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Eco2Solar secures £0.7m order book From Linden Homes

Eco2Solar has secured a £0.7m order book to provide solar PV to 323 new homes and four large apartment blocks under its Preferred Supplier Agreement with Galliford Try’s housebuilding division Linden Homes.

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SBS launches PAS 2030 course with year long mentor

Sustainable Building Solutions (SBS), part of the Travis Perkins Group, has launched the UK’s first Green Deal PAS 2030 course which offers a year of free mentoring for each attendee.

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The Solar Future

The Solar Future is the UK’s leading solar PV conference. This year it will take place on 16th July at Central Hall, Westminster in London, and will be followed by the Energy Storage UK conference on 17th July, at the same venue.

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UFW launches wind division

UFW has secured the sole distribution rights in the UK and Ireland for the EC Wind 55kW wind turbine, manufactured in Sweden.

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Solar Energy UK 2013 coming soon

The UK solar market is on course to deliver 1-1.5GW in 2013 driven by a dedicated government’s solar strategy targeting 20GW of solar by 2020. The UK’s solar ambition is underscored by a number of stable support mechanisms designed to encourage solar’s uptake in domestic and commercial segments, says organisers of the Solar Energy UK 2013.

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Communities get greater say on wind turbines

Communities are to get a greater say over the siting of onshore wind developments and receive higher levels of financial incentives, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced.

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Eurosafe secures wind turbine inspection contract

Fall protection specialist Eurosafe Solutions has secured an agreement with a Dutch designer and manufacturer of wind turbines, to test and inspect its fall protection systems on its turbines across the UK.

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The big green misconception

Britain is an eco-friendly nation of homeowners, according to a new study commissioned by npower.

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HETAS agrees deal with Prompt Payer

HETAS has agreed a deal with Prompt Payer whereby registered installers can sign up for premium membership of the scheme at the reduced price of £35 + vat.

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Decarbonisation target defeated in Energy Bill vote

The Energy Bill has moved to the next stage in Parliament following an overwelming vote in the House of Commons, despite defeat for an amendment introducing a decarbonisation target.   The bill can now be heard in the House of Lords after MPs voted 396 to eight this week following its third reading.

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Trade Skills 4 U makes new appointment

Trade Skills 4 U’s new commercial director Sabarah Cursons Trade Skills 4 U has strengthened its team with the addition of new commercial director Sabarah Cursons.

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Segen partners with WINAICO in face of EU tariffs

Segen has announced a new partnership with solar panel manufacturer WINAICO in order to help reduce the impact of the EU anti-dumping tariffs on the Solar PV industry.

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Trina Solar supplies 43,000 modules to UK projects

Head of Europe at Trina Solar, Ben Hill Trina Solar has announced that it has recently supplied 10.5MW of PV modules to Prosolia Energía, for two agricultural projects in the UK.

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Muckle LLP invests in renewable energy sector

Amy Wanless and Andrew Davison, Muckle LLP Newcastle-based commercial law firm Muckle LLP has extended the expertise within its Energy Team, with the appointment of a new corporate associate solicitor.

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Safety first

In its regular column this month, the MCS takes a look at solar PV installations fire safety