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UFW launches wind division
UFW has secured the sole distribution rights in the UK and Ireland for the EC Wind 55kW wind turbine, manufactured in Sweden.
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Eurosafe secures wind turbine inspection contract
Fall protection specialist Eurosafe Solutions has secured an agreement with a Dutch designer and manufacturer of wind turbines, to test and inspect its fall protection systems on its turbines across the UK.
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Best of both
A new hybrid technology that integrates wind and solar power is being developed by SME McCamley Middle East Ltd with research input from the University of Bath’s Department of Mechanical Engineering.
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Decarbonisation target defeated in Energy Bill vote
The Energy Bill has moved to the next stage in Parliament following an overwelming vote in the House of Commons, despite defeat for an amendment introducing a decarbonisation target.
The bill can now be heard in the House of Lords after MPs voted 396 to eight this week following its third reading.
Opinion
Boosting business
Report card: Steve Pester, BRE says there is an opportunity to be had for installers as part of an installation package
Steve Pester, BRE, says installers could be missing a trick when it comes to electricity-generating renewables
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UK tops global list for offshore wind investment
A new study by financial analysts Ernst and Young has placed the UK at the top of the global list of countries in which to invest in offshore wind energy.
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DECC dismiss Civitas green subsidy findings
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has hit back at a report by Civitas that is critical of the cost borne by UK householders to fund green subsidies.
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Industry welcomes Scottish renewables report
Wind turbines on Lewis
The UK and Scottish governments have jointly published a report recognising the economic benefits of developing renewables projects on Scottish islands.
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REA rejects biomass capacity cap
DECC has launched a ‘Consultation on a notification process for new build dedicated biomass projects’ with proposals on how to limit new biomass projects under the Renewables Obligation.
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Gaia Wind unveils expansion programme
Small wind turbine manufacturer Gaia Wind has set out a programme to extend its customer reach by doubling the size of its sales and distribution network and signing a joint research partnership with the University of Strathclyde.
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Samsung test site gets government backing
Scottish Enterprise has pledged £6m to assist Samsung Heavy industries in building an offshore wind turbine testing centre near Fife.
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Urban Wind acquires Myriad Wind
Myriad Wind has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by Urban Wind creating an expanded Glasgow-based company and a new Urban Wind North West Division in Preston.
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Mainstream Renewable Power sponsors Irish quest for Arctic Passage world first
Global wind and solar company, Mainstream Renewable Power today announced its sponsorship of a rowing expedition attempting a world first through the infamous Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic this summer. Three experienced Irish adventurers and one Canadian are attempting to become the first ever people to cross the 3,000 km passage by human power alone in a single season – a feat which is only possible due to the melting ice which normally renders it impassable.
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Wind of change
Kingspan Wind is launching its new KW15 wind turbine, details of which will be made public at the All-Energy Exhibition & Conference, 22-23 May 2013.
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Backing wind farms is a vote winner, according to new research
New independent research, undertaken by ComRes and published today, shows that backing wind farms is a vote winner for candidates in local elections.
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Cheese company powers ahead with wind
Double act: Tom and Simon Jones now generate enough power to meet the needs of their Lincolnshire dairy farm and sell some back to the grid with a Vergnet wind turbine
A dairy farm in Lincolnshire that supplies two tonnes of cheese annually to Jamie Oliver is benefiting financially and environmentally after embracing wind power.
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Windcrop installs 500th turbine
Small scale wind turbine installer Windcrop has hit a milestone by installing its 500th turbine, building a fleet with a capacity of 2.5MW.
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Next generation
Solar-power generator manufacturer Firefly Solar has announced the launch of its Cygnus Hybrid Power Generator (HPG).
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Strathclyde University kicks off research partnership with Gaia-Wind
Researchers at the University of Strathclyde are working with Gaia-Wind to develop new and more efficient wind turbine systems.
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RES celebrates Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Renewable Energy Solutions (RES) is today celebrating being awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category. It is the second Queen’s Award RES has won since 2005.
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High Court rejects Milton Keynes wind policy
The High Court in London has ruled that the way in which Milton Keynes Council imposed fixed separation distances between turbines and dwellings was introduced incorrectly.
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Social enterprise raises £82,000 to back community energy projects
Communities for Renewables CIC (CfR), a community interest company set up by Regen SW and Green Trust CIC, has announced today it has successfully raised £82,000 investment.
Opinion
Talking ten to the dozen
Daniel Silcock, operations manager, Renewable Solutions UK
Q: Who is your hero in renewable energy?
“I’d nominate Vincent Kirkman, my former tutor at BoltonCollege. I was an apprentice there between 1998 and 2002 and I learned a huge amount from Vinnie. We’re now friends and I saw him again recently whilst installing solar PV, heat pumps, underfloor heating and rainwater harvesting at the College.”
Daniel Silcock, operations manager, Renewable Solutions UK
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JPCS powers up 90,000 homes
Peter Shone, managing director of Cheshire-based JPCS
JPCS reports that it has passed the 50MWp milestone in UK ground-mounted PV installations.