Low Carbon Home 67

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Anesco secures £7million backing from RBS

Adrian Pike, ceo of Anesco Energy efficiency solutions company Anesco has signed a finance agreement with RBS for funding of up to £7million for its solar ground mount projects.

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Sir Geoff Hurst headlines Live North

World Cup winning hero Sir Geoff Hurst will be the guest speaker at this year’s Live North World Cup winning hero Sir Geoff Hurst will be the guest speaker at this year’s Live North – the first joint NICEIC and ELECSA conference and exhibition event.

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DECC right to act on insulation overheating concerns, says insulation firm Actis

Actis UK technical manager David Curtis, responds to a report about overheating concerns The government’s decision to take on board concerns by civil engineering experts that heavily insulated homes could become dangerously overheated in summer have been welcomed by European insulation specialists.

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DECC announces domestic RHI tariffs

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today announced further details of the domestic RHI including tariff levels for eligible technologies.

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Econic launches recruitment drive

Econic’s managing director Rob Gardiner Ground-source heat pump specialist Econic has launched a recruitment drive for engineers as its order book continues to grow on the back of a host of successful installations.

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Government makes new pledge to fight fuel poverty

Following an independent review and a consultation, a new definition of fuel poverty has been set out today by the government to ensure support is targeted at those who need it most.

Product

Viessmann cuts ash box emptying time

Viessmann has launched updates to its range of automatic biomass boilers that it says drastically reduce the maintenance associated with ash by-products – making Vitoligno a clean renewable heating option for UK households.  

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Rural Energy md to speak at REA seminar

Paul Clark, managing director of biomass specialists Rural Energy, is to speak at a Renewable Energy Association (REA) RHI seminar.

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PM opens 630MW London Array

Prime minister David Cameron has officially opened the World’s largest offshore wind farm – the 630MW London Array.

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Community schemes to benefit from FiT rule changes

Aspiring communities across the nation will be able to receive Feed-in Tariff (FITs) payments for the clean green energy generated by larger community energy projects, under new plans set out by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) today.

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New product range on Ecolution’s website

A new range of panels, inverters and framing systems will be available by the end of July, to PV installers and all trade customers of Ecolution’s E-commerce website – www.ecolutionproducts.com.

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Top tips to reduce energy bills, from 4Eco

Jodi Huggett, director of 4Eco – immerSUN Following the success of World Environment Day in June, Jodi Huggett, director of 4Eco – immerSUN, is calling for more homeowners to make energy saving changes.

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BSS names Grundfos as supplier of the year

BSS Industrial crowns Grundfos its ‘Supplier of the Year 2013’ BSS has named Grundfos as its ‘Supplier of the Year 2013’ at its annual Supplier Day, with Ideal Commercial Boilers taking home the award for ‘Most Improved Supplier 2013’.

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Research highlights renewables opportunities for farmers

Wind and marine trade body RenewableUK has welcomed the publication of new research from the “Farm as Power Station” project, involving Nottingham Trent University, Forum for the Future and Farmers Weekly, showing the increasing importance to farmers of renewable energy.

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The heat is on

In its regular column this month, MCS invites Saima Khan, DECC, to give readers an update on the RHPP.

Opinion

Hidden agenda

There’s no room for vested interests as the debate continues on the UK’s future energy mix, argues Steve Pester, BRE