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Hundreds of electrical contractors filled out Bolton Arena last week as NICEIC and ELECSA held the second Live North event.
Euroheat, has added to its training centre in order to keep up with changes in legislation for stove installers, set to be enforced next summer.
NAPIT are now offering the Green Deal Advisor Course at a reduced price enabling installers to get Green Deal ready for 20 per cent less.
Paul McCullagh, chief executive of UrbanWind
Glasgow-based UrbanWind has called for a major overhaul of Scotland’s planning system in a bid to increase the number of new projects and ensure the government’s green targets are met.
The 4Eco team
4Eco has announced the production and sale of its 10,000th immerSUN unit.
Kevin Parslow, ceo of Evance
Turbine manufacturer Evance claims that one in every two 1.5kW-15kW small wind installations in the UK last year was its R9000 model.
David Hunt, director of Liverpool-based installer Eco Environments, has joined head-hunter Antal International as business development and operations director.
All firms listed on the Electrical Safety Register can now access the second of three free online training courses from Certsure.
Bicton EaRTH is offering a series of free hands-on taster sessions for heating and plumbing engineers interested in training to install renewable technologies.
Lark Energy has partnered with Armstrong Energy on the development and construction of three solar farm projects in the Lincolnshire and Rutland area totalling 30MWp.
Mark Tudor and Michelle Wright from Uponor accepting the Graham award
Uponor has been awarded the ‘Supplier of the Year – Contribution to The Knowledge Award’, at the Graham The Plumbers’ Merchant annual conference.
Siemens Financial Services (SFS) has been awarded Green Lessor of the Year accolade by Leasing World in its fifth annual Awards ceremony.
Lightsource Renewable Energy Limited has closed the project refinancing of a portfolio of four solar power stations, with a total installed capacity of 38MW. Investec Bank plc provided the entire £30m term facility.
Segen has announced that it will be extending its partnership with Panasonic by adding the Panasonic Aquarea Mono-bloc heat pump to its product portfolio.
Graham Hacon, managing director at 3sun Group
Great-Yarmouth based 3sun Group has reported a turnover of £13.7 million for the financial year 2012/13.
Public support for wind farms remains high, a fresh report has found.
Vince Cable with Stuart Mackenzie, managing director of Dimplex
Dimplex has played host to Vince Cable, the secretary of state for business, innovation and skills, at its Southampton headquarters.
Energise Events (organisers of the Energy Efficiency Exhibitions) is delighted to announce that its Energy Saving Home concept will be an integral element of Centaur Media’s National Homebuilding & Renovating Show at the NEC next Spring from 27-30 March 2014.
57 social landlords across Great Britain have been awarded a share of £5 million to get more renewable heating into the homes of tenants, climate change minister Greg Barker has announced today.
GTEC Training Ltd has secured the contract to administer a new government fund that will aid installers to train in renewable heating technologies prior to the roll out of the domestic RHI next spring.
The Renewable Energy Association seeks clarification from David Cameron following the prime minister’s announcement that he will ‘review’ green taxes levied on energy bills.
Worcester, Bosch has enhanced its installer support this heating season by adding 10 new recruits to its Technical Support team.
Kensa Heat Pumps, has revealed its top tips for energy efficiency to reinforce the lesser known merits of ground source heat pumps, as part of the Energy Saving Trust’s annual ‘Energy Saving Week’ (21-25 October 2013).
Nearly nine out of every ten (88 percent) UK businesses are worried about the security of their energy supply, according to a new report published jointly by the Major Energy Users’ Council (MEUC) and Power Efficiency – part of the Balfour Beatty Group.