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NICEIC has welcomed a new report by the NHBC Foundation which calls for more action to boost the number of young women in the construction industry.
Russell Roof Tiles has partnered with Romag to meet increased demands for in-roof PV systems.
Voltec Solar’s senior vice president Markus Schaefer
European PV manufacturer Voltec Solar has expanded its presence in the UK by signing a distribution agreement with PV Kits Direct.
Members of the Solar Trade Association (STA) have launched a new Scotland branch in Edinburgh.
Official figures show that the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped by 2.4 percent in 2013, as the nation burned less coal and gas for power.
40 installers will receive funding towards Green Deal accreditation through the ‘Better Homes Yorkshire’ scheme.
The government is moving to the first phase of commercial negotiations on a Contract for Difference with the developer of a proposed tidal lagoon at Swansea Bay.
Responding today’s government Budget announcement by chancellor George Osborne, the Renewable Energy Association’s chief executive Nina Skorupska, said:
Daikin UK has opened a new £1.1m training and technology centre in Woking, Surrey to address the skills shortage of experienced engineers in the sector.
Plumb & Parts Center supported National Apprenticeship Week which ran from 09-13 March.
Figures from the International Energy Agency (IEA) show that global emissions of C02 from the energy sector halted in 2014 – the first time in 40 years not tied to an economic downturn.
The Liberal Democrats have announced plans to introduce a new Green Homes Bill in the next Parliament aimed at improving the energy efficiency of Britain’s housing stock and promoting renewable heat technologies.
Worcester, Bosch Group, has launched its latest consumer communication campaign which sees the manufacturer promote the benefits of products – and in particular the new Wave Smart controller – to millions of homeowners across the country.
Specflue has launched a new website to enable installers to more easily find and book training courses online.
SunEdison has launched its new SunEdison Energy Saver Plan which allows homeowners to save up to 15 percent on electricity bills via solar at no upfront cost.
The Solar Trade Association officially launched its new-look logo, strategy and website last week at Ecobuild.
A national forum that will address best practice and quality assurance of renewable heat training is to be launched by SummitSkills.
L-R Simon Lomax (MD), Lord Taylor (chairman) and Chris Davis (commercial director)
500 homes across the UK are to become the first recipients of Kensa’s fully funded GSHP offer.
According to the report, the current Feed-in Tariff penalises small-scale wind which has seen deployment decline by 77 per cent.
DECC has launched a new Fuel Poverty Strategy which will compel future governments to improve the energy efficiency of England’s coldest homes, by law.
£70m of funding has been released for the third phase of the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund.
Daikin UK will be sponsoring the Green Housing Forum 2015.
DECC would like to invite your readers to a series of RHI events.
MCS reminds installers of updates to the domestic RHI, which came into force on February 05 2015