News
Guide dog charity to showcase biomass benefits
Rural Energy is organising a ‘talk and tour’ session on September 29th to highlight the benefits that biomass is bringing to the National Breeding Centre for charity Guide Dogs UK.
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News
Yorkshire Heat Pumps marks first anniversary
Yorkshire Heat Pumps is celebrating a successful first year of trading.
News
PTS team completes 100 mile charity cycle challenge
A team from Northampton-based distributor PTS (Plumbing Trade Supplies) has joined forces to complete a 102 mile cycle challenge in aid of the company’s partner charities – Mind and Cruse Bereavement Care.
Opinion
Q&A – Viessmann
Darren McMahon, Viessmann
Q: What have you got planned for the rest of 2014?
2014 is an important year for Viessmann as we celebrate 25 years in the UK. We have a number of events planned later in the year to mark this, including a visit to the UK from Viessmann president, Professor Dr Martin Viessmann. As a company we are consistently looking to broaden our communication channels with installers and offer them great support with how to use our products.
Opinion
Two minutes with… NIBE
Who are you?
Phil Hurley, managing director at NIBE Energy Systems
Opinion
Lessons learned on-site
By Steve Pester, BRE
Opinion
Current affairs
By Bill Wright, ECA
Opinion
Switching from oil and gas to renewables
Since the launch of the domestic RHI, HETAS has seen a noticeable increase in demand for biomass training and MCS registration, reports Robert Burke
News
Helping hand
The wait is over – the RHI has finally arrived and customers are now looking to apply for the incentive; what does this mean for the installers? And how can they ensure they are meeting the requirements for the DRHI? MCS has listed some information below to help you and your customers
Customers will be relying on their MCS certificate to be correct when applying for the RHI and therefore, the installer must ensure the certificate is filled out appropriately. For example, installers need to make sure that if they select ‘no’ for metering on the compliance certificate that they make the same selection on the MCS database – any differences between the two would render the customers RHI application being rejected.
News
Flogas invests in renewables
Flogas Britain has launched Flogas Renewables following the acquisition of UFW
Product
Vaillant launch smartphone app
Vaillant has unveiled a new smartphone app designed for installers working with the company’s ecoTEC boilers.
News
d-RHI passes 1,000 installation milestone
Official figures from Ofgem reveal the number of households benefiting from the domestic RHI has now passed the 1,000 mark in just under four months since the scheme’s official opening.
News
Heating & Renewables Roadshow gets off to a flyer
The Heating & Renewables Roadshow has hit the ground running following its official launch in early July.
News
Grant UK hosts annual golf day
Grant UK recently hosted its third annual golf day at the Bowood Golf and Country club in Calne, Wiltshire
News
PEGL rises to the Three Peaks Challenge
Nine members of staff from Sheffield-based President Engineering Group (PEGL) completed the national Three Peaks Challenge last month, raising over £3,000 for Weston Park Hospital Cancer Charity.
News
Plumb and Parts Center name charity partners
Macmillan Cancer Support and The Katie Haines Memorial Trust have been chosen to be Plumb and Parts Center’s new charity partners
News
CAT’s 40th carnival
This summer, the Centre for Alternative Technology is celebrating its 40th birthday
News
Flogas Renewables launch premium partner scheme
Flogas Renewables has announced the launch of its Premium Partner scheme – an initiative designed to enable installers to work on large-scale projects without credit ratings and cash-flow becoming an issue.
News
Industry slams CfD funding decision
The CfD scheme is set to replace the Renewables Obligation as the chief support mechanism for large-scale renewable energy projects and will involve a bidding process for rounds of funding.
News
YouGen to host live RHI Q&A session
Renewable energy consumer website YouGen.co.uk will be hosting a live online Q&A session with representatives from DECC from 2-3pm on Monday 28 July.
News
Suresense sign OEM deal with Hitachi
Ian Hambly, managing director, Suresense
AC motor manufacturer Suresense Technologies has signed an OEM agreement with Hitachi Power Solutions.
News
REA welcomes decision on fourth carbon budget
The REA has welcomed the government’s confirmation today that the Fourth Carbon Budget, setting greenhouse gas emissions limits for the period 2023 to 2027, will be set in line with the advice of the Committee on Climate Change and the target in the Climate Change Act of an 80 percent reduction in emissions by 2050 (compared to 1990 levels).
News
Green Deal Home Improvement Fund hits £50m in first six weeks
The Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) has paid out over £43m within its first six weeks, reports the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
Product
Morgan Advanced Materials offers lower maintenance wind carbon brushes
Morgan Advanced Materials Electrical Carbon business has announced a number of new designs to its range of carbon brushes for wind turbines.