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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 – ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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Waxman joins forces with Viessman
Renewables suppliers Waxman has teamed up with heating manufacturer Viessman to focus on distributing biomass boilers, and heat pumps from its West Yorkshire base.
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REA reacts to Energy Bill delay
The Renewable Energy Association has responded to the government’s decision reported earlier today to withdraw an Energy Bill from the Queen’s Speech.
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NICEIC and GooRoo creates online paperwork solution
NICEIC has collaborated with software designers GooRoo to create a new online invoicing system designed for installers.
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Solar Electricity Systems and Vokera sign strategic deal
Scottish installers Solar Electricity Systems has teamed up with home heating firm Vokera to enhance its solar thermal provision.
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Evance turbine more powerful than thought
Evance Wind Turbines has announced that tests conducted recently on its R9000 5kw model indicate that it produces 4 per cent more electricity than previously thought.
