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Great offers to be had at Practical Installer

Installers attending Ecobuild 2014 can benefit from impressive product and training offers, thanks to Plumb and Parts Center.   During the show installers can get up to £300 off an accredited renewables training course, which comes with the full Easy MCS support and mentoring package.   There’s also an exclusive Ecobuild show offer for account holders available on Center Controls, Fernox water treatment products, and selected Grundfos heating circulators and pumps – running throughout the whole of March.
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Hybrid solar panels tested in Florida

The Solar Angel hybrid panel, which generates both electricity and hot water, has proved to be over four times more energy efficient than standalone solar PV, says manufacturer Natural Technology Developments (NTD).
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Opinion

RHI – Are we ready?

As we gear up for the launch of the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (DRHI), Robert Burke, HETAS, asks: Is the industry is ready for it?
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Opinion

Hidden dangers

Bob Long, MD Eco Innovate Ltd With the domestic RHI so close to finally becoming reality, there is a grave danger that insufficient levels of skills in the industry could expose a weak link, says heat pump specialist Bob Long
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Opinion

Current affairs

By guest columnist Bill Wright, head of energy solutions, Electrical Contractors’ Association
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Opinion

Fighting FiT…?

Kim Mann, Krannich Solar, discusses the latest solar PV FiT rates for 1 April onwards and how the degression mechanism has evolved from foe to friend
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Opinion

Trialling times

Developments continue apace at BRE and the National Solar Centre with a busy summer season to look forward to, as well as starting to see the first results from one of the UK’s most comprehensive heat pump field trials conducted by DECC, reports Steve Pester
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Opinion

Centre of excellence

The consolidation of the PV industry means that professional training continues to be highly sought after by clients and renewable energy companies alike, with both established professionals and new entrants looking to take advantage of the potential that PV offers, reports the European Energy Centre
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Time running out for SolarAid’s aid match scheme

SolarAid are reminding people that there is only three days remaining of its UK government aid match scheme where all donations within the UK will be matched pound for pound.
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Google and SolarAid announce research partnership

Google has announced its continued support of international development charity SolarAid and its work distributing solar lights in rural Africa, by funding a two year evaluation on the impact of solar lights on poverty alleviation. 
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Waxman partners with Nedap

Waxman Energy has introduced the ‘PowerRouter’ to its product range through its new partnership with Nedap.
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Opinion

Making an exhibition of ourselves

Kim Mann, Krannich Solar, discusses whether large industry exhibitions, such as next month’s Ecobuild, are still worth making time and effort for in a maturing market
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Opinion

Bare necessities

Bob Long, MD Eco Innovate Ltd Heat pump expert Bob Long asks why a buffer cylinder/thermal store is essential in any system
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Opinion

Talking point

Zenex Solar’s managing director Liz macFarlane Liz MacFarlane, Zenex Solar, urges installers to move early and get involved in the fledgling but lucrative market for large scale solar 
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Opinion

Market forces

With demand set to rise, the outlook for the UK PV market throughout 2014 looks bright, says Steve Pester, BRE
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News

Share offer opens for Staffordshire Sunny Schools project

• Pupils at Millfield Primary School learning about solar energy with the Visual Display Unit from solar panels fitted thanks to Gen Community ‘Staffordshire Sunny Schools’ offer 25 Staffordshire schools are set to benefit from a new PV project which aims to cut bills by providing free panels and teach kids about saving energy. 
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PV installers secure Which? approval

Jacob Eco Energy’s md Chris Franks and his team Salford Quays-based Jacob Eco Energy has become the first solar installer in the Manchester area to get coveted Which? Trusted Traders approval.
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Sponsors and speakers confirmed for SEUK Roadshow

Natural Sparx powered by Rexel Energy Solutions has been confirmed as headline sponsors for this year’s Solar Energy UK (SEUK) Roadshow (previously branded as Solar Power UK Roadshow) taking place in six locations across the UK in February.
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