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Solarcentury goes for new look
Frans van den Heuvel, CEO, Solarcentury
Solarcentury is on the move from Waterloo to Clerkenwell as the London-based PV company says it continues to thrive.
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Xylem Lowara marks Earth Day with rainforest sponsorship
Xylem Lowara UK staff wear green and blue in honour of Earth Day 2013
Xylem Lowara UK has announced the sponsorship of a one acre of rainforest in Bolivia as part of its annual Earth Day celebrations.
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Declining MCS figures hint at ‘green empathy’, says Worcester, Bosch
Neil Schofield, head of external and governmental affairs at Worcester, Bosch Group
A spokesman from Worcester, Bosch Group has expressed concern over the latest MCS registration figures released by DECC.
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New RHI regulations published
Regulations for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) have now been amended, incorporating the government’s degression mechanism into legislation.
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Smart meter rollout suffers fresh delays
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced that it is to delay the national rollout of smart meters in 30m UK homes.
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Green Deal training partnership at Bicton EaRTH
L-R Mark Watling, Moor Energy and Graham Waddell, Bicton EaRTH
A new training partnership at Bicton EaRTH in East Devon is launching to help with employment opportunities for installers and existing DEAs as the Green Deal picks up speed.
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Conmen pose as GD Assessors
Trading standards officers have reported incidents of conman posing as Green Deal Assessors to defraud homeowners of hundreds of pounds.
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Indian MPs to study UK renewable energy
A delegation of Indian MPs is to visit the UK for discussions on low carbon growth with UK ministers, institutions and renewable energy experts.
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South West announces first renewable energy manifesto
Regen SW has written to all MPs in the south west inviting them to pledge to develop a world-leading renewable energy industry – employing 34,000 people by the end of the decade.
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UK Green Investment Bank mobilises £2.3bn low carbon investment
The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) has announced the investment impact of its first five months of operation.
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Ecolution adds GoodWe inverters to its range
Kent-based Ecolution Energy Services has announced that it is to add a range of inverters from GoodWe (Jiangsu) Power Supply Technology Co Ltd to its stock holding.
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Samsung test site gets government backing
Scottish Enterprise has pledged £6m to assist Samsung Heavy industries in building an offshore wind turbine testing centre near Fife.
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PTS launches renewables design service
PTS has launched a new Renewables Design Service with a team on hand to support installers from design to delivery.
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Power-One appoints new product specialist
Power-One has appointed David Jacobs as its new product specialist for the company’s AURORA MICRO micro-inverters in the UK.
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DECC dishes out £21m to low carbon entrepreneurs
£21million has been awarded to entrepreneurs to help bring a range of new and innovative low carbon products to market, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced today.
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Urban Wind acquires Myriad Wind
Myriad Wind has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by Urban Wind creating an expanded Glasgow-based company and a new Urban Wind North West Division in Preston.
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EU to impose 47 per cent tariffs on Chinese solar panels
The European Commission has decided to impose import duties of 47 per cent on Chinese PV products, according to several media outlets.
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EU ministers set timetable for emissions trading scheme reform
Energy ministers from across the UK have shown a united front in a bid to reform the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
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Opportunity for all
This month the MCS looks at the latest Renewable Heat Incentive announcement
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have announced that the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is now scheduled to launch for domestic customers in Spring 2014. The objective of the domestic RHI is to support households in moving away from fossil fuels for heating, which will promote energy security and to contribute to the UK’s target on renewable energy deployment by 2020.
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Row continues over biomass emissions
A conflict over the environmental impact of burning biomass is rumbling on between the Renewable Energy Association (REA) and three major campaign groups.
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Wind farm developer appointed Snowdonia planning chief
Jonathan Cawley, who works for wind farm developers West Coast Energy, has led attempts to build renewable energy projects around the UK which is a source of worry to conservationists and residents who oppose turbines being constructed in the National Park.
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Moving beyond boom and bust
Solarplaza, in co-operation with BPVA, is to host the fourth SolarFuture UK conference focusing on ways to move the UK PV market beyond its boom and bust cycle.
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Finalists announced for Ashden Awards
26 finalists for this year’s Ashden Awards have been announced ahead of an awards ceremony at the Royal Geographical Society in London on 20 June 2013.
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Mainstream Renewable Power sponsors Irish quest for Arctic Passage world first
Global wind and solar company, Mainstream Renewable Power today announced its sponsorship of a rowing expedition attempting a world first through the infamous Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic this summer. Three experienced Irish adventurers and one Canadian are attempting to become the first ever people to cross the 3,000 km passage by human power alone in a single season – a feat which is only possible due to the melting ice which normally renders it impassable.