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FoE react to Green Bank location announcement

Reacting to news today (Thursday 8 March 2012) that the HQ of the Green Investment Bank will be in Edinburgh, Friends of the Earth’s economics campaigner, ...
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BSI launch new Green Deal standard

BSI has launched a new standard in support of the government’s Green Deal initiative which will enable households and commercial properties to improve their ...
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Ofgem launches RHI seminars

Ofgem is holding a series of nationwide seminars to help organisations take advantage of the opportunities of the £860m Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).
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Green Deal cash boost

• £3.5m to train Green Deal assessors and installers • £10m to improve the energy efficiency of non-domestic buildings A total of £3.5million in funding has been ...
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Making an impression

Impressionist and green campaigner, Alistair McGowan will be opening Practical Installer for Plumb Center at Ecobuild on 20 March.
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Bicton College’s new Environmental and Renewable Technologies Hub (EaRTH) was officially launched to the local community last week (29th February 2012).  The event, which ...
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Back to school for Plumb Center

With a shortage of accredited biomass training courses, Plumb Center’s first HETAS approved course was an instant success, with staff from SSE (formerly Scottish ...
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Kingspan goes back to school

Kingspan Water, a supplier of rainwater harvesting systems to the UK building industry, is one of the major partners of a flagship energy training centre ...
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Campaign launched to root out solar cowboys

A campaign is being launched to crack down on “unscrupulous” installers of solar panels seeking to cash in on the confusion surrounding the Government’s ...
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New energy advice service to be launched

Following last November’s announcement that the Energy Saving Trust had become a social enterprise with charitable status, it has now reached a ...
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Solar Energy Systems dramatically revises profits

Scottish renewable energy specialist Solar Electricity Systems has dramatically reinforced predictions of a boom in the domestic green energy market with a forecast of a ...
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Thames Water chief joins Anesco

Steve Shine OBE has been appointed as chairman of national renewable energy solutions company, Anesco.
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Solarlec on the rise

Burnley-based PV company Solarlec has expanded its installation capacity after announcing a £12m turnover for last year.
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NAPIT Hires to PV installers

As part of its range of products and services, NAPIT Hire now provides equipment specifically suitable for the solar PV installation sector, including the guaranteed ...
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Practical thinking at Ecobuild

If you’re looking for hands-on experience with micro-renewables, backed up with practical advice from experts, head to Ecobuild and London’s ExCeL on Tuesday 20 – ...
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The wheel deal

A community co-operative has awarded the contract to supply a hydro-electric turbine for a sustainable energy scheme nearWhitbyto fellow Yorkshire-based business, JN Bentley.
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Shadow minister enjoys illuminating visit

Shadow energy and climate change minister, Luciana Berger, visited Plumb Center’s Sustainable Building Center in Leamington Spa to discuss renewable technologies and support for ...
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The only way is Essex

Energy efficiency company, Climate Energy, has just been ranked third in the latest Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100.  This annual league table ranks companies ...
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Suntech awarded ‘Top Brand PV’ seal

Suntech Power Holdings has been awarded the ‘Top Brand PV’ seal by EuPD Research, a market research and consultation firm.
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