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Green Energy Solutions UK has launched a new website at www.ukgreenenergy.co.uk.
The recently launched Waxman Training Academy is now officially approved by the National Association for Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT Approved) as well as the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating engineers (CIPHE).
A £10 million scheme aimed at getting low carbon forms of heating such as biomass boilers, solar hot water panels and heat pumps into the homes of social housing tenants across Great Britain opens to applications today.
Home energy efficiency expert, Enact Energy, is offering local authorities across Britain the opportunity to take part in a £100,000 marketing campaign during June to encourage local residents to take advantage of free home insulation before the Carbon Emission Reduction Target (CERT) funding permanently ends later this year.
NAPIT has been awarded further BPEC approval for the new two-day Heat Pump Systems Installer Training Course, *designed for qualified plumbers, heating engineers, oil engineers or gas engineers wishing to install heat pump systems.
Liverpool-based Eco Environments has completed what it says is the largest roof-based PV project in the north of England.
PV installers JPCS has begun work on a 5MW ground-mounted solar farm near Southampton in partnership with Anesco.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced the signing of an energy agreement between the UK and Iceland.
A wood pellet boiler installation has become Wales’ first successfully approved RHI project.
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) and Eden Project founder Tim Smit have called on the government to back geothermal energy in the UK.
Plumb Center says it will use a special open day at its sustainable building centre to announce its intention to become a Green Deal provider.
There are now only 28 days left to book places at the Ground Source Heat Pump Association’s (GSHPA) annual conference and exhibition.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Buildings (EEPB) are hosting a series of breakfast briefings for the supply chain to find out more about the opportunities offered to them by the Green Deal.
Infinite Energy has reported a significant rise in the number of agricultural installations following the completion of a 50kWp array at Wicks Manor pig farm in Essex.
Sky TV has installed its first ever wind turbine at its West London broadcasting studio.
Reports have emerged from Germany that the country’s solar plants produced 22GW of electricity per hour – the equivalent output to 20 nuclear power stations.
Energy secretary Edward Davey has been in the North East meeting key players and spreading awareness of Green Deal.
Viessman is re-launching its installer promotion by giving away one Resol SBS 2000 filling/flushing station with every 12 m2 of Vitosol solar panels or kits (evacuated tube or flat plate) purchased.
Providing strategic guidance to ministers and senior officials at DECC, Boyd will build connections with industry and other stakeholders whilst spearheading EEDO’s primary objective to advance energy efficiency across the UK economy.
Renewables suppliers Ardenham Energy and environmental consultancy ESI have become partners in developing open and closed loop ground source heat pump projects.
Installers and industry leaders have given their responses to Thursday’s announcement by the government that the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) for domestic PV installations will fall to 16p/kWh from August 01.
PV manufacturers Phono Solar has signed an agreement to exclusively manufacture, sell and distribute POD PV solar lamps around the world.
Engensa has launched the SolarLoan which it says will allow homeowners to make money from solar PV without any upfront costs.