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Energy Bill introduced ‘to keep lights on’
Energy secretary Edward Davey has laid out details of the government’s future energy plans by publishing the draft energy bill.
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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.
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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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Renewables can halve effects of fossil fuel price hikes, claims report
A report commissioned by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has concluded that the UK’s climate change policies will reduce the impacts of future energy price spikes by as much as 50 per cent.
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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).
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Hot under the collar
It would be fair to say that the recent announcement that the full Renewable Heat Incentive is to be put back until summer 2013, did not receive a rapturous applause from the renewables industry. Hidden amid the Heat Strategy and up against the news that the Renewable Heat Premium Payment was to have a second phase, how is the industry viewing the delay? Lu Rahman reports
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Miliband attends biomass project opening
David Miliband has attended the unveiling of the latest biomass installation in his South Shields constituency.
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Sustaining the renewables industry
The government’s recent decision to cut the Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) has rocked the renewables sector and questioned the very sustainability of a booming industry, says Rupert Higgin, managing director of The Green Electrician. He takes a look at the way ahead and whether now is the time to take a more holistic view of energy management
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Future looks bright
Thomas Farquhar, Easy MCS, explains why he thinks the future is looking bright for renewables
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Want to be a master in green energy?
The University of Hull has unveiled the UK’s first masters degree programme in project management for the renewables sector.
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PV demand soars due to planning changes
Businesses of all sizes are taking advantage of the change in planning regulations which means commercial PV installations under 50kWp electricity no longer require planning permission, according to Eco Environments.
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Optimising results
Apex Energy says its new voltage optimisation (VO) unit provides up to 20 per cent savings in energy.
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Fears that solar PV is no longer viable are wholly misplaced
All four industry associations representing UK solar power join together to clarify good returns for householders
All four major trade associations representing domestic solar PV – the British Photovoltaic Association (BPVA) [1], the Micropower Council (MPC) [2], the Renewable Energy Association (REA) [3] and the Solar Trade Association (STA) [4] – have joined together to set the record straight about the current status of solar power and the Feed-in Tariff. The industry is concerned that the public may be confused about solar power and the Feed-in Tariff and would like to take this opportunity to clarify the situation.
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Government energy policies risk failure without a national communications strategy
New initiatives to reduce energy use risk a lack of take up by the public due to the absence of a government-backed national communications strategy, according to a report from think tank Green Alliance and its Green Living Consortium, which includes Scottish Power, Asda, Kellogg’s, Groundwork, PepsiCo and WRAP.
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Renewables Roadshow branches out
The organisers of the Renewables Roadshow is launching a new range of exhibitions aimed at the energy efficiency market.
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Education minister opens renewables training centre
The Bicton EaRTH Environmental & Renewable Technologies Hub has been opened today by education secretary Rt Hon Michael Gove MP.
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Kingspan turns close to home
Kingspan Renewables is looking to increase sales in its native Ireland and has called on the government to make the sector more financially attractive.
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EEPB launched for Green Deal
A new national body – The Energy Efficiency Programme for Buildings (EEPB) – has been created to provide a large network of Green Deal Providers, product and service suppliers and financiers that will represent the views of the industry on the implementation of Green Deal.
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DECC in tax row
Dozens of staff members at the Department of Energy and Climate Change are avoiding paying the full rate of income tax by using a loophole in their employment contracts, according to ClickGreen.
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GB-Sol gets ahead of the game
GB-Sol says it roof-integrated mounting system already meets MCS’s new standards – MCS012 – which will become compulsory for manufacturers in 18 months time.