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Win a free PV kit with Wagner Solar

Wagner Solar has teamed up with ET Solar and Enphase Energy to offer MCS installers the opportunity to win a PV kit.

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Green Deal Finance Company secures £244m funding

The Green Deal Finance Company (GDFC) has confirmed details of a £244m funding package agreed with a major group of shareholders, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the UK Green Investment Bank (UK GIB).

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Are you in control?

Controlling interest: Stuart Cooper, Solfex Energy Systems, discusses the importance of the correct selection and parameter set up on controls Stuart Cooper, Solfex Energy Systems, reports on the importance of the correct selection and parameter set up of controls within solar thermal and heating systems, including the features and benefits of the Prozeda Primos, Grandis HK, Conexio 600 & Convisio controls and software

Opinion

History in the making

Steve Pester, BRE, is delighted to see a government minister put his energy into the new solar guide

Opinion

Decade of transformation

Liz Male, Liz Male Consulting, gives the lowdown on the growing importance of energy efficiency

Product

Perfect rain

Xylem Lowara has launched a new solar powered submersible pump specifically designed for domestic applications.

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Guest speaker announced at NICEIC Live South

Wayne Hemmingway will be the guest speaker at this year’s NICEIC Live South Social housing guru Wayne Hemmingway will be the guest speaker at this year’s NICEIC Live South which takes place at Epsom Downs racecourse on May 16.

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Top tips for installers at Solar Power UK Roadshow

With Solar Power UK’s ‘Restarting the Market’ roadshow in full swing and currently touring the country, Renewable Energy Installer went along to Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool on Thursday 14 February to find out more.

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Power-One announces installer training dates

Power-One has announced the schedule for its upcoming Aurora Academy training sessions designed for UK installers of the company’s inverter technology.

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Installer fined for illegal use of HETAS logo

A heating installer from Devon has been ordered to pay almost £3,500 by Barnstaple Magistrates Court for offences including the misuse of the HETAS logo. Warren Emo, trading as Fired Up, pleaded guilty to all three charges which included giving a customer incorrect advice on the installation of woodburning stoves.

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Green Electrician opens solar car port

Cheshire-based renewable energy installers Green Electrician Group has announced the completion of a solar car port for electric vehicles.

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Upfront fees likely for Green Deal

Some homeowners will face upfront charges for Green Deal Assessments, according to a survey by The Guardian.

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Biomass seminars lined up

Schiedel Chimney System’s David Wright Schiedel Chimney Systems in conjunction with biomass consultancy re:heat, is holding a series of free of charge biomass awareness seminars for heating engineers and contractors.

Product

KIOTO acquires Solar Insurance certification

After completing a positive audit of the technical and financial aspects and environmental and labour conditions of the KIOTO Photovoltaics factory, Solar Insurance declares that KIOTO Photovoltaic modules fulfill all expectations and acquires certification. This means that from now on clients of KIOTO Photovoltaics can insure their projects with the option ‘Inherent defect and warranty’ from Solar Insurance, which backs up the warranty of the modules. The option ‘Inherent defect and warranty’ is an option with the operational Solar PV Insurance, which covers damage caused by weather conditions, fire and theft and compensates production loss.

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Scheme of success

With the raft of new technologies aimed at reducing bills and energy usage, the government is aiming to get close to two million installations in place by 2020, so there is a big market there for any installer company looking to get involved, says MCS.

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Wind row deepens as Davey takes charge

Energy secretary Ed Davey has been forced to clarify government policy following negative remarks from energy minister John Hayes Energy secretary Ed Davey has been forced to clarify the government’s energy policy following minister John Hayes’ candid criticisms of on-shore wind.

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Who wants to be a millionaire?

Big is best: Promens, Beccles is the UK’s largest roof-top solar installation Just one year after over 7,000 solar panels were installed on the roof of Promens Packaging’s plant in Beccles, Suffolk, the scheme has now generated over 1,000,000 kWh (1 GWh) of green electricity.

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Turn up the sun

SolarWorld has announced the launch of the SunCharger . Three devices in one, it constitutes a power supply, replacement battery and solar charger.