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Green Deal cashback gets green light
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today announced the launch of a £125m cashback scheme for homeowners who invest in Green Deal – two weeks sooner than expected.
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Anglian Building Products becomes Green Deal Installer
Anglian Building Products has become the latest business to achieve certification to PAS 2030:2012 as a Green Deal and ECO Installer.
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Ecolution launches PV Performance Guarantee
Ecolution’s managing director Richard Jenkin’s says the Performance Guarantee is one of a kind
A PV system Performance Guarantee is being launched this month by Ecolution Energy Services to housing association, initially in London and the south.
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Green Deal will fail without SMEs, says Scottish energy minister
Scotland’s minister for energy, enterprise and tourism Fergus Ewing has called on the government to ensure that SMEs lead the way in delivering the Green Deal.
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Glow-worm backs Plumb Center’s solar thermal training
Heating manufacturer Glow-worm has added to the appeal of Plumb Center’s solar thermal training course by offering a cashback incentive.
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Good Energy acquires wind farm site
Renewable electricity supplier Good Energy has announced its acquisition of an onshore wind farm owned by RWE Npower in a deal worth up to £3m.
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CTC offers free extra training
CTC’s Cliff Arnold
Heat pump manufacturer CTC says its offering free extra product training to installers attending its forthcoming heat pump and biomass BPEC courses at its Droitwich HQ.
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UK wind turbine receives US accreditation
Evance’s Kevin Parslow
The Evance 5kW R9000 small wind turbine has achieved full certification from the Small Wind Turbine Certification Council (SWCC) – the body which certifies turbine models in the USA.
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OFT slams poor practice in energy efficiency sector
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has criticised a number of energy efficiency companies for ‘poor practice’ in its latest review of the sector.
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Make the most of demand for Green Deal Advisors
Ecoskies is appealing to installers to capitalise on the shortage of Green Deal Advisors by training and becoming certified for the scheme before its launch on January 28th.
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Is fracking the future
Ecobuild 2013 is promising to turn the spotlight on the controversial practice of fracking at this year’s show.
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Canadian Solar project scoops POWER-GEN award
Canadian Solar has announced that its 148 MW solar park PV project in southern Brandenburg, Germany has been named the 2012 winner of the Solar Project of the Year Award by POWER-GEN International.
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Tory modernisers make renewables pledge
The 2020 Group of Conservative MPs has pledged to make renewable energy ‘the norm’ by the end of the decade.
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Upfront fees likely for Green Deal
Some homeowners will face upfront charges for Green Deal Assessments, according to a survey by The Guardian.
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Green Deal blamed for insulation job losses
More than 800 jobs have been lost in the insulation industry due to the government’s handling of energy efficiency schemes, according to figures released by the Insulation Industry Forum.
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PTS improves access to spares
Plumbing Trade Supplies (PTS) has extended the opening hours of its National Spares Call Centre allowing installers to buy spares at shorter notice.
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SPUK Roadshow gears up to restart the market
Are you a solar installer looking for new ways to revitalise your business and sell your services in challenging market conditions? Then the Solar Power UK 2013 Roadshow might be the place for you.
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Lightsource opens renewable energy portal
Lightsource Renewable Energy has developed an online portal, designed to educate children about renewable energy and climate change.
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Industry welcomes red tape reduction pledge
The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) and NICEIC have welcomed government plans to reduce red tape in building regulations.
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Get PAS 2030 approved with Ecoskies
Ecoskies renewable energy training is now offering Green Deal Installer (GDI) training to those who wish to benefit from the energy efficiency scheme when it launches later this month.
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MPC calls on Barker to stick to green vision
MPC ceo Dave Sowden, climate change minister Greg Barker, Phil Shepley from event sponsor Carillion and MPC president Baroness Maddock
The Micropower Council’s (MPC) ceo Dave Sowden has called on climate change secretary Greg Barker to ‘stick to his vision’ and restore certainty to investors in green technology.
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UK on track to hit 2020 targets
The UK is on course to hit its 2020 renewable energy targets, according to a new report from the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
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Solarlec installs Wokingham’s first large scale system
Scott Leighton from SolarTech, Cllr Angus Ross, WBC executive member for the environment and Gill Cheale Branch Supervisor Wokingham Library in front of Wokingham Library
SolarTech has designed and installed 27 PV systems on sites across Wokingham in an initiative which is expected to generate 500,000 kWh per year saving the schools and centres approximately £40,000 on their combined energy bills.
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Trina Solar signs 55MW supply deal
PV manufacturer Trina Solar has announced that it is to supply 55MW of modules to Anesco over the next four months.