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Banks Renewables seeks wind farm classroom approval

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.

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Sentinel launches new website

Sentinel has launched a new website designed to make achieving best practice water treatment as easy as possible for installers.

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Spring blooms for Rural Energy

Rural Energy md Paul Clark Rural Energy has revealed it has a record order book this spring, with 30MWof biomass technology currently being installed.

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Specflue to open new Northern depot

Nigel Kitching, Specflue’s northern depot manager Specflue has announced that its new northern depot will be in Castlefield, West Yorkshire.

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Daikin targets planting 100,000 trees

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.

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Plumb Center makes Braziliant offer

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.

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NIBE extends heat pump warranty

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.

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UrbanWind chief questions Cameron’s commitment to renewables

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.

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Wait now over for Domestic RHI

The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) has finally now launched, as confirmed by climate change minister Greg Barker via social media.

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Renewables Roadshow acquired by REI

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.

Opinion

Supply and demand

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

Opinion

Current affairs

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

Opinion

Pollard’s Patter

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.

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Sundog Energy boss awarded Fellowship to IET

Sundog Energy founder and technical director Martin Cotterell has been elected as a Fellow to the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET).

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Big six face competition inquiry

The ‘big six’ UK energy suppliers have been referred to The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) by regulator Ofgem.

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HETAS urges installers to cash in on RHI training vouchers

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.