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Ultimate heating
Ultima Solar has announced that it is the sole distributor in the UK of the new Thermodynamic System.
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Industry slams DECC incompetence claim
A number of installers have spoken out in dismay over allegations of government bungling in the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) saga.
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Waxman calls for customer confidence
Renewables distributor Waxman is urging customers to remain positive about the financial attractiveness of solar PV.
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Fair share
R-ECO says it is the UK’s only co-operative installer of renewable energy systems. Claire Martin explains
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At your service
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service has installed solar panels Phoenix Renewable Technologies to the flat roofs of its headquarters building in Winsford
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Broadcast news
The Radio Two and Radio Six music DJ, Mark Radcliffe has joined the green revolution to install a biomass boiler system to heat his 200-year-old Cheshire farmhouse
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Renewables Roadshow confirms visitor attractions
The Renewables Roadshow will return this Autumn with a host of demonstrations and seminars from industry experts.
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STA herald FiT cut delay
The Solar Trade Association and other industry representatives have welcomed suggestions from senior ministers that the government may choose to delay the reductions to the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) expected on 01 July.
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DECC to review planned FiT cuts
The UK’s solar industry has applauded the decision by Energy Ministers to review the next round of cuts to the Feed-in Tariff.
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STA calls on energy minister to delay FiT reduction
The Solar Trade Association (STA) has written to energy minister Greg Barker asking for a delay to the government’s planned reductions to the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) expected on 01 July.
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Hot under the collar
It would be fair to say that the recent announcement that the full Renewable Heat Incentive is to be put back until summer 2013, did not receive a rapturous applause from the renewables industry. Hidden amid the Heat Strategy and up against the news that the Renewable Heat Premium Payment was to have a second phase, how is the industry viewing the delay? Lu Rahman reports
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Enter the Dragon
With the dust finally settling on the government’s vision for the Feed-in Tariff (FiT), Paul Stephen speaks to Dragons’ Den star Deborah Meaden about the continued attractiveness of investing in PV
There are few people more qualified to pass judgment on the financial credentials of renewable energy than business woman and BBC TV’s Dragons’ Den investor Deborah Meaden.
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Miliband attends biomass project opening
David Miliband has attended the unveiling of the latest biomass installation in his South Shields constituency.
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Sustaining the renewables industry
The government’s recent decision to cut the Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) has rocked the renewables sector and questioned the very sustainability of a booming industry, says Rupert Higgin, managing director of The Green Electrician. He takes a look at the way ahead and whether now is the time to take a more holistic view of energy management
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Departing Newman fires final salvo
Former Solarcentury chief executive, Derry Newman, has launched a parting shot at the UK’s largest energy firms for their reluctance to embrace renewable electricity generation
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Future looks bright
Thomas Farquhar, Easy MCS, explains why he thinks the future is looking bright for renewables
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Krannich and Suntech announce 120MW sales agreement
PV manufacturers Suntech has announced a deal to supply distributors Krannich with 120MW worth of panels throughout 2012.
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Smart money is still on solar, says EOS Energy
Although householders are aware that solar subsidies have been cut by the government, many remain unaware that costs have been slashed too – according to EOS Energy.
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National skills academy expands into Wales
The National Skills Academy for Environmental Technologies has opened its first centres in Wales with a hub in the north at Llandrillo and the south in Port Talbot.
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Mage Solar records strong 2011 results
German PV supplier Mage Solar has posted profits of €222m for the financial year 2011.
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Fears that solar PV is no longer viable are wholly misplaced
All four industry associations representing UK solar power join together to clarify good returns for householders
All four major trade associations representing domestic solar PV – the British Photovoltaic Association (BPVA) [1], the Micropower Council (MPC) [2], the Renewable Energy Association (REA) [3] and the Solar Trade Association (STA) [4] – have joined together to set the record straight about the current status of solar power and the Feed-in Tariff. The industry is concerned that the public may be confused about solar power and the Feed-in Tariff and would like to take this opportunity to clarify the situation.
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Education minister opens renewables training centre
The Bicton EaRTH Environmental & Renewable Technologies Hub has been opened today by education secretary Rt Hon Michael Gove MP.
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Kingspan turns close to home
Kingspan Renewables is looking to increase sales in its native Ireland and has called on the government to make the sector more financially attractive.
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SolarWorld seeks junior Einsteins
SolarWorld is seeking entries to its 2012 Junior Einstein Award. The prize is awarded annually to promising researchers under the remit of the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference which recognises scientific achievement.