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TLT appointed to advise DECC

National law firm TLT has been appointed by Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to advise on potential solutions to the Green Deal barrier consent issue.

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Hot chocolate

Since May 2013, an international chocolate company has been producing its chocolate bars at a production facility in Abu Dhabi with Austrian solar energy technology.

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2013 Ashden Award winners announced

Winners of the 2013 Ashden Awards, the green energy awards, were announced on Thursday 20 June at the Royal Geographical Society in London.

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Bristol Solar City initiative ‘will create 100s of jobs’

The ‘Bristol Solar City’ initiative has been welcomed by the leading partners on the £8m Ready for Retrofit programme, Regen SW and the Energy Saving Trust, as an opportunity to create hundreds of new jobs to deliver 1 GW of solar power across the West of England area.

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SolarAid scoops Ashden Award

Steve Andrews, SolarAid’s ceo, makes his acceptance speech SolarAid has been selected as a Gold Award winner in the 2013 International Ashden Awards for its work building sustainable markets for small solar lights across East Africa.

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Recruitment drive starts for renewable energy plant

More than 50 new jobs are now being advertised by Air Products for its Tees Valley Renewable Energy facility, located in the New Energy and Technology Business Park, near Billingham, Teesside. 

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Segen boosts inverter offering

Segen has announced the launch of a number of ‘value added’ services to UK inverter customers.

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PV Cycle establishes UK office

PV Cycle today announced that it has opened a UK branch which it says will better serve UK PV module waste customers.

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Winners revealed of British Renewable Energy Awards 2013

The REA has revealed the winners of the British Renewable Energy Awards 2013. Champion Award Winner: Peter Fraenkel For longstanding commitment to the promotion of not just tidal energy, but also solar, wind, hydro and biomass. Peter is currently progressing a radical new energy storage concept.

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Barnsley College to host Green Deal and ECO installer event

Barnsley College’s Think Low Carbon Centre is hosting a free event on the government’s Green Deal and ECO initiatives. Local contractors are invited to the event which will take place between 9am and 1pm on Saturday 22nd June.

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Green Deal will increase property values, says DECC report

Making energy saving improvements to your property could increase its value by 14 per cent on average – and up to 38 per cent in some parts of England – according to new research released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).

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Innotech Solar secures Krannich as a sales partner

Dr Thomas Hillig,VP module sales & marketing at Innotech Solar Scandinavian module manufacturer Innotech Solar (ITS) has secured Krannich Solar as a partner. The company added ITS solar modules to its portfolio in May 2013. 

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Oxford PV picks up British Renewable Energy Award

Oxford Photovoltaics has been named the winner of the Innovation Award at the British Renewable Energy Awards ceremony, recently-held by the Renewable Energy Association (REA) in London.

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REA announces appointment of new chief executive

Incoming REA chief executive Dr Nina Skorupska The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has announced that Dr Nina Skorupska will be replacing Gaynor Hartnell as chief executive on 29 July.