News
REA champions PV storage with UK solar launch
The Renewable Energy Association has announced the official launch of UK Solar and its first storage representation body UK Energy Storage
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Sharp partners with Samsung SDI
Sharp has announced it is partnering with Samsung SDI to offer an energy and battery management system to homeowners in the UK.
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PassivSystems extends Stirling Council partnership
PassivSystems has extended its partnership with Stirling Council by installing a further 700 PV systems over the next two years.
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Magic Box provides hot water for charity
The Magic Thermodynamic Box company has donated one of its thermodynamic systems to South African charity The Sozo Foundation, which is constructing its first ever education centre in Vrygrond.
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Rural Energy opens new training centre
Rural Energy has opened its Biomass Training and Skills Centre in Leicestershire to up-skill engineers from across the heating and renewables sector.
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Headaches for renewables funds as Osborne cuts VCT tax breaks
Renewable energy companies will no longer be able to give investors relief under venture capital scheme rules, George Osborne announced in last week’s Autumn Statement.
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Half of Brits want solar, says Rexel research
81 percent of UK adults are concerned about rising energy bills with nearly half saying they would like to use rooftop solar as a way to mitigate them, consumer research commissioned by Rexel has revealed.
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Kottis switches to BayWa.r.e
Christos Kottis, previously commercial director at GreenKit (part of TGE Group) has joined BayWa.r.e Solar Systems as head of marketing.
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Industry reacts to Autumn Statement
Industry leaders have criticised George Osborne for failing to put renewable energy on the agenda in his Autumn Statement.
Opinion
Has Britain got talent?
Zenex Solar’s managing director Liz macFarlane
Hiring the best candidate is often fraught with difficulty. Liz MacFarlane, Zenex Solar, offers some pointers for getting it right
Opinion
Getting into hot water
Bob Long, MD Eco Innovate Ltd
Heat pump specialist Bob Long revisits the topic of domestic hot water production from heat pump systems and the potential for high energy costs
Opinion
Q&A – TSG
John Holloway is TSG’s renewables director
Opinion
Two minutes with… Fair Energy
Who are you?
Shirley Hill, director of Fair Energy
Opinion
Life on earth
Steve Pester, BRE National Solar Centre, turns his attention to proposed technical changes to guidance for PV earth connections
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The hottest ticket in town – Ecobuild
Register for your FREE ticket to Ecobuild (www.ecobuild.co.uk/register) the UK’s premier energy event and stay up to date with the latest training and technologies to stay competitive in the renewables marketplace.
Opinion
Standard deviation
Jodi Huggett, innovation director at 4eco, asks if meeting electromagnetic compatibility standards (EMC) is one step too far for the renewables industry.
Recent figures from DECC show that over 80,000 solar PV systems were installed across the country between January and August of this year.
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STA approves ‘FiT on the move’ proposals
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has released proposals that would allow businesses and factories to take their solar with them if they move location.
Product
Waxman adds BenQ 285 black frame mono
Waxman Energy is pleased to announce the newest addition to their BenQ product portfolio – the BenQ 285 black frame mono.
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Enphase donate to SolarAid
Enphase Energy has today announced its charitable partnership with SolarAid.
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AMP Solar UK launches as joint venture
A new joint venture company, AMP Solar UK, has launched combining the expertise of three solar firms and the financing support of Apollo Investment.
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Solar cheaper than gas by 2018 – STA
The Solar Trade Association has published a report which finds that it will be cheaper to produce electricity from solar than by burning gas by 2018.
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PassivSystems hit 20,000 PV monitoring mark
PassivSystems is celebrating the milestone achievement of installing over 20,000 versions of its PV monitoring product – PassivPro.
Opinion
10 reasons why solar PV installations should be tested regularly, by Seaward Solar
Jim Wallace of Seaward Solar looks at the reasons why electrical testing and inspection of solar PV installations is a fundamental requirement for system safety and performance.
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Heating & Renewables Awards are back
The Heating & Renewable Awards will return in 2015 bigger than ever before.