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Daikin UK has appointed Dave Lacey as commercial director of its heating and renewables division, with a view to consolidating its position within the heat pump and renewables market as well as expanding sales of ancillary products.
Baxi has appointed Andrew Crown as new business development director for its specification team.
Jon Chrimes joins Solfex as head of technical support
Solfex Energy Systems has appointed Jon Chrimes head of technical support and Julie Clayton as technical sales engineer, in it heat pump division.
Power-One has appointed David Jacobs as its new product specialist for the company’s AURORA MICRO micro-inverters in the UK.
Jonathan Cawley, who works for wind farm developers West Coast Energy, has led attempts to build renewable energy projects around the UK which is a source of worry to conservationists and residents who oppose turbines being constructed in the National Park.
The BRE National Solar Centre (NSC) has been officially opened by climate change minister Greg Barker in St Austell today (25 April) transforming the UK solar industry into a global player.
Martin Wright, chair of the Renewable Energy Association, has announced that the Renewable Energy Association is seeking a new chief executive to take over from Gaynor Hartnell.
New face: Jo Courtney-Wiggins joins HETAS as registration manager and will be responsible for the organisation’s competent persons scheme
HETAS has made two additions to its team. Robert Burke has been appointed as the new technical director for biomass trade association HETAS. He has previously worked at HETAS, and has a solid background in both the domestic and commercial solid fuel and biomass industry. Part of Burke’s role is to represent HETAS at national and European level on various technical committees, setting standards for solid fuel and biomass installations.
Working under the direction of the BSI British Electrotechnical Committee and the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, the GEL/82 Committee is responsible for the UK input to the equivalent international bodies which set standards for all elements of PV systems.
Tim Harvey
Leicester-based UFW has appointed building services specialist Tim Harvey. He joins as East Midlands sales manager as the company looks to expand across the region.
Ms Ecsery has over 22 years experience in senior director roles at both blue-chip and start-up companies. She previously held the role of global business development director at Cheapflights Media and also held senior roles at STA Travel, the Thomas Cook Group and Thorn EMI plc.
UBM Built Environment, organiser of Ecobuild, has appointed an expert advisory board to help shape the 2013 event (5th – 7th March 2013, ExCeL London).
The organisation is a cross industry group set up to champion smart grid development in Britain. Lord O’Neill’s statement reiterates the central message of SmartGrid GB’s report released earlier in the year entitled Smart Grid: A race worth winning.
PV manufacturer and supplier Trina Solar has today announced the opening of a new sales and business development office in Ontario, Canada.
PV manufacturers and suppliers Trina Solar has appointed Mr Henry Chow to its board of directors, effective immediately.
Dimplex has appointed Michael Duro as product manager for solar thermal and water heating.
The Ascertiva Group has appointed Ann Robinson as its new chairman.
Chris Hopkins, managing director of Ploughcroft, has been selected to join the Green Construction Board, as one of the representatives of the SME sector.
Providing strategic guidance to ministers and senior officials at DECC, Boyd will build connections with industry and other stakeholders whilst spearheading EEDO’s primary objective to advance energy efficiency across the UK economy.
Cambridge-based providers of energy management systems Green Energy Options (GEO) has appointed Etneo Italia to distribute its products within Italy.
The task force is currently being set up to explore ways in which CCS can become cost competitive with other low carbon technologies within the next 10 years. It will advise the government on measures needed to lower the costs of developing commercial CCS programmes and outline a vision for the next phase by early 2013.
Chris Hill has been appointed national sales manager at Ubbink (UK), part of the Centrotec Sustainable AG Group.
Steve Shine OBE has been appointed as chairman of national renewable energy solutions company, Anesco.
The Government has appointed Industry Minister Ed Davey as the new Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.