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Greg Barker opens National Solar Centre
The BRE National Solar Centre (NSC) has been officially opened by climate change minister Greg Barker in St Austell today (25 April) transforming the UK solar industry into a global player.
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Quantum physics for new generation of solar cells
The University of Salford is to conduct theoretical work on third generation solar cells, which will use new semi-conductor nanostructures in order to significantly increase the electricity produced by sunlight.
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Dulas aims to put Bedfordshire on the map
Dulas and vento ludens have submitted a planning application for a 15.5 MW solar park which would become one of the largest solar parks in the UK.
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Davey opens Fife Renewables Innovation Centre
Energy secretary Ed Davey and other local officials attend the opening of Fife Renewables Innovation Centre
The Fife Renewables Innovation Centre has been officially opened in Methil by energy secretary Ed Davey.
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Cheese company powers ahead with wind
Double act: Tom and Simon Jones now generate enough power to meet the needs of their Lincolnshire dairy farm and sell some back to the grid with a Vergnet wind turbine
A dairy farm in Lincolnshire that supplies two tonnes of cheese annually to Jamie Oliver is benefiting financially and environmentally after embracing wind power.
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Pentalver launch bespoke service for biomass sector
Container company Pentalver has created a new solution to the problem of where to house a new wood pellet store using its ISO containers.
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Estuary HA opts for Ecolution’s PV guarantee
Estuary HA has committed to a three year remote monitoring and reactive maintenance contract with Ecolution Energy Services for 96 of its 100 PV systems that provide free electricity to tenants.
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Windcrop installs 500th turbine
Small scale wind turbine installer Windcrop has hit a milestone by installing its 500th turbine, building a fleet with a capacity of 2.5MW.
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Scientists attempt to harness power of 2,000 suns
A group of pioneering scientists has announced a collaboration to develop an affordable PV system capable of concentrating, on average, the power of 2,000 suns, with an efficiency that can collect 80 percent of the incoming radiation and convert it to useful energy.
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Scaffolders scoop top award for commitment to renewables
Charlie Caulkett (left) and Dr Mick Donegan (guest speaker from Oxfordshire charity Special Effect)
A scaffolding firm specialising in providing access solutions for domestic and commercial PV installations has been named as winners of the Southern Oxfordshire New Business Competition.
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RDI delivers training in biomass
RDI Associates has responded to demand for an increased skills and knowledge base in the biomass sector with a suite of training courses.
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Pennine Biomass and HWEnergy join forces
Two renewable heating specialists have joined forces in a deal aimed at expanding into the North East.
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SolarAid is Ashden Awards finalist
The SolarAid charity has been announced as a finalist for the Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy.
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Strathclyde University kicks off research partnership with Gaia-Wind
Researchers at the University of Strathclyde are working with Gaia-Wind to develop new and more efficient wind turbine systems.
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Become a Green Deal Advisor with Barnsley College
Barnsley College is to host a series of training sessions for installers wishing to become domestic Green Deal Advisors or Domestic Energy Assessors.
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Nu-Heat extends opening hours
Nu-Heat has announced that from Monday 29 April, customers will be able to take advantage of an extension in opening hours from 9am to 8am Monday-Friday.
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RES celebrates Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Renewable Energy Solutions (RES) is today celebrating being awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category. It is the second Queen’s Award RES has won since 2005.
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BDR Thermea invests €4m in solar thermal market
Heating and hot water system manufacturer BDR Thermea has invested €4m in a new solar thermal production line at its Spanish manufacturing facility.
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SMA chief warns of growing uncertainty
SMA Solar’s chief executive officer Pierre-Pascal Urbon has spoken out against uncertainty in the industry resulting from the threat of EU import tariffs being imposed on Chinese PV products.
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Carbon negative development gets awards nomination
Green homes developer Groundwork South Tyneside and Newcastle has been nominated for a top award for its energy efficient homes at Sinclair Meadows, South Shields.
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SummitSkills welcomes Federation name change
The Alliance of Sector Skills Councils is to change its name to The Federation for Industry Sector Skills and Standards.
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Stiebel Eltron signs partnership agreement with Go Geothermal
Stiebel Eltron UK’s managing director Mark McManus
Heat pump manufacturer Stiebel Eltron UK has signed a partnership agreement with suppliers Go Geothermal.
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Daikin urges DECC to double RHPP grants
Daikin UK is urging the government to double the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) funding currently available to claimants, following the postponement of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme until spring 2014.
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GDFC hopes to boost £244m funding package with debt facility
The Green Deal Finance Company (GDFC) says it is hoping to organise a debt facility with the European Investment Bank in order to increase its contribution to a £244m funding package agreed earlier this month.