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Renewables Roadshow finalises theatre timetables
The Renewables Roadshow has applied the finishing touches to its theatre timetables for this year’s exhibitions.
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SummitSkills welcomes apprenticeship grant
The latest government announcement making apprenticeship grants available to more employers will give a welcome boost to SMEs in the building services engineering sector, says skills council SummitSkills.
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Q-Cells finds South Korean buyer
The creditors of Q-Cells have agreed to sell the struggling German PV manufacturers to South Korean firm Hanwha.
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Community benefit in spotlight for WJM mini-conference
Inverness-based solicitors Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie (WJM) will be taking ‘community benefit from renewable energy’ as its theme for the company’s Autumn 2012 free conference.
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The HWT6O, from Harbon
New entrant to the wind market, HS Harbon & Sons, says it has standardised on AC drives from Control Techniques for two reasons: reliability and versatility.
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Keep the noise down
Xylem has launched the Lowara Ecocirc circulator pump – specifically designed for heating solutions in domestic applications.
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Botanic garden turns to nature
National Botanic Garden of Wales has completed an extensive renewable energy heating project set to create significant savings in fossil fuel energy costs and CO2 emissions.
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Biomass is huge success for BSW Timber
Quid’s in: BSW Timber’s biomass plants should generate the company around £0.5m annually under the RHI
Sawmilling business BSW Timber is celebrating gaining Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) accreditations in recognition of the sustainable heat produced by the business’s three biomass plants.
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E.ON gives worst FiT services, says survey
There are huge differences in the quality of service offered by energy companies to people generating their own electricity according to a new survey. Strong winners and losers emerged when renewable energy website YouGen asked people who have installed solar panels, hydro or wind turbines what they thought of their Feed-in Tariff (FIT) supplier.
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Waxman takes training to the next level
Impressive CV: Roy Oxley joins Waxman’s training team following a 30 year career in electrical training and installation
Waxman Training Academy is strengthening its team with the appointment of Roy Oxley.
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Viessmann ramps up customer service with new warehouse
Heating system manufacturers Viessmann says it has drastically improved customer response times by opening a new warehouse in the Midlands which can now process orders up to 4pm for next day delivery.
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Last chance to enter Dragons’ Den at nextgen
Renewable energy exhibition nextgen has announced a last call for submissions to pitch a renewable energy project or technology at the show’s Dragons’ Den.
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KACO bolsters UK presence
German inverter manufacturer KACO new energy has established a new service and customer support centre in Milton Keynes.
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GECCO2 ‘on the ball’ in Geo-Exchange system
GECCO2’s Trenching Machine
GECCO2 has won the contract to install a large horizontal Geo-Exchange system as part of the £18m state-of-the-art North Shore Health Academy development in Stockton-On-Tees.
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Nu stat range
Nu-Heat has launched a new, wider range of thermostats to meet the more sophisticated needs of its heating systems.
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Homes in Halifax benefit from £110,000 fuel poverty funding
(Left to right) Chris Sowerbutts (CES), Tom Miskell (Together Housing Group) and Kevin Drake (Northern Gas Networks) on site at Stansfield Close, Halifax.
More than 100 households inHalifaxwill soon be enjoying warmer homes and lower energy bills thanks to a £110,000 fuel poverty project which is now underway.
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RHPP community scheme up and running
The Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) Communities Scheme is open to applications.
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Plumbase gets van-tastic
Kevin Hoad (left) and Andy Gribble (centre) present Jonathan Baldwin with his new Mitsubishi L200 4Work van
Heating merchants Plumbase has announced the winner of its national competition to win a brand new Mitsubishi L200 4Work van. Eastbourne-based plumber Jonathan Baldwin scooped the prize worth over £16,000.
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DECC low carbon fund opens for applications
Climate change minister Greg Barker says the fund will help innovators get their ideas off the drawing board
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today announced a large injection of cash into the development of low carbon technologies with the creation of a £16m fund for entrepreneurs.
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Dulas strengthens wind business
Dulas Ltd has acquired Scotland-based wind monitoring and equipment supplier Chillwind in order to enhance its own wind energy business.
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Nextgen announces speaker lineup
Some of the leading companies, entrepreneurs and policy makers in the cleantech sector are among the headline speakers at nextgen. Held at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire on 10-11 October, the speaker programme will feature dozens of presentations and topical panel discussions in six seminar theatres at various locations across the show floor.
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Wattson monitors brings energy efficiency to Leicestershire
Stuart Dainton of Village Power CIC
The Leicestershire village of North Kilworth is the latest place to benefit from an energy efficiency drive aided by Wattson energy monitors.
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Introducing…. the SW 196 Vario Poly
SolarWorld has just released its newest module to the UK market – the SW 196 Vario Poly.
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Hutchinson aids Olympic green legacy
UK engineering firm Hutchinson Engineering has played its part in securing a green legacy for the London 2012 Olympics.