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CITB-ConstructionSkills ceo Mark Farrar
As part of its programme to train up to 1,000 insulation installers to kick-start the Green Deal, CITB-ConstructionSkills is holding a series of ‘train the trainer’ workshops to equip lecturers and tutors with the skills to deliver insulation installation training.
Mitsubishi Electric has announced details of its seventh global environmental plan designed to mitigate the company’s environmental impact and carbon footprint.
Inverter and monitoring systems supplier Enecsys has announced a key distribution agreement with Albasolar.
A community group from Belper, Derbyshire, has come top of the Co-operative’s Community Energy Challenge beating off over 120 challengers.
A poll commissioned by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has indicated that 82 per cent of people in the UK support plans to expand renewable energy capacity.
FiTs aside, Steve Pester, BRE, looks at some of the other elements that should help boost the uptake of PV
Everybody knows that since the start of the Feed-in tariff (FiT), the main driver for fitting PV has been profit – both for customers and installers. But with the on-going FiT reductions, perhaps some of the less obvious drivers will surface again:
There has been much criticism about the lack of credit available to small businesses and the banks have been bashed for not lending enough. However, Jeremy Malindine from renewable energy expert Puragen, paints a different picture
SMEs do face the challenge of obtaining credit – whether it’s an established business that needs capital to help it expand or an entrepreneur that wants to start up. However, there are numerous pots of money that SMEs can tap into – it’s just a case of knowing where to go and as some are not that well publicised, it can seem like there aren’t many options.
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Richard Waxman
CPL Renewables says its 2012 wood pellet seminar, aimed at improving awareness and answering key questions about this fuel source, has achieved all expectations.
Banks Renewables director Colin Anderson
Hamilton-based developers Banks Renewables is in the early stages of designing a 10MW wind farm in Fife.
Two new wind farms with a combined capacity of over 1GW have been given the go ahead by the government today. DECC says that this brings the total capacity of offshore wind either operational, under construction or given consent up to 6.6GW.
CBI director-general John Cridland
CBI director general John Cridland has used a key note speech to implore the government not to choose between going green or going for growth.
Renewable Energy Assurance Ltd (REAL) and the Renewable Energy Association (REA) have responded to a High Court claim made against them for allegedly acting beyond their powers, showing bias and interfering with legitimate companies.
Enact Energy is looking for installers and assessors from across the UK to joins its Green Deal Partnership service.
The Co-operative Bank’s Chris Matthews has been honoured with a prestigious Lifetime Achievement award by The Renewable Energy Association (REA) in recognition of his commitment and contribution to the sector over the past 16 years, reports Louisa Keogh
Heating system manufacturer Viessmann has been presented with a National Energy Globe award for its ‘Efficiency Plus’ initiative by the Austrian Energy Globe Foundation.
B & Q has launched a new energy saving service designed to help customers learn more about energy efficiency.
Contrary to previous announcements, businesses and other non-domestic properties could be allowed to benefit from Green Deal from day one, it is now understood.
Renewable energy supplier Good Energy has announced at its AGM that it seeks admission to trading on AIM – the Alternative Investment Market which is a stock exchange for SMEs.
Sustainable Business Solutions (SBS), a division of building merchant Travis Perkins, has launched a set of standardised construction drawings designed to provide a cost effective solution to anyone building new homes.
Reports have emerged that homeowners will be able to access attractive cash back offers through Green Deal in a bid by DECC to boost early uptake in the scheme.
On Friday 08 June, MCS launched a consultation to promote its new Company Competence Criteria for renewable energy installers registered to the scheme.
Energy minister Charles Hendry says that the latest UK energy statistics released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) show that the UK is ‘powering ahead’ in the field of renewable energy.
Eaton’s Electrical Sector has developed its DC switch-disconnector product to operate at voltages up to 1500 V DC with rated operation currents up to 1600A.