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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.
Green energy firm UFW Ltd has announced the opening of three new offices and distribution centres as it experiences an increased demand for its services.
The launch of Ploughcroft’s new electrical vehicle charging station installation course has been met with a positive response from electricians.
With the passing of secondary legislation in the house of commons earlier this week, Green Deal and ECO have entered the delivery stage according to DECC.
HETAS is celebrating 10 years of offering competent persons schemes having been one of the first organisations to launch the government initiative in 2002.
Tritec’s sales and marketing director Steve Griffiths says the move to new premises is part of a wider package of customer-focused improvements
PV component suppliers and manufacturers Tritec has moved to larger premises in order to carry greater UK stock levels.
Low carbon consultancy and training provider Kiwa GASTEC says it has responded to the low rate of RHI application approvals with a tailored half-day workshop.
More than 40 installers attended IGEM’s (Institution of Gas Engineers & Manager) recent continuous professional development event aimed at the downstream sector hosted by Develop Training.
NICEIC has launched its 2012/13 prospectus featuring more than 40 industry courses including a new offering for Green Deal.
The government’s energy and climate change minister, Greg Barker has praised Plumb Center’s intention to become one of the UK’s Green Deal providers.
• Gemserv wins contract for oversight of Green Deal
• Ombudsman Services Ltd to act as the Ombudsman and Investigation service for Green Deal
DECC has today announced two appointments to help ensure robust management of the Green Deal programme.
Mitsubishi Electric has secured first prize in the training excellence category of The National Heat Pump Awards.
NAPIT has been awarded further BPEC approval for the new two-day Heat Pump Systems Installer Training Course, *designed for qualified plumbers, heating engineers, oil engineers or gas engineers wishing to install heat pump systems.
Plumb Center says it will use a special open day at its sustainable building centre to announce its intention to become a Green Deal provider.
Sustainable Building Solutions (SBS) are now offering a City & Guilds accredited course in Green Deal domestic energy assessing in conjunction with PPL Training.
Future Renewable Energy has partnered with training provider Easy MCS with the aim of sharing its experience with other installers considering using renewable heating technologies.
BPEC has used its recent series of road shows to launch its new series of plumbing qualifications for renewable energy installers.
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.
Ploughcroft is offering a £1,000 cash prize and an educational tour of its facilities to the secondary school which wins its new challenge.
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.
Asset Skills wants to hear from qualified energy assessors and home inspectors in Great Britain who would like to become one of the first Green Deal Advisors.
A new survey has shown that over two-thirds of renewables employers have suffered from delays and uncertainties over government policy.
The University of Salford, working with Envirolink and the Institute of Infrared Thermography, are offering a series of professional training courses providing an understanding of the principles of thermography and how to best use this approach to inspect and accurately interpret the performance of buildings.
BRE has announced that for those who book to attend its latest renewable technologies course, they will get another place at half price.