Eco2Solar has been named National SME Construction Company of the Year at The National Constructing Excellence Awards 2012.

Waterperry Gardens’ 500kW biomass boiler installed in 2010 Leicestershire-based Rural Energy has partnered with Ofgem to showcase the strength of biomass as a carbon-cutting and bill-reducing renewable technology.

Competition winner Stuart Alldritt with his Lowara Ecocirc and Love2Shop vouchers Plumbers from all over the country have taken part in a competition run by Lowara UK in a bid to be crowned the nation’s fastest plumber.

The latest weekly PV installation figures released by The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) point to a healthy recovery in the domestic market as installations rates have risen by almost 40 percent.

TradeSkills4u reports that a sinister blacklist has been used in the construction industry. The list was allegedly used by over 40 construction companies to deny jobs to so called trouble makers. The list totalled over 3000 names and those on the list say they often found themselves out of work and unable to get a job for no apparent reason.

A survey by the Energy Saving Trust (EST) has shown the enormous business opportunities which exist for installers fitting insulation in the UK.

With the countdown to the long awaited launch of the government’s flagship Green Deal scheme underway, Richard Weetman from utility metering specialist Orsis (UK) Ltd outlines why the hotly debated initiative could leave consumers and businesses out in the cold.

The domestic RHI aims to support households in their movement away from fossil fuels for heating and to contribute to theUK’s target on renewable energy deployment by 2020. The government recognises the demand within the renewable heating industry for this incentive and, by introducing an incentive for domestic consumers, hopes to drive uptake of renewable heat technologies as well as support supply chain development. They also aim to improve the efficiency and performance of renewable heat technologies through efficient metering. The consultation outlined a number of areas that could influence, or be beneficial to, MCS installers.

Neil Schofield, Worcester, Bosch Group The DECC decision to bring forward the Green Deal cashback scheme for boiler replacements to the second week in January has been welcomed by domestic heating manufacturers Worcester, Bosch Group.