Case Study
Case study: Installing a Grant solar thermal system
This Wiltshire home was extended to transform the property into a five-bedroom house. When the homeowners started this project, they decided to take the opportunity ...
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News
Framework tender opportunity for MCS certified installers
They are now inviting tenders from MCS certified installers of air source heat pumps, ground source heat pumps, Solar PV (photovoltaic) and energy storage systems ...
News
Viridian Solar Acquired by Marley Ltd.
The move provides the foundation for further growth for the roof-integrated solar specialist as it prepares for rapid growth driven by changes to building regulations ...
Opinion
How to navigate the journey to smart home energy
Smart metres have the power to coordinate and hold to account the many other smart products that are starting to infiltrate our homes, such as ...
Feature
Green technology mindset: Open goal opportunity for electric installers
Electric car charging points haven’t been an element architects, developers and electricians alike, have had to factor into their designs and drawings, until now. ...
Case Study
Growth for green energy and riding the ‘Solar Coaster’
The Marden-based company specialises in green technologies such as solar panels and EV charging points for domestic and commercial properties.
Opinion
Solar, a glowing example of green energy
Giles came into the solar business by accident. Working for a social housing developer, paired with a lifelong passion for saving energy and doing things ...
News
myenergi expands into Ireland as EV sales soar
The new subsidiary, located in Ballycastle, will be spearheaded by Pearse McHenry, a longstanding business partner of myenergi. The move will bring the brand’s ...
News
UK’s solar projects heat up
Two 50MW solar projects have secured planning permissions this week. The first, being EDF Renewables’ Sutton Bridge solar photovoltaic project, granted permission by South Holland ...
Feature
Demystifying the route to renewables
The webinars, hosted by OFTEC and in partnership with MCS, consist of three short sessions developed in response to feedback from technicians and will primarily ...
Feature
Jobs in jeopardy as GHG scheme scrapping rumours surface
Rumours have surfaced today that the Green Home Grant Voucher Scheme (GHGVS) will be scrapped in Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s budget announcement, coming next week. ...
Case Study
HNIP funding Kent’s transition to net zero
Over £165 million of Heat Networks Investment Project (HNIP) funding has been awarded since the scheme opened for applications in 2019. The most recent recipient is Kent ...
Opinion
Power Roll the planet
“It’s a unique architecture. Rather than sandwiching solar generating materials between glass or other substrates, we take a polymer substrate and in it we ...
News
Solar Trade Association becomes Solar Energy UK
The UK’s solar industry body has today unveiled a comprehensive rebrand, including a new name and website and an annual impact report to ...
Product
And Now for Something Completely Different
Renewable technologies are constantly evolving, with manufacturers pushing the boundaries in innovation to find new solutions to meet our net zero target.
Opinion
Future of domestic Solar PV?
Oxford PV started life in a lab at Oxford University in 2010, where two men, Professor Henry Snaith and Kevin Arthur, began work on a material ...
News
GTEC & MCS win bid to support Green Homes Grant installers
Building services training provider, GTEC, in partnership with the MCS, has won an almost £1M bid to help existing trades people access discounted training in ...
Feature
Putting installers front & centre in our green recovery
At the recent Solar & Storage 2020 live conference (2-4 Dec), one point that was consistently raised in the webinars was the critical role installers play ...
Feature
New insurance offer to support MCS certified contractors is now live
MCS launches new partnership with the Independent Warranty Association (IWA) to ease access to insurance backed guarantees (IBG)
News
isoenergy owner, Compro Investments, acquires Marlec
Marlec Renewable Power is the oldest renewables company in the UK having been founded in 1978, and now also enjoys an international reputation and distribution network. ...
News
STA disappointed in exclusion of solar from Government’s plan
The Government has today published a 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution. Despite being the most cost-effective electricity generating technology for the foreseeable future ...
Opinion
Renewables tax reform could boost deployment and provide jobs
A coalition of trade associations representing major British industries including retail, property, construction and technology, has written to the Chancellor to ask that renewable energy ...
News
STA comments on government response to CCC report
The Government has published its response to the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) 2020 Progress Report to Parliament, in which it revealed plans for a “...
Feature
New NHBC Foundation guide for New Homes Without Gas
This standard aims to significantly reduce the energy use of new homes and marks the beginning of the end for the traditional gas boiler.
