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An electric occasion for your diary

The ECA is holding this year’s ‘Electric Event’ in the heart of London. The QEII Conference Centre in Westminster plays host to the conference, which runs from 2nd–4th July.

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Wind subsidy to end early

The government has confirmed that the Renewables Obligation will be closed to new onshore wind developments from April 01 2016, a full year earlier than was expected.

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Industry slams EU VAT ruling

Industry leaders have hit out at an EU ruling which prohibits reduced VAT rates on domestic energy saving products.

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Plumb and Parts Center goes 24/7

Plumb and Parts Center has enhanced its websites to be fully optimised for use on mobile devices, saving installers time by checking real-time stock availability and placing orders on the move.

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NAPIT launch new website

NAPIT has launched its new website, making it easier for tradespeople to join, manage their membership and self-certify work.

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Navitron partners with Orsis

Navitron has partnered with smart meter developer Orsis, to provide remote monitoring and maintenance solutions to PV owners.

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Solarlec offers £5k cash prize

Solarlec has launched a £5,000 free cash draw on its website, with the winner to be drawn on December 01.

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NIBE opens training centre with NAPIT

The partnership means that courses at the South West Electrical and Renewables Training Centre in Bristol will now cover NIBE’s ASHP and GSHP ranges, in addition to its biomass boilers.

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Rural Energy offer free biomass workshop

Rural Energy and Herz are inviting heating engineers to attend free open days with biomass workshops, taking place from 15-18 June at Rural Energy’s Biomass Training & Skills Centre in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.

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Innasol saves customers £17m

Innasol CEO, Silvio Spiess Innasol estimates that it has saved customers more than £17m on their energy bills via the sale of 3,500 biomass boilers and heat pumps across the UK.

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New biomass partnership for Scotland

Scot Heat & Power and Cochran have signed a joint agreement that will see them work together on a range of industrial biomass projects.

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NAPIT create industry infographics

NAPIT has launched a series of infographics, which address some of the most pressing issues facing its members.

Opinion

Hidden extra

Steve Pester, BRE, reflects on the increasingly attractive prospect of BIPV

Opinion

Current affairs

Guest columnist Bill Wright, head of energy solutions, Electrical Contractors’ Association, pens a brief letter to new energy secretary Amber Rudd

Opinion

The UK carbon floor price

Gordon Moran, writing for the European Energy Centre, explores the beneficial impact of the UK’s carbon floor price on the renewable energy sector

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Mitsubishi Electric publish ESOS guide

Organisations facing the compulsory requirements of the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) by the end of this year could benefit from a free, CPD-certified guide, new from Mitsubishi Electric. The guide looks in detail at the scheme which is a mandatory energy assessment mechanism for large companies in the UK. Businesses which qualify for ESOS must carry out assessments every four years, with the first to be completed by the end of 2015.

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Navitron raises £5.5k for charity

Nearly 20 employees from Navitron’s head office team have raised over £5,500 for charity by climbing Mt Snowdon in Wales.