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£100,000 energy efficiency marketing budget opened up to Local Authorities

Home energy efficiency expert, Enact Energy, is offering local authorities across Britain the opportunity to take part in a £100,000 marketing campaign during June to encourage local residents to take advantage of free home insulation before the Carbon Emission Reduction Target (CERT) funding permanently ends later this year.

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North’s largest roof array completed

Liverpool-based Eco Environments has completed what it says is the largest roof-based PV project in the north of England.

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DECC launches Green Deal briefing roadshow

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Buildings (EEPB) are hosting a series of breakfast briefings for the supply chain to find out more about the opportunities offered to them by the Green Deal.

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Ardenham and ESI in heat pump link up

Renewables suppliers Ardenham Energy and environmental consultancy ESI have become partners in developing open and closed loop ground source heat pump projects.

Product

Narrowing costs

PV manufacturer Suntech is to introduce a new compact frame design for its 60-cell W-Series at Intersolar in Munich next month.

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#FiT announcement imminent

At the ICE conference Retrofit Solutions for the Housing Sector there was a great deal of talk around the future direction of the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme, and in particular the timing of the new rate reviews and timing for PV.

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Renewable heat market report offer to REI readers

The heating market in the UK and the effects of the Renewable Heat Incentive are key concerns for any MCS registered installer, which is why Renewable Energy Installer has partnered with SVI to bring the first detailed report to the market.

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REA concurs will select committee report

The Renewable Energy Association (REA) says that a report released today by the Environmental Audit Committee reinforces the organisation’s own calls to prioritise green investment.

Feature

Fair share

R-ECO says it is the UK’s only co-operative installer of renewable energy systems. Claire Martin explains

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Broadcast news

The Radio Two and Radio Six music DJ, Mark Radcliffe has joined the green revolution to install a biomass boiler system to heat his 200-year-old Cheshire farmhouse

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DECC hits back at Green Deal critics

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today issued a statement refuting comments made by Which? magazine which heavily criticises Green Deal.

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CCS competition frontrunners announced

The government has today published a list of all interested parties intending to apply to the UK’s new carbon capture storage (CCS) competition.

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The Oil & Renewable Show heats up….

The Oil & Renewable Energy Show (ORES) continues to attract exhibitors from both oil-fired and renewable backgrounds with over two-thirds of floor space now sold out.

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NHBC Foundation welcomes EPC revisions

Sustainability research body The NHBC Foundation has welcomed the Department for Communities and Local Government’s (CLG) decision to revise domestic energy performance certificates (EPCs).