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UK sets new 6GW wind record

National Grid has confirmed that a record-breaking amount of electricity was generated by wind power in the UK last Friday (29 Nov) – achieving more than 6GW for the first time.
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Vergnet Joins Forces with Wind Turbines UK

Medium scale wind manufacturer Vergnet has joined forces with Wind Turbines UK – a Manchester-based company assistsing farmers and developers through every phase of a medium wind energy project.
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Opinion

Current affairs

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

Q&A – Go Geothermal

What have got planned for the next 12 months? To further enhance our offering by continuing to provide unrivalled products and a service which is second to none.  We’ve got some exciting new products which we’ll be releasing soon, re-enforcing our status as the number one supplier of all things ground and air source heat pump, district heating and biomass.
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Opinion

Pollard’s Patter

Plumb Center’s head of sustainability Tim Pollard In case it missed your attention, there’s been some recent dialogue regarding energy bills. As the inevitable annual price rises are announced, people are reminded how much of their disposable income is consumed by the cost of energy, and how the percentage appears to rise with every increase.
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Opinion

Installer is king, says Worcester, Bosch

Neil Schofield, Worcester, Bosch Group Neil Schofield, Worcester, Bosch, is calling on the government to be more mindful of the integral part installers will play in the success, or indeed failure, of its energy efficiency policies.
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REA heralds AD FiT review pledge

Climate change minister Greg Barker has confirmed that DECC will launch a review of the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) for small scale anaerobic digestion (AD) in January. The AD industry has been calling for a review because the policy as currently designed will trigger a tariff reduction for small scale AD in April, even though hardly any plants have actually been built at this scale.  
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News

The kids are alright

Plumb Center is helping to develop the next generation of Scottish footballers, by donating £750 to Hillwood Boys Club.
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Simple Power gives Rural Support

Simple Power chief executive Philip Rainey pictured with Melissa Wylie from Rural Support, as they launch the charities first ever ‘Christmas Hamper Scheme’ Wind energy company, Simple Power, has teamed up with Rural Support to launch the charity’s first ever ‘Christmas Hamper Scheme’, aimed at helping farming and rural families in need this festive season.
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Record-breaking year of growth for UK wind

A new study commissioned by RenewableUK TO assess the state of the wind industry from July 2012 to June 2013, reveals a step change in the offshore wind sector.
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Shadow climate change minister visits SBC

Plumb Center’s Tim Pollard shows shadow climate change minister Jonathan Reynolds MP round the Sustainable Building Centre (SBC) The new shadow climate change minister Jonathan Reynolds MP has praised the work of Wolseley UK’s Sustainable Building Center (SBC) in a visit to Leamington.
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Product

Standex-Meder launches SX41 Series

Standex-Meder Electronics announces the launch of its SX41 Series of planar transformers for 500W-2KW applications.
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News

It’s renewables friday

Everlasting Marketing & PR’s managing director Babak Daemi Manchester-based Everlasting PR & Marketing is urging the renewables industry to adopt its #RenewableFF initiative on Twitter.
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REA strikes back at Cameron renewables smear

The REA has called on the government to set the record straight  on renewable investment following media reports that the prime minister referred to green levies on energy bills as ‘green crap’.
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Retrofit is more than insulation, reminds CoRE

The Centre of Refurbishment Excellence (CoRE) is running two new Masterclasses later this month to focus attention on the issues, technologies and solutions around building services and ventilation.
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News

RHI funding row exposed in Northern Ireland

Brian Hood, managing director of BS Holdings BS Holdings is calling on Northern Ireland’s Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment to reverse its decision to allow the delay of biomass applications to the province’s RHI register if applicants are in receipt of a Carbon Trust interest free loan.
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