Hybrid Heating’s operations director Tim Bennett A heat pump installer is urging the government to go further in its drive to reduce consumer energy bills by promoting renewable energy.

Talented young electricians have been honoured at a leading contractors’ inaugral training awards.

A fuel poverty specialist with offices in Leeds and South Tyneside, has been awarded a £25,000 government grant to develop a new support system for low carbon heat technologies.

CTC’s Cliff Arnold Staff at Plumb Center’s specialist renewables branches are now better equipped to advise customers on heat pumps, thanks to training by manufacturer CTC.

The award recognises the ‘sustainable results’ associated with a new wood fuel system at Heathrow’s new terminal 2 building. The 10MW CHP system will open later in the year and serve T2 once it opens in 2014. The biomass plant will also provide base heating and electricity to terminal 5.

REA chief executive Gaynor Hartnell The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has waded into the row over new consultations from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) over future support levels for solar and biomass under the Renewables Obligation (RO).

Gregory Barker MP, minister of state for energy & climate change announced the launch of the RHPP Phase 2 Communities Scheme this week, the third and final part of this phase. The Heat Pump Association welcomes this as another vehicle to promote the growth in renewable heat projects, increasing awareness, understanding and knowledge. Not only is significant additional funding potentially available at point of installation, but there is great emphasis placed upon sharing resource in both experience and collective buying power. Acknowledgement of the role that air and ground source heat pumps could play in this process was also welcomed