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Hutchinson aids Olympic green legacy

UK engineering firm Hutchinson Engineering has played its part in securing a green legacy for the London 2012 Olympics.

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University of Glamorgan partners with GB-Sol

GB-Sol’s managing director Bruce Cross The University of Glamorgan will be partnering with PV manufacturers GB-Sol as part of their latest research project to develop what it calls ‘the next generation of battery pack’.

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Industry calls for end to distorted market

Members of the renewables industry have today called publicly on the government to end what it calls ‘distortions in the commercial market for renewable heating’ by allowing air to water heat pumps to compete on equal terms with other sources of renewable heat.

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Mitsubishi Electric creates Green Gateway videos

Mitsubishi Electric has produced two new videos exploring the concept behind Green Deal and why heat pump technology is an attractive alternative to traditional forms of heating as part of its ‘Green Gateway Philosophy’.

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Suntech appoints new CEO

Suntech’s new ceo David King International PV manufacturer Suntech has announced the appointment of David King as its chief executive officer. Dr Zhengrong Shi will serve as executive chairman of the board and chief strategy officer.

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Shoreheat and Plumbase join forces

Aidan Ogle, Sparesbase business development director Solar and heating parts stockists Shoreheat has announced its integration with Plumbase. Shoreheat’s 19 branches and distribution centre will be rebranded Sparesbase as part of the initiative which will receive investment from its parent company.

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Energy Solutions announces speakers

Energy management event, Energy Solutions (www.energysolutionsexpo.co.uk) today announced its full line-up of speakers  for its free-to-attend  CPD accredited educational programme. Across the two days, industry leaders will host a range of seminars, debates and lectures and present case-studies to attending visitors, alongside the exhibition, which will run from the 10-11 October 2012 at London’s Olympia.

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LG modules take top spot

LG has announced the results of stress tests conducted on its modules.

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Installer duo launch DVD

Andy Buchan and Watson Carlill Two installers with a number of years’ experience in the heating and plumbing industry have built on the launch of their own company with the release of a DVD aimed at the renewable industry’s installers.

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Pump industry makes Green Deal appeal

Gary Wilde of Lowara UK who sits on the British Pump Manufacturers Association circulator pump group The UK pump industry is stepping up its attempts to have circulator pumps included in the government’s flagship Green Deal programme.

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Be part of PV’s next market boom

Are you a developer or investor interested in the UK’s utility-scale solar market or an EPC or installer already developing solar-parks across the country?

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SunConnex partners with REC

PV distributer and project developer SunConnex has announced its platinum partnership with REC.

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British Eco earns Green Deal Finance membership

British Eco have become members of the Green Deal Finance Company which will enable the company to provide finance to customers when installing energy efficiency measures under Green Deal.

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Exclusive – REI and MCS partnership in place

Unique offering: Lu Rahman, editor of REI, which is only magazine in the marketplace to be working in partnership with the MCS Renewable Energy Installer is delighted to announce it has formed a partnership with the MCS. Supported by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), MCS, an industry-led scheme, came into operation at approximately the same time as REI was launched four years ago. The partnership will see MCS writing a regular column for the magazine which MCS has described as, “a well read and respected industry publication”. The column will keep readers up to date with the scheme and important technical updates.

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NICEIC unveils fresh TechTalk dates

NICEIC has announced a new series of its TechTalks which aim to tackle the technical and business issues which electrical contractors face.

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Forrest achieves Green Deal accreditation

One to bottle: NICEIC’s commercial director Matt Gantley (far left) presents a certificate and bottle of champagne to Forrest’s Paul McCarren and Neil Carroll Forrest says it has become the first business to achieve certification for Green Deal by NICEIC.  

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New Green Deal measures announced

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced the next steps of Green Deal prior to its official launch in October.