Low Carbon Home 37
Biomass supplier Organic Energy has signed a two year partnership to help bring the arts to rural communities across five counties.
Worcester, Bosch Group has spoken out to defend the government’s recent decision to postpone the introduction of zero carbon homes building regulations for new build houses.
A Welwyn Garden City primary school has won the inaugural Mitsubishi Electric Eco School competition.
Alistair Smit with Charlie Mullins
The Magic Thermodynamic Box Company is donating £1,000 to help 3-year-old Chloe Balloqui receive potentially live-saving treatment.
REHAU has extended its range of RAUTHERMEX pre-insulated polymer pipework, offering installers of district heating systems more ways to reduce costs.
SunEdison has announced the acquisition of Leicester-based Mark Group, a SunEdison solar sales and installation partner.
Offering a combined saving of over £30,000 on the authority’s energy bill, the nine boilers will net the council a yearly income of £150,000 from the RHI – £3m over 20 years. They will also reduce C02 emissions by 10,400 tonnes.
After lengthy deliberation, and a record number of entries, the judges have announced that the following entries have been shortlisted for this year’s Heating & Renewables Awards
Stiebel Eltron UK continues to play its part in helping the National Trust achieve the aims of its 10 year green energy strategy.
Plans are being drawn up to cut the funding available for the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund and the Renewable Heat Incentive, according to media reports.
NICEIC and ELECSA has announced the latest dates for its TechTalk series.
Greater support and a policy shift for renewables is needed to negate the threat of power outages, is the message to government amid dire warnings from the National Grid of possible blackouts.
It follows the successful completion of a five project pilot scheme, launched with Good Energy in 2013, as the Trust strives to meet its target of sourcing 50 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020.
The biomass tariff has been lowered by 40 percent since the start of the scheme in April 2014 triggered by high uptake. The first decrease for ASHPs is predicted for October this year, giving homeowners only three months to benefit from the best deal.
Biogas specialist ENER-G has published a free guide for potential customers on the benefits on anaerobic digestion.
Over 40 organisations have joined the Sustainable Energy Association in calling for a ministerial statement over proposed changes to the amount of VAT levied on energy saving materials in the UK.
Bruce Allen, HETAS, sheds light on how installers can promote their business/services in a quiet summer period
Bill Wright, head of energy solutions at the ECA, reflects on a positive month for the renewable industry – which is set to benefit hugely from cheaper energy storage
Gordon Moran, writing for the European Energy Centre (EEC), forecasts the new UK majority government’s agenda for the renewable energy industry
There has been much progress made since October 01 2014, when a Tripartie Agreement between DECC, the MCS Administrator (Gemserv) and the MCS Service Company (MCSSCo) was signed.
The Tripartite Agreement can be found on the MCS website (www.microgenerationcertification.org) should you wish to read it however the key points to note are as follows:
With recent government policy shifts towards putting PV on large roofs, it is vital that installers are familiar with the mechanical issues that can arise on typical large commercial roofs, explains Steve Pester, BRE
Summer may not be a time when we want to remember cold winter weather, but it’s certainly the best season to service heating systems, explains heat pump specialist Bob Long in the first of two parts
Hargassner UK was officially launched at the opening of the Hargassner UK Training Centre in Buckover on June 25 , providing facilities and a training base for its UK installer network.
The 14 metre artic trailer provides a mobile home for showcasing Euroheat’s range of biomass boilers and associated equipment.