Opinion
Poor economics limit market growth
Heat pump specialist Bob Long calls for more efficient models of the technology to take on low cost natural gas.
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Opinion
Two of a kind
Liz MacFarlane, Zenex Solar, provides an update on how things are going since the acquisition of Zenex by PV distributor Segen three months ago
News
Navitron partners with SunEdison
Navitron commercial director, Stephen Knight
Navitron has signed an agreement with SunEdison, to become an installation partner in the UK.
News
Kensa to co-host social housing retrofit event
The teams at Kensa and Trent & Dove are hosting a one-off event for housing associations
Trent & Dove Housing and Kensa Heat Pumps are holding a one off event for housing associations looking to combat fuel poverty, at Burton’s Pirelli Stadium on 11 June.
News
SunEdison seeks Britain’s brightest street
SunEdison is searching for #BritainsBrightestStreet to mark the launch of its SunEdison Energy Saver Plan which provides homeowners with solar for no upfront cost.
News
Panasonic launch virtual solar service in UK stores
Panasonic has launched its virtual solar service for consumers in three Panasonic stores across the UK.
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Daikin launch KEY installer loyalty scheme
Daikin has launched a new loyalty scheme for installers of its Altherma A2W heat pumps and other renewable heating products.
News
Amber Rudd confirmed as energy secretary
The industry has welcomed Amber Rudd’s appointment as new energy secretary, following last week’s general election result.
Opinion
Q&A – Happy Energy
Adrian Wright is CEO of Happy Energy
Opinion
A burning issue
Steve Pester summarises some of the real fire risks seen on PV installations
Opinion
Transitioning from RO to CfD
Gordon Moran, writing for the European Energy Centre (EEC), examines the impact of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) market on the sector so far
Opinion
Commercially minded
Liz MacFarlane, Zenex Solar, identifies a number of barriers to increasing PV deployment in the commercial market
Opinion
Pollard’s patter
I am currently immersed in the Energy Related Products (ErP) directive. You may know that from 26 September it becomes mandatory for most heating devices to be ErP compliant and to carry an energy label. This includes air source, water source or ground source heat pumps. Furthermore, where a defined set of components are installed together, then there is a need for a ‘Package Label’ which could include a solar thermal device.
News
NIBE publish exhaust air heat pump factsheet
Phil Hurley, managing director at NIBE
NIBE has published a guide explaining the European Commission’s decision in 2013 to classify exhaust air heat pumps as renewable technology.
News
CSA to host free RHI heat pump workshop
Matthew Taylor, Baron Taylor of Goss Moor
The Carbon Savings Alliance (CSA) will be hosting a one-off technical workshop on RHI funded heat pump solutions in association with Kensa Heat Pumps and My Green Heating on May 14, in Exeter.
News
SMA Solar UK hits 35 percent market share
SMA Solar UK estimates to have reached a 35 percent share in the UK inverter market, after successfully commissioning a raft of large PV plants ahead of forthcoming ROC deadline.
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Daikin UK publishes energy labelling white paper
Ahead of EU legislative changes in September, Daikin UK has published its white paper ‘New Ecodesign Rules and Energy Labelling for Space and Water Heaters’, to shed light on energy efficiency requirements and labelling obligations.
News
SolarMoney passes 10 million mark
SolarAid has announced that its social enterprise SolarMoney is now improving the lives of 10 million people living in Africa, having sold close to 1.7 million solar lights.
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Labour pledge requires 100m PV panels, claims EvoEnergy
Tim Hickman, Evo Energy’s technical manager
Labour’s election promise to remove the carbon from the UK’s electricity supply by 2030 would require an additional 100 million solar panels to be installed over the next 15 years, according to calculations made by EvoEnergy.
Product
Waxman Energy unveil new kit builder
Waxman Energy has launched a new online kit builder tool, to aid installers design and build domestic PV systems in minutes.
News
More heat pumps than any other training centre, says Daikin UK
Daikin UK’s new national training centre is equipped with more heat pumps than other, the manufacturer has claimed.
News
Ecodan heat pumps offer full EPC cashback
Mitsubishi Electric has partnered with Easy EPC to offer homeowners full cashback on the cost of an EPC and Green Deal Assessment.
News
No large scale solar for 2015/16
The Contracts for Difference (CfD) register has been released by the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC), confirming that neither of the two solar projects that won CfD contracts for the next financial year will go ahead.
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Solarlec scoops LG partnership
Solarlec has become an approved partner of LG – one of just 200 PV partners in Europe.