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Anna Dickinson, project developer at Royal Highland Education Trust
Scottish school children would enjoy lessons about renewable energy if a classroom on the site of a wind farm is approved, says project developers Banks Renewables.
Sentinel has launched a new website designed to make achieving best practice water treatment as easy as possible for installers.
Rural Energy md Paul Clark
Rural Energy has revealed it has a record order book this spring, with 30MWof biomass technology currently being installed.
Nigel Kitching, Specflue’s northern depot manager
Specflue has announced that its new northern depot will be in Castlefield, West Yorkshire.
Daikin Europe NV has pledged to donate €50,000 – enough to plant 100,000 trees – in support of Earth Day’s Green Cities campaign, if it receives 100,000 likes on its Facebook page on 22 April 2014.
To help installers get into the World Cup spirit, Plumb and Parts Center has teamed up with pipetool experts Rothenberger to launch a football promotion.
The extended warranty applies to all parts and labour for NIBE F2040 and F2300 air source heat pump systems, NIBE F1145, F1245 and F1345 ground source heat pumps systems and NIBE Pellux 100 and Vedex 3300 biomass boilers, although these must have been commissioned by a NIBE VIP installer.
Paul McCullagh, chief executive of UrbanWind
Paul McCullagh, ceo of Glasgow-based UrbanWind, has called for prime minister David Cameron to “show some much needed leadership and make a clear commitment to renewable technology” following the conclusions of yesterday’s IPCC report.
After a number of false starts, the industry has greeted today’s announcement that the Domestic RHI is now open with a great deal of enthusiasm.
The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) has finally now launched, as confirmed by climate change minister Greg Barker via social media.
Nominations have opened for this year’s Energy Efficiency & Renewables Awards.
Renewable Energy Installer is pleased to announce the acquisition of The Energy Efficiency Exhibitions & Renewables Roadshow, which will return to UK regions in September 2015.
The domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) will launch on Wednesday 09 April, according to an article in last weekend’s Sunday Times.
Daikin’s new display van has begun its UK tour in Bristol.
With only 500 MCS registered biomass installers currently on the books, demand could prove lucrative for those in the sector once the domestic RHI is in action, says Robert Burke, HETAS
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Plumb Center’s head of sustainability Tim Pollard
I am recovering from Ecobuild as I write this column. Our PlumbCenter presence was really great and both Practical Installer and our neighbouring stand were the scenes of much activity throughout the three days.
Sundog Energy founder and technical director Martin Cotterell has been elected as a Fellow to the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET).
Paul McCullagh, chief executive of UrbanWind
UrbanWind’s ceo Paul McCullagh has warned that the government’s freeze on Carbon Tax will hit investment in the sector.
The ‘big six’ UK energy suppliers have been referred to The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) by regulator Ofgem.
HETAS is urging installers to take advantage of new vouchers which are available to help with the cost of RHI training. With the imminent launch of the domestic RHI, the voucher scheme is designed to help installers living and working in England gain the qualifications required to become MCS certified and get involved in the installation and maintenance of domestic renewable heat technologies including solar thermal, heat pumps and biomass systems.
One of the oldest football clubs in the south of Scotland is kicking off the New Year with an extra boost, thanks to the generosity of Banks Renewables.
Siemens has announced plans to build a major offshore wind turbine manufacturing site in the UK.