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Kier picks up £3 million project

Home run: Kier’s energy solutions specialists have completed a £3 million project to install PV panels to over 500 properties for Cottsway Housing Association Kier’s energy solutions specialists have completed a £3million project to install PV panels to over 500 properties for Cottsway Housing Association.

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JPCS provides foundation to 30 acres project

The Cadland Estate solar farm team l-r Steve Helliwell Benn Teasdale and Peter Verso from JPCS and Scott Hofgartner and Adrian Pike from Anesco Ground mounted solar PV construction specialists, JPCS, has provided the foundation for what it calls the UK’s largest ground mounted solar farms

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Green Deal on track for October launch

The underpinning framework for the Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) passed another milestone yesterday, 23 July, says the Department of Energy and Climate Change. 

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DECC launches community heating scheme

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today launched its low carbon heating scheme for communities which is now open to applications.

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Canadian Solar passes the test

Canadian Solar has announced it is one of the first PV providers to have passed two high voltage tests.

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Davey launches Cornwall Together

Energy secretary Edward Davey is at the Eden Project in Cornwall today, launching the new collective switching scheme Cornwall Together.

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Industry bodies react to non PV FiT announcement

Two of the renewable industry’s main trade bodies have reacted to the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s formal response to its consultation on changes to the Feed-in Tariff for non Pv technologies.

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Fresh proposals made for RHI

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today set out new proposals for managing the budget of the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).  

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Non PV FiT rates announced

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today announced its formal response to the consultation on Feed-in Tariffs for non PV technologies.

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Delegates give thumbs up to PV

Derek Durham, SunConnex’s project engineer Energy and construction experts from across Europe remain positive about the outlook for the UK solar PV market, was the message to emerge from a recent seminar organised by PV distributors SunConnex and builders merchants EH Smith.  

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Green Deal examplars chosen

Six organisations have been selected as ‘Green Deal skills exemplars’ by the Green Deal Skills Alliance (GDSA) to share their knowledge with the wider industry.

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Daikin launches new web platform

Daikin has announced the launch of its new pan-European website to offer a one-stop shop for online customers.

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Sainsburys forms renewables partnership

Octopus Investments, in partnership with Geothermal International (GI), has today announced it has entered into an agreement with J Sainsbury’s PLC to install ground source heat pumps at some of its supermarket sites.

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REC scoops Frost & Sullivan award

PV supplier Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) has been awarded Frost & Sullivan’s 2011 Global Customer Value Enhancement Award in the solar market.

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Government committed to green growth, says Barker

Climate change minister Greg Barker Climate change minister Greg Barker has used his address to the Micropower Council’s summer reception to reaffirm the government’s commitment to renewables.

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New energy census unveiled

Business intelligence company Polecat has launched a global Energy Census to increase understanding of the world’s conversations about energy.

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Ball rolling on first UK-Irish grid connection

Julian Leslie (National Grid UK), Mike O’Neill (Element Power) and Tom Cowhig (Element Power Ireland) National Grid UK has confirmed an agreement to build a grid connection of 3,000MW, to be operational by 2018, has been made with Element Power.

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Green energy in SW doubles in 12 months

A new report has been launched today by sustainable energy experts Regen SW revealing that renewable energy capacity has more than doubled in the past year in the south west of England. 

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Stiebel Eltron scoops international award

Stiebel Eltron UK’s managing director Mark McManus Stiebel Eltron’s UK division has picked up its parent company’s International Challenge award for its sales growth in 2011.