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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.
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Installers hit the Mastervolt Roadshow
Dutch inverter manufacturer Mastervolt reports that over 120 installers and distributors visited its SolarTruck Roadshow at 12 locations throughout the UK.
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UK pellet council promotes fuel quality
Set up 12 months ago, The UK Pellet Council (UKPC) was established to represent the country’s wood pellet trade and implement the European ENplus wood pellet fuel quality scheme.
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Industry reacts to RO banding decision
REA‘s head of on-site renewables Mike Landy: “Government has heard the evidence provided by industry and has increased the support for large-scale solar PV compared with its consultation proposals, albeit only slightly. We welcome the decision to provide higher support for roof-mounted PV (compared with ground-mounted) and to recognise the very much larger deployment potential for ground-mounted PV than originally foreseen.
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DECC publishes RO bandings
The government has outlined support rates going forward for biomass and solar under the Renewables Obligations Certificate (ROC).
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South Downs Solar scoops top award
South Downs Solar has been named ‘Small Business of the Year’ at the 2012 Sussex Business Awards.
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Evance breezes past 1,500 installation mark
Evance Wind Turbines has announced the installation of its 1,500th small wind turbine.
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Buying with confidence
Renewable Energy solutions provider Save Energy Group, based in Poole, Dorset has announced receipt of the Trading Standards ‘Buy With Confidence’ Membership accolaide – as awarded by The Borough of Poole’s Environmental & Consumer Protection Services.
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M3 Solar looks towards agriculture
From L-R: Shaun Beattie (M3 Solar), William Pierce (FG Pierce & Sons), Raffaele Fait (Eltek UK) and Andy O’Leary (Sibert Solar)
In August this year, M3 Solar installed and commissioned a 100kW roof-mounted PV system for FG Pierce & Sons near Sevenoaks, Kent.
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Biomass seminars lined up
Schiedel Chimney System’s David Wright
Schiedel Chimney Systems in conjunction with biomass consultancy re:heat, is holding a series of free of charge biomass awareness seminars for heating engineers and contractors.
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UFW expands team
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.