Low Carbon Home 42

News

BSRIA endorses Low Carbon England

BSRIA has agreed an endorsing partnership with the Low Carbon England 2015 conference, being held at The National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham, 1-2 December.

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Industry reacts to Queen’s Speech

An energy bill confirming the government’s plan to end subsidies for onshore wind was one of the bills announced in today’s Queen Speech – the first all-Conservative one since 1996.

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Oxford PV announce new CEO

Oxford Photovoltaics has announced that its co-founder and CEO Kevin Arthur is leaving the company to concentrate on new opportunities.

Product

Elmhurst Energy announce CPD training

Elmhurst Energy MD, Stephen O’Hara Elmhurst Energy has launched an ‘Overcoming Quality Assurance Issues’ training course.

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ees Europe takes the stage at Intersolar

Intersolar Europe 2014, München, 05.06.2014, Foto: Thorsten Jochim ees Europe, the continent’s largest exhibition for energy storage, will take place for the second time in conjunction with Intersolar Europe (Munich, 10-12 June).

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Job figures show boost for renewable sector

David Hunt, managing partner at Hyperion According to the Renewable Energy Association (REA), there has been an eight per cent leap in the number of people working in the sector – from 102,987 to 112,055.

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UrbanWind seeks onshore wind clarity

Paul McCullagh, chief executive of UrbanWind UrbanWind has called on new energy secretary Amber Rudd to dispel continued confusion over the Conservative’s proposed ban on onshore wind farms.

News

Trustmark board seeks industry directors

Representatives from the heating and plumbing industry are being sought to join the board of TrustMark, the government-endorsed scheme for all trades in and around the home.

Opinion

Bad experiences endanger industry growth

Negative issues prevailing within the heat pump industry look certain to be detrimental to the growth of this sound technology, argues Bob Long, heat pump specialist

Opinion

Current affairs

By guest columnist Bill Wright, head of energy solutions, Electrical Contractors’ Association

Opinion

The domestic RHI – one year on

With biomass responsible for over half of all new dRHI applications, installers needn’t wait any longer to start offering these products to their customers, says Robert Burke of HETAS

News

Find a fuel

The government has recently approved legislation relating to the fuel to be used by claimants of RHI for woody biomass, reminds the MCS

News

New government must make renewables a priority

In the wake of a decisive general election result, the renewable sector is calling on the new government to send an early signal that low carbon energy and tackling climate change will remain a priority area.

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HETAS adds new plumbing competency

HETAS has now extended the scope of its installer competent person self-certification scheme to include plumbing and sanitary ware.

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CAT analyses climate policies ahead of election

With a week to go until the General Election, the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) has released its analysis of party political manifestos, comparing parties’ climate and energy policies to see if they have what it takes to tackle climate change.

News

Euroheat expands biomass training portfolio

Euroheat has added bespoke biomass boiler maintenance courses to its existing biomass training portfolio, to keep installers up-to-date on servicing and maintaining its range of domestic and commercial boilers.

News

NAPIT consumer campaign reaches 1m readers

NAPIT’s local newspaper campaign has reached 1.4 million readers in 600,000 households nationwide, bringing advice to householders on using competent, registered installers.