News 117
This month, the MCS column looks at the facts installers need to know about MCS installation and the Green Deal
The government has made clear that it wants the installation of microgeneration measures under Green Deal to be carried out by MCS-certified installers. Some governance changes are required to make this happen but the intention is that those will all be completed in plenty of time before the first Green Deal installations are carried out in early 2013.
With the raft of new technologies aimed at reducing bills and energy usage, the government is aiming to get close to two million installations in place by 2020, so there is a big market there for any installer company looking to get involved, says MCS.
Scottish scientists are calling for new national guidelines to be put in place to protect birds and bats from domestic wind turbine developments.
Toby Darbyshire, co-founder and ceo of Engensa, has won the Start-Up Star category of the MT Sky Future Leaders Awards.
A Manchester-based renewable technologies company has helped to demonstrate ‘green’ initiatives in the local area to energy secretary Edward Davey on his recent visit to Oldham.
A renewables developer is urging planners to keep a decision on whether to approve a Borders wind farm in the hands of the local community.
Sustainable Building Solutions (SBS), part of the Travis Perkins Group, has been awarded the ‘Outstanding Achievement of the Year’ accolade at the Retro Expo Awards, held in Birmingham on Wednesday 31st October 2012.
A Midlands-based green energy firm is bucking the economic trend having reported a successful 12 months.
44 social housing projects have today been awarded a share of £3.2million by DECC to get renewable heating into the homes of over a thousand social housing tenants across Great Britain.
Worcester, Bosch Group claimed the award for ‘Best Technical Support’ at the OFTEC Awards for Excellence 2012 which was held at Manchester Central Convention Centre on Thursday 18th October 2012.
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has announced the launch of the Energy, Security and Properity Symposium to take place on March 26 2013 at the Royal Institution, London.
Ian Stares, renewables product group manager at PTS, is the latest addition to an already impressive speaker line up at A Profitable Future in Renewables Business Strategy Conference.
The wind industry is on course to power 1 in 10 UK homes by 2015, according to a new report from trade association RenewableUK.
North Yorkshire wind turbine specialists ICE Renewables has reported a 300 percent increase in turnover in the last 12 months.
Sanjay Bowry, ceo of Dulas
Dulas has announced the addition of two turbine models to its medium range portfolio (50-500kW).
Energy secretary Ed Davey has been forced to clarify government policy following negative remarks from energy minister John Hayes
Energy secretary Ed Davey has been forced to clarify the government’s energy policy following minister John Hayes’ candid criticisms of on-shore wind.
Industry body RenewableUK is calling for ‘urgent clarification’ following press reports in which new energy minister John Hayes heavily criticises onshore wind.
Four bidders have been short listed for the next phase of DECC’s £1bn Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) competition.
Prospect Law, the legal team spearheading a campaign to recover losses incurred by PV firms during the Feed-in Tariff debacle, says its demand for compensation has reached £50m.
CTC’s Cliff Arnold
Staff at Plumb Center’s specialist renewables branches are now better equipped to advise customers on heat pumps, thanks to training by manufacturer CTC.
Specflue’s training centre at Sudbury, Suffolk has been given the thumbs up by Ian Pattell, president of the Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors (APHC).
The Low Carbon Networks (LCN) Fund has had its progress applauded by politicians and other industry representatives at the organisation’s annual conference – run by Energy Networks Association (ENA).
In future, Mage Solar will be managing its warehousing and transport activities across the globe with its logistics partner Kuehne + Nagel
German-based provider of PV system components Mage Solar has announced it will be managing its warehousing and transport activities across the globe with its logistics partner Kuehne + Nagel.
L to R, BPEC chairman Frank Glover, BPEC Charity award winners Martin Biron, John booth, Stephen Dobney, Lee Firth & Master of the Worshipful Company of Plumbers Charles Yuill
Training and certification provider BPEC says it has donated almost £30,000 to charities which use plumbing to enhance life.