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Free CPD seminar for electrical contractors

Installers and PV professionals in the Midlands and Birmingham are invited to attend a free Continuing Professional/Personal Development (CPD) course in Birmingham on 13th May at the Plough and Harrow Hotel.

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Tories pledge to end onshore wind subsidy

RenewableUK has spoken out against the Conservative Party’s plans to scrap subsidy for onshore wind, should they win the 2015 general election.

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Banks Renewables seeks wind farm classroom approval

Anna Dickinson, project developer at Royal Highland Education Trust Scottish school children would enjoy lessons about renewable energy if a classroom on the site of a wind farm is approved, says project developers Banks Renewables.

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Sentinel launches new website

Sentinel has launched a new website designed to make achieving best practice water treatment as easy as possible for installers.

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Spring blooms for Rural Energy

Rural Energy md Paul Clark Rural Energy has revealed it has a record order book this spring, with 30MWof biomass technology currently being installed.

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Specflue to open new Northern depot

Nigel Kitching, Specflue’s northern depot manager Specflue has announced that its new northern depot will be in Castlefield, West Yorkshire.

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Daikin targets planting 100,000 trees

Daikin Europe NV has pledged to donate €50,000 – enough to plant 100,000 trees – in support of Earth Day’s Green Cities campaign, if it receives 100,000 likes on its Facebook page on 22 April 2014.

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Plumb Center makes Braziliant offer

To help installers get into the World Cup spirit, Plumb and Parts Center has teamed up with pipetool experts Rothenberger to launch a football promotion.

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NIBE extends heat pump warranty

The extended warranty applies to all parts and labour for NIBE F2040 and F2300 air source heat pump systems, NIBE F1145, F1245 and F1345 ground source heat pumps systems and NIBE Pellux 100 and Vedex 3300 biomass boilers, although these must have been commissioned by a NIBE VIP installer.

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UrbanWind chief questions Cameron’s commitment to renewables

Paul McCullagh, chief executive of UrbanWind Paul McCullagh, ceo of Glasgow-based UrbanWind, has called for prime minister David Cameron to “show some much needed leadership and make a clear commitment to renewable technology” following the conclusions of yesterday’s IPCC report.

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Wait now over for Domestic RHI

The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) has finally now launched, as confirmed by climate change minister Greg Barker via social media.

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Renewables Roadshow acquired by REI

Renewable Energy Installer is pleased to announce the acquisition of The Energy Efficiency Exhibitions & Renewables Roadshow, which will return to UK regions in September 2015.

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Government launches Solar Strategy

The government has today launched its solar strategy setting out ways in which it will boost deployment of the technology throughout the UK.

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Solfex announces ASHP training dates

SOLFEX Energy Systems has announced new training course dates for installers to become confident in the specification and application of Samsung air source heat pumps.

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Pumped and primed

Tony Bowen, president of the Heat Pump Association and chair of the MCS Heat Pump Technical Working Group, outlines five key reasons why now is the moment of opportunity for the heat pump installation sector 

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SolarMax and Zenex form partnership

Swiss inverter manufacturer SolarMax today announced that it has partnered with Yorkshire-based  Zenex Solar.