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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.
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Specflue rated alongside Marks & Spencer and Waitrose
Specflue says it has just completed the most in-depth study of customer satisfaction levels in the firm’s twenty-one year history.
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3sun Group appoints renewables director
3sun Group has appointed Andrew Elmes as renewables director.
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Shadow climate change minister visits SBC
Plumb Center’s Tim Pollard shows shadow climate change minister Jonathan Reynolds MP round the Sustainable Building Centre (SBC)
The new shadow climate change minister Jonathan Reynolds MP has praised the work of Wolseley UK’s Sustainable Building Center (SBC) in a visit to Leamington.
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Greg Barker opens new lab for Oxford PV
Greg Barker is shown a sample of glass with OPV’s energy-generating coating by founder Kevin Arthur and chief scientific officer Dr Henry Snaith
Climate change minister Greg Barker visited Oxford Photovoltaics’ HQ at Begbroke Science Park earlier this week to launch the new fabrication and test facilities.
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It’s renewables friday
Everlasting Marketing & PR’s managing director Babak Daemi
Manchester-based Everlasting PR & Marketing is urging the renewables industry to adopt its #RenewableFF initiative on Twitter.
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REA strikes back at Cameron renewables smear
The REA has called on the government to set the record straight on renewable investment following media reports that the prime minister referred to green levies on energy bills as ‘green crap’.
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UK Green Investment Bank unveils green policies
The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) has today published, for the first time, its green investment policies. The bank has written to key stakeholders to invite their feedback.
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Renewables industry welcomes call for Pickles to support renewables in new homes
The REA and STA welcomes today’s Environmental Audit Committee report ‘Code for Sustainable Homes and the Housing Standards Review’, which criticises the government’s lack of progress and ambition on ensuring all new homes are ‘zero carbon’ by 2016.
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Worcester, Bosch Group opens new Northern training centre
Worcester, Bosch Group has opened a brand new training facility in Normanton, near Wakefield, to provide better support and an improved training experience for installer, specifier and merchant customers based in the North of England.
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Ecobuild announces new research partnership with BRE
BRE has been selected as the official Research and Innovation Partner of Ecobuild, taking place at London’s ExCeL from 4 to 6 March 2014.
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Nottingham PV project breaks crowdfunding records
Nottingham’s largest solar power project has broken records by raising £500,000 from 337 people in just under a month.
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EA Technology Wind Power Forum makes UK debut
EA Technology has launched an independent forum to explore and address asset management issues within the on and offshore wind power sector.
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Condensing biomass boilers get RHI boost
Condensing biomass boilers will be eligible for the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), when it launches in spring.
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Retrofit is more than insulation, reminds CoRE
The Centre of Refurbishment Excellence (CoRE) is running two new Masterclasses later this month to focus attention on the issues, technologies and solutions around building services and ventilation.
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RHI funding row exposed in Northern Ireland
Brian Hood, managing director of BS Holdings
BS Holdings is calling on Northern Ireland’s Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment to reverse its decision to allow the delay of biomass applications to the province’s RHI register if applicants are in receipt of a Carbon Trust interest free loan.
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Earthwise Products partners with Libra Energy
Earthwise Products announces the appointment of Libra Energy UK as a new distributor of the award-winning SOLiC 200.
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Abundance launches campaign for green Father Christmas
A new campaign has been launched to resurrect the original green Father Christmas by UK crowdfunding programme Abundance Generation.
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Ginlong Technologies announces UK expansion plans
Ginlong Technologies announce that a recent Chinese government investment is enabling it to grow its Solis Inverter range and international presence.
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Oxford PV’s ceo joins Greg Barker on Saudi trip
Kevin Arthur, co-founder and ceo of Oxford Photovoltaics, is currently joining climate change minister Greg Barker in a solar trade mission to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which is occurring today and tomorrow (11-12 November).
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Best energy innovators revealed
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has revealed the finalists in its annual Innovation Awards.
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Circulator pumps get Green Deal approval
Pump industry lobbying has forced a U-turn by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) with circulator pumps set to be finally included in the Green Deal programme, according to Xylem Water Solutions UK.
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NAPIT reaches 10,000 member milestone
NAPIT has recently welcomed its ten thousandth member as its self-certification schemes continue to grow in popularity.
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Vergnet partners with Bowler Energy
Medium scale wind turbine manufacturer Vergnet has today announced its partnership with Bowler Energy, covering England, Scotland and Wales.