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Backing wind farms is a vote winner, according to new research
New independent research, undertaken by ComRes and published today, shows that backing wind farms is a vote winner for candidates in local elections.
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Renewables sector dismisses OFTEC report
Nottingham-based Hybrid Heating Systems has criticised a recent report by OFTEC which questions the suitability of renewables in rural areas.
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ASC Renewables offers electricity discount if Lincolnshire windfarm is built
ASC Renewables is offering residents living within close proximity of its proposed windfarm at Tetney, Lincolnshire, discounted electricity bills should the project get the green light.
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National Trust invests £3.5m in renewable energy
The National Trust has launched an ambitious project in conjunction with clean energy supplier Good Energy to supply 43 of its properties with renewable energy.
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Davey opens Fife Renewables Innovation Centre
Energy secretary Ed Davey and other local officials attend the opening of Fife Renewables Innovation Centre
The Fife Renewables Innovation Centre has been officially opened in Methil by energy secretary Ed Davey.
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Cheese company powers ahead with wind
Double act: Tom and Simon Jones now generate enough power to meet the needs of their Lincolnshire dairy farm and sell some back to the grid with a Vergnet wind turbine
A dairy farm in Lincolnshire that supplies two tonnes of cheese annually to Jamie Oliver is benefiting financially and environmentally after embracing wind power.
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Pentalver launch bespoke service for biomass sector
Container company Pentalver has created a new solution to the problem of where to house a new wood pellet store using its ISO containers.
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Windcrop installs 500th turbine
Small scale wind turbine installer Windcrop has hit a milestone by installing its 500th turbine, building a fleet with a capacity of 2.5MW.
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Scaffolders scoop top award for commitment to renewables
Charlie Caulkett (left) and Dr Mick Donegan (guest speaker from Oxfordshire charity Special Effect)
A scaffolding firm specialising in providing access solutions for domestic and commercial PV installations has been named as winners of the Southern Oxfordshire New Business Competition.
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RDI delivers training in biomass
RDI Associates has responded to demand for an increased skills and knowledge base in the biomass sector with a suite of training courses.
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Pennine Biomass and HWEnergy join forces
Two renewable heating specialists have joined forces in a deal aimed at expanding into the North East.
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Next generation
Solar-power generator manufacturer Firefly Solar has announced the launch of its Cygnus Hybrid Power Generator (HPG).
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Strathclyde University kicks off research partnership with Gaia-Wind
Researchers at the University of Strathclyde are working with Gaia-Wind to develop new and more efficient wind turbine systems.
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Nu-Heat extends opening hours
Nu-Heat has announced that from Monday 29 April, customers will be able to take advantage of an extension in opening hours from 9am to 8am Monday-Friday.
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RES celebrates Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Renewable Energy Solutions (RES) is today celebrating being awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category. It is the second Queen’s Award RES has won since 2005.
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Stiebel Eltron signs partnership agreement with Go Geothermal
Stiebel Eltron UK’s managing director Mark McManus
Heat pump manufacturer Stiebel Eltron UK has signed a partnership agreement with suppliers Go Geothermal.
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Daikin urges DECC to double RHPP grants
Daikin UK is urging the government to double the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) funding currently available to claimants, following the postponement of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme until spring 2014.
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Derbyshire company launches energy comparison website
Business Energy Online may be a local Derbyshire company but it now claims to have ‘David and Goliath‘ aspirations to take on the national business energy comparison website market.
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National Trust sets ambitious renewables target
The National Trust has pledged to produce half of its power from renewable sources by 2020.
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Leeds City Region kicks off £100m Green Deal scheme
Leeds and 10 other local authorities have partnered together to offer a £100m Green Deal scheme to local residents.
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Sustain and Wolseley UK launch ECO and Green Deal scheme
Plumb Center’s renewables director Simon Allan
Sustain has announced that it will be partnering up with Wolseley UK to launch a new Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation service.
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£30bn National Grid investment urgently needed, says advice line
New rules on how much energy companies can charge to recoup more than £30 billion worth of investment in the electricity network will see energy prices rise, according to the Energy Advice Line.
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3 in 1
Xylem Lowara UK has launched a new Triple-Duty Valve and Suction Diffuser which it says can cut installation costs on hydronic pumping systems by up to a third.
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Stay in control
Rural Energy has unveiled a new management system for all its small and medium sized biomass boilers as part of its partnership with European manufacturer Herz.