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Ampair to acquire Westwind
Ampair, the Dorset-based wind turbine manufacturer, announces that it is in exclusive negotiations to acquire Westwind, the Belfast-based wind turbine manufacturer.
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Installers can claim free SOLiC 200
Earthwise Products Ltd, manufacturer of the SOLiC 200, is offering a free SOLiC 200 to installers that are yet to try the product.
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IXUS Energy unveils new biomass training facility
The IXUS Energy team outside the company’s newly-opened training centre
IXUS Energy has opened a new training centre due to demand it is experiencing for biomass training ahead of the introduction of the domestic RHI.
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Plumb Center welcomes Green Deal simplification plan
Plumb Center has welcomed the Department of Energy and Climate Changes’s (DECC) proposals to make Green Deal more straightforward.
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Mitsubishi Ecodan unit lands top award
(L-R) Max Halliwell, Ecodan product marketing manager; Martin Fahey, sustainable solutions manager; Baroness Verma; and David Carver, chairman of NHIC at the Awards
Mitsubishi Electric’s fourth generation of Ecodan air source heat pumps has just been recognised as ‘Best Home Energy Solution’ at the National Home Improvement Council Awards.
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Ecobuild sets it stall for sustainability standard
Ecobuild is looking at ways to reduce the carbon footprint of its 2014 show in a bid to achieve the ISO 20121 Sustainable Events Management System certification.
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Wind subsidy decision ‘panders to nimbys’ – Full industry response
The government’s confirmation of financial support levels for large scale onshore and offshore wind after 2015 has stirred up a mixed reaction from industry.
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Industry reacts to RHI expansion
Micropower Council chief executive Dave Sowden
Trade bodies and industry leaders have greeted the expansion of the non-domestic RHI to include new technologies and the increase of several tariffs with enthusiasm.
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Fresh changes announced for RHI
The government has today announced an expansion the non-domestic RHI and confirmed tariffs for its domestic counterpart, due for launch in spring.
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Government to cut support for onshore wind
The government is set to announce a cut in subsidy for large scale onshore wind and solar in order to increase support for offshore developments, the BBC understands.
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Hutchinson Engineering warns of wind profits ‘disappearing abroad’
Hutchinson Engineering is calling for a radical change in how wind turbines and renewable energy are supplied in the UK.
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January sales on Uponor training courses
Uponor’s training manager Martin Allen
Uponor UK is ushering in the New Year by halving the cost of some of its training courses.
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Energy bills cut at the expense of ECO
The government has today confirmed plans to reduce energy bills by cutting, or watering down, a number of green levies.
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AP Mitchell launches Futureproof Green Deal network
The Futureproof network, developed by AP Mitchell, aims to enable gas heating engineers to grow their businesses by allowing them to draw down Energy Companies Obligation (ECO) funding and access Green Deal finance.
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UK sets new 6GW wind record
National Grid has confirmed that a record-breaking amount of electricity was generated by wind power in the UK last Friday (29 Nov) – achieving more than 6GW for the first time.
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Vergnet Joins Forces with Wind Turbines UK
Medium scale wind manufacturer Vergnet has joined forces with Wind Turbines UK – a Manchester-based company assistsing farmers and developers through every phase of a medium wind energy project.
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Sinclair Meadows wins national award
Not-for-profit housing provider, Four Housing, is celebrating success after its flagship carbon negative development – built by Galliford Try – won a national construction award.
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REA heralds AD FiT review pledge
Climate change minister Greg Barker has confirmed that DECC will launch a review of the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) for small scale anaerobic digestion (AD) in January. The AD industry has been calling for a review because the policy as currently designed will trigger a tariff reduction for small scale AD in April, even though hardly any plants have actually been built at this scale.
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Solfex signs SolarEdge distribution partnership
Solfex Energy Systems, part of the Travis Perkins Group, has announced a new supply partnership with SolarEdge Technologies to distribute its range of power optimisers, inverters and monitoring solutions.
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Kensa scoops regional award
Kensa Engineering has been named Business of the Year at the Western Morning News Awards.
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The kids are alright
Plumb Center is helping to develop the next generation of Scottish footballers, by donating £750 to Hillwood Boys Club.
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Simple Power gives Rural Support
Simple Power chief executive Philip Rainey pictured with Melissa Wylie from Rural Support, as they launch the charities first ever ‘Christmas Hamper Scheme’
Wind energy company, Simple Power, has teamed up with Rural Support to launch the charity’s first ever ‘Christmas Hamper Scheme’, aimed at helping farming and rural families in need this festive season.
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CCS shortlisted for national award
Andy Wallace, CCS
Finance provider Consumer Credit Solutions (CCS) has been shortlisted for a Construction Marketing Award (www.cmawards.co.uk) in the ‘Best Professional Services Campaign’ category, alongside its agency MRA Marketing.
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Record-breaking year of growth for UK wind
A new study commissioned by RenewableUK TO assess the state of the wind industry from July 2012 to June 2013, reveals a step change in the offshore wind sector.