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China tariff row rumbles on

18 EU member states including the UK have voted against imposing duties on Chinese PV products, according to the STA.

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Kensa bags second award win

Kensa Engineering’s Shoebox Heat Pump has scooped the title of ‘Product Innovation of the Year’ at the National Heat Pump Awards 2013.

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PTS takes home business charity award

Chris Toon (Leicestershire Cares), Ian Hall (PTS) and Monica Kimche (Leicestershire Cares) Building merchants PTS has taken home the top award in the Employment Scheme category at the national Business Charity Awards. The accolade is in recognition of its work with Leicestershire Cares, an organisation which helps ex-offenders and the homeless get into work.

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NAPIT calls for increased awareness of Green Deal cowboys

Green Deal Certification body NAPIT are reiterating its call for consumers to be wary of doorstep traders and cold callers, claiming to be operating under the Green Deal, after a string of fraudulent selling complaints were made to Trading Standards.

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Remeha Commercial expands commercial sales team

New arrival: Ryan Kirkwood now heads up Romeha’s Scottish sales team Remeha Commercial has announced the appointment of two new members to its sales team.

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Mitsubishi’s Ecodan gets thumbs up at 2013 Heat Pump Awards

L to R: Will Hawkins, website editor at Heat Pumps Today; Russell Dean, heating sales manager for Mitsubishi Electric; Neil Edmunds, owner of Climate and Power Ltd, and actor and Red Dwarf star, Robert Llewellyn. Mitsubishi Electric’s Ecodan air source heat pump range has come out top in the ‘Commercial Air Source Installation of the Year’ category at the 2013 Heat Pump Awards. 

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Uponor team take on Snowdonia charity challenge

The team from Uponor undertaking the Snowdon challenge Eight senior managers from Uponor and sister company Velta are set to tackle the highest peak in the British Isles outside of Scotland by undertaking a combination of cycling, canoeing and hiking for charity partner REGAIN.

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Ambulance service turns to solar power

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust looks set to gain more than £40,000 a year having opted for solar panels fitted by Photon Energy on five of the organisation’s control centres.

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Worcester Awards celebrate environmental excellence

The winners of Worcester’s Environment 2020 Awards with Jeremy Hawksley, director general at OFTEC & Carl Arntzen, Worcester’s managing director (centre) Last week saw Worcester, Bosch Group host its annual Environment 2020 Awards.

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REI editor Lu Rahman steps down

Lu Rahman, editor of Renewable Energy Installer, has stepped down from her role as head of the magazine’s editorial team.

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UK votes no to anti-dumping duties

Government and industry joined forces in Brussels yesterday to make clear the UK’s opposition to anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar panels.

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Davey makes renewables case for Scotland

Energy secretary Ed Davey Energy secretary Ed Davey will call on Scotland to remain in the UK at the All Energy Conference in Aberdeen, later today.

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New appointments at Solfex

Jon Chrimes joins Solfex as head of technical support Solfex Energy Systems has appointed Jon Chrimes head of technical support and Julie Clayton as technical sales engineer, in it heat pump division.

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Waxman Energy in Solaredge distribution deal

Waxman’s 40,000 sq ft facility in Elland, West Yorkshire Waxman Energy has announced a distribution partnership that expands Waxman Energy’s product portfolio and assists SolarEdge in meeting increasing demand in the UK.

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Report reveals marketing opportunity for installers

A report released today reveals a window of opportunity for renewable energy companies in combatting confusion amongst farmers and landowners and helping them invest in renewables.

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Green Investment Bank announces biomass funding

The Equitix managed fund, Energy Saving Investments (ESI), in which the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) is a cornerstone investor, has today announced an investment of £4.9 million into its first energy efficiency project.

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DECC dismiss Civitas green subsidy findings

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has hit back at a report by Civitas that is critical of the cost borne by UK householders to fund green subsidies.