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Schiedel Chimney System’s David Wright
Schiedel Chimney Systems in conjunction with biomass consultancy re:heat, is holding a series of free of charge biomass awareness seminars for heating engineers and contractors.
Eco2Solar has been named National SME Construction Company of the Year at The National Constructing Excellence Awards 2012.
The British Flue & Chimney Manufacturers Association (BFCMA) has created a new website and guidance on chimneys for wood burning appliances.
Waterperry Gardens’ 500kW biomass boiler installed in 2010
Leicestershire-based Rural Energy has partnered with Ofgem to showcase the strength of biomass as a carbon-cutting and bill-reducing renewable technology.
The Committee on Climate Change reports that generating energy from renewable sources will keep UK household fuel bills lower than relying on fossil fuels such as gas.
Competition winner Stuart Alldritt with his Lowara Ecocirc and Love2Shop vouchers
Plumbers from all over the country have taken part in a competition run by Lowara UK in a bid to be crowned the nation’s fastest plumber.
The latest weekly PV installation figures released by The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) point to a healthy recovery in the domestic market as installations rates have risen by almost 40 percent.
The Leicester District Energy Scheme is a 25 year £15m partnership between Leicester City Council and Cofely District Energy which will see six of the city’s estates supplied with environmentally friendly energy.
Working in collaboration with Barnsley College, The Building Research Establishment (BRE) will be offering a series of interactive seminars and workshops aimed at businesses working across the built environment and sustainability sectors looking to develop skills and knowledge.
The series will take advantage of the innovative Think Low Carbon Centre based at Barnsley College’s Honeywell site.
TradeSkills4u reports that a sinister blacklist has been used in the construction industry. The list was allegedly used by over 40 construction companies to deny jobs to so called trouble makers. The list totalled over 3000 names and those on the list say they often found themselves out of work and unable to get a job for no apparent reason.
A survey by the Energy Saving Trust (EST) has shown the enormous business opportunities which exist for installers fitting insulation in the UK.
With the countdown to the long awaited launch of the government’s flagship Green Deal scheme underway, Richard Weetman from utility metering specialist Orsis (UK) Ltd outlines why the hotly debated initiative could leave consumers and businesses out in the cold.
A Carmarthenshire livestock farmer has installed a wind turbine on his 100 acre farm to diversify income and reduce costs after securing funding from HSBC’s Wales Agriculture team.
Evance’s Kevin Parslow
Following utility price increase announcements, Evance’s Kevin Parslow offers an alternative to energy cost uncertainty. It’s now common sense home owners, farmers and schools to invest in a small wind turbine, locking in energy costs for 20 years
Mariana Hall, vice-president of Phono Solar Europe, asks what the future looks like for PV and renewable energy
The domestic RHI aims to support households in their movement away from fossil fuels for heating and to contribute to theUK’s target on renewable energy deployment by 2020. The government recognises the demand within the renewable heating industry for this incentive and, by introducing an incentive for domestic consumers, hopes to drive uptake of renewable heat technologies as well as support supply chain development. They also aim to improve the efficiency and performance of renewable heat technologies through efficient metering. The consultation outlined a number of areas that could influence, or be beneficial to, MCS installers.
Neil Schofield, Worcester, Bosch Group
The DECC decision to bring forward the Green Deal cashback scheme for boiler replacements to the second week in January has been welcomed by domestic heating manufacturers Worcester, Bosch Group.
HETAS has launched a brand new website, which provides a wealth of information on solid fuel and biomass heating for installers, manufacturers, fuel suppliers, chimney sweeps, specifiers, and consumers.
The government has given the green light to 26GW of new gas generating capacity to be build by 2030.
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) is keen to see that the government’s Gas Strategy, which is due to be published later today, is not detrimental to the role of renewables.
Payments for each kilowatt-hour saved by anyone installing energy efficiency measures have been put forward by the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
The renewables industry is facing a communications crisis, according to a recent study from the CleanTech team at PR Consultancy CCgroup.
A new training centre has proved such a big hit with Scottish heating installers that its first Green Deal Advisor course sold out within days of opening.
Climate Energy’s Andrew Holmes.
Witham based carbon reduction group Climate Energy has once again been ranked alongside the UK’s 100 fastest growing businesses in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100.