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Kingspan wing into the wind market

Kingspan Renewables has entered into the wind market with the launch of Kingspan Wind and the introduction of two new turbine models.

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Gamesa gives UK wind industry major boost

Wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa has given a boost of confidence to the UK offshore wind industry by announcing plans to build a major ...

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Low carbon heat plans revealed

A second phase of the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) scheme, which gives money off renewable technologies like biomass boilers, air and ground source heat ...

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Barker commits to autumn launch of Green Deal

In a keynote speech on the opening day of Ecobuild, Minister of State Greg Barker re-committed the coalition to delivering the “Flagship” Green Deal programme ...

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Assessing the future

Ecoskies Renewable Energy Training outlines how its training will help with the EPC ratings.

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Quality speak

Wayne Terry of NQA, a certification body for MCS product certification, looks at the process a manufacturer needs to go through to gain MCS approval.&...

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Broadcast news

Scottish community building Radio City has installed 240 Kingspan Renewables solar thermal vacuum tubes to meet its extensive hot water needs, whilst becoming a model of ...

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Taking cover

Naturesave Insurance is now offering renewable energy insurance for medium-sized wind, solar or hydro systems. The company’s marketing manager Bee West explains the benefits ...

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102 letter sent to the Prime Minister

102 of the UK’s most prominant entrepreneurs, investors, economists, scientists, engineers, energy providers, community builders and MPs have co-signed a letter to Prime Minister ...

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No D no fee with Leads2Trade

Leads2Trade has reacted to the recent Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) consultation by signing an agreement to provide Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) assessments throughout the UK. 

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Onshore wind adds less than a fiver to energy bills

Green energy supplier Ecotricity has slammed “scaremongering” from the anti-wind lobby as the company released figures that confirmed onshore wind power added less than £5 to ...

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Green Deal Roadshow draws to a close

The Green Deal Connections Roadshow came to an end last week following the completion of its final date at Salford Quays.

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FoE react to Green Bank location announcement

Reacting to news today (Thursday 8 March 2012) that the HQ of the Green Investment Bank will be in Edinburgh, Friends of the Earth’s economics campaigner, ...

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BSI launch new Green Deal standard

BSI has launched a new standard in support of the government’s Green Deal initiative which will enable households and commercial properties to improve their ...

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Ofgem launches RHI seminars

Ofgem is holding a series of nationwide seminars to help organisations take advantage of the opportunities of the £860m Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).