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Worcester launches £1m advertising campaign
Worcester, Bosch Group has launched a new £1m advertising campaign designed to boost the industry and supporting heating engineers during the key heating season.
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Bright future for biomass, says report
The Back Biomass campaign has welcomed an independent report recommending biomass as a cost-effective way to meet UK renewable energy targets.
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DECC announces RHI consultations webchat
The Department of Energy and Climate Change’s RHI team will be running a webchat tomorrow (Thursday 08 November) to answer any questions in connection to the consultations it is running on both the domestic and non-domestic strands of the scheme.
Product
Solfex partners up
Renewables distributor Solfex has partnered with Samil Power to add the company’s range of inveters to its product portfolio
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Aurora Academy days in the UK
Inverter and energy storage manufacturers Power-One has announced dates for its upcoming Aurora Academy days in the UK.
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Updating the industry
As you may be aware, one of our main priorities at MCS is to ensure that the technical standards are still relevant for each technology. Since the scheme’s launch, there have been major updates to solar PV technologies for both products and installers. It was concluded that the current associated PV Installer Guide required extensive updating to reflect current products and installation techniques. In light of this, the MCS Solar PV Working Group has undertaken a major project to comprehensively update the DTI Guide for PV Installations, and to ensure the MIS 3002 Solar PV Installer Standard is aligned with the measures introduced in this document. Some of the requirements in the existing version of the standard will be included in the new Guide.
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In the know
This month, the MCS column looks at the facts installers need to know about MCS installation and the Green Deal
The government has made clear that it wants the installation of microgeneration measures under Green Deal to be carried out by MCS-certified installers. Some governance changes are required to make this happen but the intention is that those will all be completed in plenty of time before the first Green Deal installations are carried out in early 2013.
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Call for wind turbine bird protection rules
Scottish scientists are calling for new national guidelines to be put in place to protect birds and bats from domestic wind turbine developments.
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A local wind farm for local people
A renewables developer is urging planners to keep a decision on whether to approve a Borders wind farm in the hands of the local community.
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SBS recognised at inaugural award ceremony
Sustainable Building Solutions (SBS), part of the Travis Perkins Group, has been awarded the ‘Outstanding Achievement of the Year’ accolade at the Retro Expo Awards, held in Birmingham on Wednesday 31st October 2012.
Opinion
Two minutes with… Finian Parrick
Who are you?
Finian Parrick, managing director at Zero Carbon Future
Opinion
Weather warning
Forewarned and forearmed: Renewable firms need to ensure equipment can withstand harsh weather conditions
Manufacturer of wind turbine structures, Hutchinson Engineering, is reminding renewable energy firms to ensure their equipment can withstand the harsh weather forecasted this winter
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Winners of renewable heating scheme announced
44 social housing projects have today been awarded a share of £3.2million by DECC to get renewable heating into the homes of over a thousand social housing tenants across Great Britain.
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Worcester claims top OFTEC award
Worcester, Bosch Group claimed the award for ‘Best Technical Support’ at the OFTEC Awards for Excellence 2012 which was held at Manchester Central Convention Centre on Thursday 18th October 2012.
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REA to host energy symposium
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has announced the launch of the Energy, Security and Properity Symposium to take place on March 26 2013 at the Royal Institution, London.
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RenewableUK hails ‘new era’ of wind investment
The wind industry is on course to power 1 in 10 UK homes by 2015, according to a new report from trade association RenewableUK.
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Record sales for Ice Renewables
North Yorkshire wind turbine specialists ICE Renewables has reported a 300 percent increase in turnover in the last 12 months.
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Dulas extends turbine range
Sanjay Bowry, ceo of Dulas
Dulas has announced the addition of two turbine models to its medium range portfolio (50-500kW).
Product
The answer’s blowing in the wind
Dorset-based small wind turbine and power system manufacturer Ampair today announced the launch of the V2 version of its heliPod and trailorPod hybrid renewable energy generators.Ampair has been manufacturing ‘off the shelf’ hybrid renewable power systems for wind measurement met masts and Lidar for nearly four years and has been exporting its systems worldwide. The systems consist of a blend of micro turbine, PV, fuel cell or propane generator with the appropriate balance being determined by modelling power consumption scenarios with Ampair’s in-house developed simulation software ‘proAmpair’.
Product
Introducing the HomePlug PHY module
Devolo has announced the launch of its HomePlug PHY modules and solutions for electric vehicle charging.
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Wind row deepens as Davey takes charge
Energy secretary Ed Davey has been forced to clarify government policy following negative remarks from energy minister John Hayes
Energy secretary Ed Davey has been forced to clarify the government’s energy policy following minister John Hayes’ candid criticisms of on-shore wind.
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Dismay at Hayes anti-wind comments
Industry body RenewableUK is calling for ‘urgent clarification’ following press reports in which new energy minister John Hayes heavily criticises onshore wind.
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Short list for £1bn CCS competition announced
Four bidders have been short listed for the next phase of DECC’s £1bn Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) competition.
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First minister celebrates energy innovation
The Low Carbon Networks (LCN) Fund has had its progress applauded by politicians and other industry representatives at the organisation’s annual conference – run by Energy Networks Association (ENA).