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Winners of community renewable heating scheme revealed
Climate change minister Greg Barker
Households in 38 communities have been awarded a share of £3million to get renewable heating kit into homes across Great Britain.
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Sustainability Overseas conference programme set for launch at Ecobuild 2013
UBM Built Environment, organisers of Ecobuild 2013 (5th – 7th March 2013, ExCeL London) will bring together a wealth of top sustainability experts to debate and share their unique perspectives on the global sustainability agenda with the launch of its Sustainability Overseas conference programme.
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Tile up
Redland has added two new clay roof tiles, Fontenelle and Postel, to its range of roofing systems for the UK.
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Concerns raised over RHI proposals
The consultation period on the domestic sector Renewable Heat Incentive, and expanding the number of eligible technologies for non-domestic customers, is set to come to an end on 7 December.
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Record breaking month for wind
November has been a record breaking month for electricity generated by wind. Previous records have been smashed as wind reached over 4.5 gigawatts and accounted for 11.45% of total electricity demand in the UK, according to official figures from National Grid.
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Stirling engine microCHP given green light by exemption from costly new grid connection rules
The industry welcomed Ofgem’s decision to publish a Guidance Note to the Distribution Code that effectively gives certain Stirling engine based micro combined heat and power (mCHP)- a capacity constrained and time limited exemption from the requirement to operate over the frequency range set out in ER G83/2.
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Fallago Rig wind farm nears completion
The 48-turbine Fallago Rig wind farm is nearing completion and is targeted to be delivered safely, on time and on budget, despite many challenges. It is expected to enter commercial operation in 2013 when it will generate 144 MW of sustainable electricity.
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Solfex named UK’s fifth fastest growing private company
Solfex Energy Systems has announced today that it has been listed as the UK’s 5th fastest growing private company in the 16th annual Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100.
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Green light for Green Deal marketing campaign
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced that £2.9m will be made available to fund a communications campaign ahead of the first deals coming on-line from January 28.
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Industry welcomes Green Bank ‘milestone’
Trade bodies and industry figures have heralded the opening of The Green Investment Bank as a ‘significant milestone’ in attracting the investment needed to decarbonise the UK’s economy.
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From Watford to Turkmenistan
Heating system manufacturer Viessmann has announced the completion of its largest ever boiler installation in the city of Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan.
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Accreditation first for northern biomass installer
Andrew Cosgrove of Acos Renewable Energy in Tyne and Wear has become the first installer to achieve the certificate for HETAS’ H005BR and H005 biomass installation courses in his area.
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Eco Buildings Products helps medical practice capture the sun
The solar PV installation at the Deeping Medical Practice is set to generate over 41,000 kWh of electricity per year
Eco Building Products has supplied the PV panels for an installation on the roof of the Deeping Medical Practice in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire.
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Keeping you informed
Firebird has produced a new guide to provide full details of their extended product range. The brochure is Firebird’s first single volume, fully comprehensive guide to its extensive range of oil boilers and now also covers biomass wood burners and Enviropel wood pellet burners. It includes technical drawings, full product details and specifications.
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Hutchinson Engineering secures industry recognition
Widnes-based Hutchinson Engineering has been named among ‘the best in the UK for manufacturing talent’ by the Engineering Employers Federation (EEF).
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Government guilty of ‘dithering incompetence’, says Boroughs
Organic Energy’s managing director Andy Boroughs
Renewable energy suppliers Organic Energy has hit out at the government for its failure to set carbon emission targets in the Energy Bill.
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ETI kicks off £3m consumer behaviour study
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has launched a £3m research project to study the behaviour of householders in their heat and energy consumption.
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YouGen comes out top
YouGen’s founder Cathy Debenham
Renewable energy and energy efficiency website, YouGen, has been named WWF Green Game Changer 2012 at this year’s International Green Awards.
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Wyke Farms’ biogas plant gets green light
Independent cheese producer and milk processor Wyke Farms has been granted planning permission to build an anaerobic digester (AD) plant near its farms in Somerset.
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Renewable industry experts to appear at Lords sub-committee
Energy policy experts and a representative of the renewable energy industry will appear before the House of Lords Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy EU Sub-Committee on Wednesday 28 November as part of their inquiry into how EU energy can be decarbonised while keeping a lid on costs and helping to boost EU jobs and growth.
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Green Deal VAT row heats up
A broad coalition of charities, NGOs, green businesses and consumer groups has written to cabinet office minister Oliver Letwin regarding the current dispute over VAT levied on energy saving materials.
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Sundog expands advice centre
Sundog Energy has expanded its solar advice centre for installers to include a number of other technologies alongside its PV product range.
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Energy Bill gets mixed response – industry reaction
Renewable Energy Installer brings you all the latest industry reaction to this week’s publication of the Energy Bill.
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£7.6bn pledged for renewables in Energy Bill
The government has pledged to provide a £7.6bn investment package for the renewable energy sector in newly-published details of the forthcoming Energy Bill.