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News

Innovation status awarded

INSTAGROUP'S solar panel system, InstaGen, has been awarded innovation status under the government’s ECO4 Scheme, unlocking a 45% funding uplift for qualifying installs.
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Contractor invests in EV charging at employees’ homes

AWARD-winning heating and electrical contractor, Blue Flame, has invested in Sync Energy EV charging at the homes of its employees, ensuring a greener transport strategy for its fleet of electric vans.
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Feature

‘Lack of backing holding back rooftop solar rollout’

THE ongoing lack of a government-backed guaranteed price for selling back surplus clean power to the UK energy grid is discouraging businesses, property firms and commercial landlords from installing solar PV systems at their properties and holding back the expansion of solar across the country according to a renewable energy consultant.
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Insight

‘Politicians can go further and take a global lead’

Chris Collinson says it's timely that the Climate Change Committee’s recommendation to lower electricity prices has coincided with record-high Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) statistics being released.
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The role of data and information in global energy

Chris Goggin analyses the role and key distinctions between data and information in the current UK and international energy market, exploring the influence of data-driven DHW and heating system improvements as well as widely-spread misinformation.
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Feature

‘Reform opens the way for more community solar schemes’

OFGEM'S recent approval of a proposed change by the UK National Energy Service operator (NESO) to grid connection processes opens up new opportunities for community-based renewable energy projects such as small-scale solar parks in both rural and urban areas, according to independent strategic renewable energy consultancy Longevity Power.
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Case Study

Satellite dishes reused for solar power generation

SWISS provider of integrated energy and building technology solutions, CKW, has transformed unused satellite dishes on the premises of Leuk TDC, a Swiss telecom service provider, into cutting-edge solar installations.
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Electric vehicle charging points

News

WCS approval for electrical solutions provider

PENSDOWN, provider of electrical solutions for EV charging and solar, is now an Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) approved installer under the Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS), which enables businesses, charities and public sector organisations to benefit from government grants that subsidise the cost of installing electric vehicle (EV) charging points at workplaces.
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News

SNIPEF president appointed amid ongoing industry challenges

DUNCAN Sharp has been appointed as the 101st President of the Plumbing and Heating Federation (SNIPEF), stating that he is determined to tackle the ongoing workforce crisis, apprenticeship funding stagnation, while championing a future-ready industry in the transition towards net-zero.
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Feature

Exploring water neutrality

Water neutrality will become a better recognized term as localised construction projects could become cancelled owing to issues relating to local water supplies. Chris Goggin looks at water neutrality and the ways in which its influence will be felt across the construction and HVAC industries
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Opinion

‘New legislation will create a smoother journey, with removal of one metre boundary rule’

THE introduction of new regulations, which came into force on May 29th as part of the government’s Warm Homes Plan, will create 'a smoother journey' for householders looking to upgrade heating systems, according to Energy Systems Catapult, which works with industry, government, academia, and innovators to address policy, market, and technological barriers to net zero.
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News

£100 million-plus investment for clean heat

EIGHT low carbon heat networks in London, Bristol, the West Midlands, Lincolnshire, and the North West are set to receive major investment to kick-start commercialisation ...
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