer at Guru Systems, has been appointed as a member of the Executive Board for the [...]
Webinar: Ambient networks, shared ground loop arrays, and heat network regulations.
Jack White and Georgina Orso hosted a webinar discussing the white paper recently published by Guru Systems. The subject [...]
White paper: Ambient networks, shared ground loop arrays, and heat network regulations
White paper published by Guru Systems: 'Do ambient temperature heat networks or shared ground loop arrays have to comply [...]
Webinar: Digitalising heat network commissioning
How apps can bridge the skills gap for commissioning Heat Networks The UK must increase the proportion of heat [...]
Webinar: Technology for better performing gas boilers
Watch the recording of our recent webinar where Annick Jordan, Sales Manager, talks through how many domestic gas boilers [...]
Guru Systems are offering funded pilots to improve gas boiler efficiency before winter
Guru Systems are offering funded pilots of Guru Heat Smart to housing associations or local authorities looking to improve [...]
Webinar: How heat networks can future proof against rising energy costs
Watch the recording of our recent webinar where Casey Cole, CEO, and Jack White, Sales Manager, talk through how [...]
A day in the life of an inefficient gas boiler
Data from one home on a cold winter’s day in January shows how and why inefficient gas boilers end [...]
Remote HIU configuration unlocks significant heat network performance improvements
Guru Systems has been offering remote HIU configuration for over a year. We teamed up with Altecnic to create the [...]
Guru Verify shortlisted for 2022 Association for Decentralised Energy innovation award
Guru Systems and FairHeat are delighted to announce that our collaborative product Guru Verify has been shortlisted for the ‘Heat and [...]
How to improve gas boiler performance to help protect residents from gas price rises
The price of gas is the most obvious driver of energy bills, but one driver that is often overlooked [...]
Guru Systems technology for projects on tight budgets
We all know that it’s best to design heat networks for the lowest whole-life cost - but sometimes project budgets [...]
How to improve heat network performance to help protect residents from gas price rises
Wholesale gas prices have risen sharply this winter and the impact on energy bills has been considerable. The price [...]
CPD: Capturing and interpreting heat network performance data for designers and developers
From January 2022, Guru Systems will be offering the following CPD Seminar: Capturing and interpreting heat network performance data for [...]
Capturing data is the only way to address damp and mould
Damp and mould are serious problems. In 2018-19, the most recent data published by the UK government, 27% of households [...]
How Guru Systems technology helps local authorities who prefer credit billing
There’s a general misconception that local authorities will always choose a pay-as-you-go billing system for their residents living on [...]
Webinar: How Guru Systems UX & Engineering teams work together
Watch the recording of our recent webinar where Martin Murphy (one of our UX Designers), and Moses Mutina (Technical [...]
We can’t decarbonise heat using new build alone. Heat network zones must play a major role in meeting the retrofit challenge.
This article was written by Casey Cole, CEO at Guru Systems. Last week, the Department for Business, Energy & [...]
Guru Hub 3 Core: Low cost, wireless hardware to comply with Heat Networks (Metering and Billing) Regulations
At the end of 2020, the Heat Networks (Metering and Billing) Regulations were updated. Included in the changes are [...]
Using technology to meet CP1 2020 heat network performance management recommendations
In January 2020 CIBSE and the Association of Decentralised Energy published CP1: Heat networks: Code of Practice for the [...]
Installing electric panel heaters in residential developments risks non-compliance with Part L of the building regulations
In recent months Guru Systems have become aware of a number of projects where developers are choosing to install direct [...]
Maven invests £2 million in PropTech specialist Guru Systems
PRESS RELEASE – For Immediate Release Issued: 17 June 2021 Maven invests £2 million in PropTech specialist Guru Systems Domestic [...]
Nicky Butterworth named as Industry Champion at ADE awards
We are delighted to announce that Nicky Butterworth has won the Industry Champion category at this year’s Decentralised Energy Awards [...]
Using Guru Pinpoint to identify inefficiencies on nine existing heat networks
Throughout 2020, heat networks consultancy FairHeat used Guru Pinpoint to analyse ten existing heat networks as part of a project [...]
Why software developers will help to drive the decarbonisation of heat
This article was first posted on unlocknetzero.co.uk. By Stephen Page, Chief Technical Officer at Guru Systems In the UK, heat [...]
International Women’s Day 2021: Meet the Guru Systems’ team involved with District Heating Divas
International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. To celebrate International [...]
Webinar: Could you be caught by the changes to the Heat Network (M&B) Regulations?
On 11 February 2021, Guru Systems and Insite Energy hosted the webinar: Could you be caught by the changes [...]
Why new BEIS research could pave the way for brave leadership by central government on the transition to low carbon heat
When it comes to customers, the more choice the better. That’s been a guiding principle behind a lot of energy [...]
Meet the technology team: How developers at Guru Systems build our carbon saving technology
Our mission is to accelerate the decarbonisation of heat by providing data and technology to make energy systems more transparent, [...]
Webinar: Delivering intelligent network control with remote HIU configuration
On 3 December 2020, Guru Systems and Altecnic hosted the webinar Delivering intelligent network control with remote HIU configuration. Watch [...]
How acceptance testing and data visibility reduces costs for build to rent developments
When CIBSE and the ADE publish the updated Heat Networks Code of Practice (known as CP1 2020) in the [...]
Why the amendments to the Heat Network Regulations are a serious setback for customers and our planet
Last Friday, with little ceremony, the government laid an amendment to the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations. The industry [...]
Video: What is a heat network?
Right now, only a small percent of buildings in the UK have heat energy supplied by heat networks - [...]
Webinar: Towards efficient, low carbon heat networks for social housing
On 1 October 2020, Guru Systems, together with FairHeat and Sycous, hosted the webinar Towards efficient, low carbon heat [...]
Altecnic and Guru Systems intelligent heating product shortlisted for innovation awards
Guru Systems and Altecnic are proud to announce that we have been shortlisted in the ADE (Association for Decentralised Energy) [...]
Guru Verify shortlisted for Association for Decentralised Energy innovation award
Guru Systems and FairHeat are delighted to announce that their collaborative product Guru Verify has been shortlisted for the ‘Heat [...]
Altecnic and Guru Systems launch first-of-its-kind intelligent heating product
Industry-first product enables remote control and continuous commissioning of heat networks Altecnic, the UK's leading supplier of hydronic solutions and [...]
Questions you should ask when choosing a pay-as-you-go system for heat networks
The heat network metering and billing regulations require heat suppliers to charge customers based on actual consumption wherever a heat [...]
Guru Systems wins prestigious Ashden Award for energy innovation
Guru Systems is delighted to announce that the company has won the Energy Innovation (UK) category in this year’s Ashden [...]
Why Guru Systems signed up to the Heat Networks Industry Council, by Casey Cole
This month saw the launch of the Heat Networks Industry Council (HNIC), a group that brings together industry leaders to [...]
How the team at Guru Systems are supporting clients while working remotely
As the working from home remains in place across much of our industry, we wanted to share some of the [...]
How are we staying connected as a team while working from home
Q&A with Vicky Shepherd, Office Manager and HR Executive at Guru Systems At the time of posting, around one in [...]
Unique collaboration between Guru Systems, FairHeat and The Guinness Partnership wins Heat Network of the Year
An innovative heat network project delivered through a collaboration of Guru Systems, FairHeat and The Guinness Partnership was awarded the [...]
Guru Systems to provide technology at Barking Riverside – Europe’s largest regeneration scheme
Next-generation IoT meter readers produced by Guru Systems are set to be installed in hundreds of homes at Barking Riverside, [...]
Guru Systems awarded Carbon Trust accreditation for carbon saving technology
Guru Systems has been awarded Carbon Trust certification for its Heat Networks Life Cycle Assessment Model, which predicts energy savings [...]
Guru Systems wins inaugural PlaceTech prize celebrating innovation in property
Guru Systems was awarded the inaugural PlaceTech prize at PlaceTech’s first ever Big Night Out. The awards saw over 200 [...]
Guru Systems to provide technology at Wardian – one of London’s tallest residential developments
Next-generation IoT meter readers produced by Guru Systems are set to be installed in hundreds of homes at Wardian London, [...]
Guru Systems wins Innovation Project of the Decade at ADE Awards
Guru Systems took home the Innovation Project of the Decade prize at this year’s Association for Decentralised Energy Awards. The [...]
Guru Systems wins Product Innovation of the Year at CIBSE Awards
Guru Systems picked up the award for product innovation at this year’s CIBSE Building Performance Awards. Its Guru Pinpoint technology, [...]
Guru Systems named runner up in Guardian Sustainable Business Awards
London-based Guru Systems has beaten hundreds of companies across the UK to come runner up in the Guardian Sustainable Business [...]
Guru Systems wins innovation category at ADE Awards
Left to right: Sumit Bose (Energy Live News), Casey Cole and Gareth Jones (Guru Systems), Lord Risby (ADE President), and [...]
Casey Cole, Guru Systems CEO, named as Chair of Heat Trust
The Managing Director of a leading district heating firm has been named the chair of the board for a body [...]