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REA makes Energy Bill demands
The Renewable Energy Association has set out 10 key demands which it says will make Electricity Market Reforms planned by the government work.
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Preventing breaks
A new shock absorbing tile has been launched designed to simplify the installation of PV arrays.
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‘Less politics, more policy’ needed in energy market reforms
Energy secretary Ed Davey has moved to assure business leaders that the government will provide certainty to potential investors in the nation’s energy generating capacity.
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Seaward in the frame
Seaward Solar has produced a new video demonstrating the effectiveness ot its PV150 dedicated solar PV tester.
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Och aya renew
Plumb Center is to open what it says is Scotland’s first renewable training academy.
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PURE celebrates Big Society Capital investment
Big Society Capital’s ceo Nick O’Donohoe
PURE – the Clean Planet Trust, a carbon reduction charity, has announced it has secured a £1 million investment from Big Society Capital, which it says will enable PURE to fund up to 70 community energy projects, marking a significant milestone in its efforts to deliver a £7 million income boost to deprived communities across the UK.
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DECC shrugs off calls for energy price rise inquiry
The Department of Energy and Climate Change has responded to a call by Which? for an independent review into the rising cost of domestic energy bills.
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Waxman Energy scores fresh success
The Yearsley Group’s site in Newark
The UK’s largest cold food storage provider, The Yearsley Group, says it has made impressive savings in electricity bills due to its PV installations.
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Firms missing out on cash entitlements
Many companies in the environmental development industry are failing to claim money they are entitled to, according to tax specialists R & T Consultants.
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Schiedel UK opens biomass training centre
Washington-based Schiedel Chimney Systems has launched what it says is the only centre to offer HETAS approved biomass boiler installation courses in the northern half of the UK.
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Consumer fear grows over rising energy prices
UK consumers fear rising energy prices more than anything else when it comes to the squeeze on household finances.
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Power to perform
PV module manufacturer WINAICO has announced its new WSP-285M6 QUANTUM modules which, it says, have a 17.13 percent efficiency.
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DECC publishes Green Deal quick guides
DECC has published a series of quick guides on Green Deal to boost understanding for householders, owners, tenants and landlords.
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Davey dishes out energy advice for households
Energy secretary Ed Davey has written to all his fellow MPs with advice to constituents to help keep energy bills down and their homes warmer over the winter.
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Green Deal joins the fight against rising fuel bills, says Barker
Climate change minister Greg Barker has pointed to the launch of Green Deal to help families cope with rising fuel bills.
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Scottish hydro developer undergoes expansion
Green Highland Renewables, the Perth based specialist developer of small to medium scale hydro schemes, has expanded its operations in Scotland with the addition of new senior staff and the opening of a new office in Inverness.
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Falling prices to dampen PV inverter shipments
Following a decline in the third quarter of 2012, global PV inverter shipments are forecast to reach a record of 8.6 GW, according to the latest report from IMS Research.
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France throws weight behind European PV production
The French government has said it will apply a 10 percent bonus to the Feed-in Tariff for PV rooftop systems which have been made in Europe. Tariffs for other eligible systems will be raised by 5 percent.
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Consortium selected for Ulster wind project
The Crown Estate today announced that the consortium, First Flight Wind, has been selected to develop an offshore wind farm off the south east coast of County Down, Northern Ireland. Subject to obtaining all necessary consents from the Department of Environment and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, the project could deliver up to 600 Megawatts (MW) of generating capacity for Northern Ireland. First Flight Wind Ltd is a consortium comprising B9 Energy, DONG Energy and RES.
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Better boilers
Biomass boiler supplier Wood Energy has announced several new product innovations inspired by the Renewable Heat Incentive.
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Exciting plans for Ecobuild 2013
Ecobuild organiser UBM Built Environment says that major investment will see a wealth of new features and content showcased at Ecobuild (5th – 7th March 2013, ExCeL London – www.ecobuild.co.uk).
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Steve Pester, BRE, discusses PV-related issues and news
With the recent large price drops of PV modules hitting profit margins for manufacturers, distributors and installers, the small scale PV sector is once again in challenging times. Megawatt scale systems are currently supported by Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs), but these are now under review. Whilst the price reductions may be good news for end users, the supply chain has to turn over approximately twice as much business to make the same level of profit compared with a couple of years ago – a difficult (and for some, impossible) task in a regime of reducing feed-in tariffs.
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A world you like. With a climate you like
Energy secretary Ed Davey has welcomed the launch of European Union climate action initiative ‘A world you like. With a climate you like’.
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£2m bioenergy scheme opens to applications
Entrepreneurs across the nation are today being invited to bid for a share of £2million aimed at spurring on innovation in bioenergy.