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Solarlec makes Sharp impression
A renewable energy firm is celebrating after being named this year’s highest achieving solar panel installer with European technology experts Sharp.
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No need to choose between solar and food, argues STA
The Solar Trade Association will be writing to environment secretary Liz Truss following her announcement that farmland should be used for ‘food and crops’ and not solar farms.
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Shell Springboard offers £350k to low carbon entrepreneurs
Shell is calling on UK entrepreneurs with big ideas to reduce carbon emissions to enter the 2015 Shell Springboard awards programme.
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Voltec Solar strengthens partnership with Wagner Renewables
European PV module manufacturer Voltec Solar has renewed its partnership with West Sussex based renewables distributor Wagner Renewables.
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Charlie Luxton heads line up at Live North
Sustainable architect and TV presenter Charlie Luxton will be the keynote speaker at this year’s NICEIC and ELECSA Live North event.
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BPEC Charity Life Award presents £35,000
Winning entry: L-R George Thomson (BPEC Trustee – Life Award Panel member), Dean Buchanan (Datum Foundation – life Award winner), Elsa Buchanan (Datum Foundation – life Award winner)
£35,000 has been given in charitable donations by training and certification provider, BPEC, to projects that use plumbing skills to enhance the lives others less fortunate either here in the UK or abroad.
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REA and STA to go separate ways
The Renewable Energy Association and Solar Trade Association are to end their formal affiliation on 1 January 2015.
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Plumb and Parts Center reports RHI seminar success
This year, Plumb and Parts Center has been running a series of seminars around the UK in order to broaden understanding of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme.
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BPVA launch ‘Powering Knowledge’
The British Photovoltaic Association (BPVA) and Rated Solar Installer have teamed up to launch a campaign to help install solar PV on school rooftops across the UK – Powering Knowledge.
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Rexel launch Solar Energeasy
Rexel has today launched Solar Energeasy – a programme to help installers drive increased consumer confidence in solar PV.
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Innasol saves the UK over 100 thousand tons of CO2
Innasol has today announced that its renewable heating technology has saved its customers, and the UK, over 100 thousand tonnes of CO2. This is equivalent to more than 16,000 UK residents’ CO2 emissions from heating.
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Get ready for winter with a free Samil Power fleece
To celebrate the launch of the new Samil Power Solar Lake inverter, purchase the brand new Samil Power 30KW TL-PM three phase inverter from SOLFEX energy systems during October, November & December and you will receive an exclusive Samil Power branded Active Winter Fleece free of charge.
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Flow opens new £250k training centre
Flow has announced the opening of its brand new boiler training facility in Runcorn, Cheshire.
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Energy Efficiency & Renewables Awards – winners revealed
The waiting is now over and REI is delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Energy Efficiency & Renewables Awards.
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NAPIT welcomes new phase of GDHIF
NAPIT have welcomed the announcement from DECC that a further £100m of funding is set to be invested in the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF).
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NuVision and VdV celebrate first anniversary with free roof kit
Van der Valk Solar Systems and NuVision Energy are celebrating the one year anniversary of their partnership with a special promotion.
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£9.4m boost to low carbon heat networks
The government has today pledged over £9m additional funding to encourage the spread of district heating schemes and other heat networks.
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Industry slams CfD regime
The STA and REA have spoken out against the government’s finalised budgets for Contracts for Difference (CfD).
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DECC confirms RO closure to large-scale solar
DECC has confirmed that the Renewables Obligation (RO) will close to new large-scale solar above 5MW from 01 April 2015, because of budgetary pressure.
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RenewableUK slams false media reports claiming wind farms affect hearing
RenewableUK says media speculation that wind farms can affect people’s hearing is incorrect and irresponsible.
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Ecovision appoints manager from within
Ecovision Renewables has appointed its sales manager Paul Dean as its general manager and sales director.
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Worcester backs Lib Dem council tax proposals
A spokesman for Worcester, Bosch has backed plans laid out by the Liberal Democrats to reward people who improve the energy efficiency of their homes with a council tax discount.
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Rockefeller’s green investment decision is ‘great for everyone’
RES UK managing director Gordon MacDougall has called on the UK’s politicians to take note of the Rockefeller family’s decision to divest itself of fossil fuel assets.
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Amber Rudd visits IKEA solar service
Climate change minister Amber Rudd was welcomed earlier this month by IKEA’s head of sustainability Joanna Yarrow, to tour IKEA’s Southampton store and discuss IKEA’s sustainability strategy for 2020.