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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.
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.
After a number of false starts, the industry has greeted today’s announcement that the Domestic RHI is now open with a great deal of enthusiasm.
The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) has finally now launched, as confirmed by climate change minister Greg Barker via social media.
Nominations have opened for this year’s Energy Efficiency & Renewables Awards.
Clean Solar Solutions is set to clean 64,000 solar panels during the next six weeks in what it says is the largest undertaking of solar panel cleaning seen in the UK to date.
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.
The domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) will launch on Wednesday 09 April, according to an article in last weekend’s Sunday Times.
The government has today launched its solar strategy setting out ways in which it will boost deployment of the technology throughout the UK.
Daikin’s new display van has begun its UK tour in Bristol.
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.
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
Swiss inverter manufacturer SolarMax today announced that it has partnered with Yorkshire-based Zenex Solar.
NAPIT has announced that its EXPO 2014 event will take place at The Rum Warehouse, Liverpool on 09 July.
Kim Mann, Krannich Solar
Krannich Solar UK has been awarded a premium seal by EuPD Research for its high level of customer satisfaction for the second year in a row.
NAPIT is calling on installers to take advantage of a 10 percent discount offer on its training courses throughout April.
Sundog Energy founder and technical director Martin Cotterell has been elected as a Fellow to the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET).
Paul McCullagh, chief executive of UrbanWind
UrbanWind’s ceo Paul McCullagh has warned that the government’s freeze on Carbon Tax will hit investment in the sector.
PassivSystems has been awarded an exclusive contract with a wholly owned subsidiary of Macquarie to provide the monitoring of its ‘free solar PV’ roll-out campaign.
In London they are about to begin trialling technology that can draw carbon-free energy from the Thames, says the Underfloor Trade Store (UTS).
NAPIT has called on installers to throw their weight behind Green Deal in response to the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council’s (HHIC) comment on the Green Deal needing installer support to survive.
The ‘big six’ UK energy suppliers have been referred to The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) by regulator Ofgem.
HETAS is urging installers to take advantage of new vouchers which are available to help with the cost of RHI training. With the imminent launch of the domestic RHI, the voucher scheme is designed to help installers living and working in England gain the qualifications required to become MCS certified and get involved in the installation and maintenance of domestic renewable heat technologies including solar thermal, heat pumps and biomass systems.
Students from a Primary School in Rattlesden, Suffolk have been exploring renewable technology with heat pump manufacturer, Mitsubishi Electric – which has been offering its Renewable Training Centre to schools wishing to study renewable energy as part of the curriculum.