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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.
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REA dismisses NGO anti-biomass stance
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has accused a number of green campaigners of scaremongering over their opposition to biomass, according to a letter shown to the Guardian.
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£6m scheme launched for social landlords
A new £6million competition aimed at getting renewable heating kit into the homes of social tenants across Great Britain has been launched by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) today.
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NIBE extends cashback offer in line with RHPP
NIBE has announced that it is to extend its own cashback offer on renewable heating technologies until March 31 2014 in line with DECC’s decision to reinstate the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) for the same period.
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Worcester offers installers chance to win driving day
Following the launch of its new series of Greenstore single coil (SC) mains pressure unvented hot water storage cylinders, Worcester, Bosch Group is offering installers the chance to win one of five Silverstone Challenge Days.
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£8m biogas plant nears completion
A new £8m anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Durham is nearing completion as the project enters its final stage, reports installers Emerald Biogas.
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MPC calls for enhanced RHPP
The Micropower Council (MPC) has lent its support to an STA-led campaign which calls on the government to increase the voucher amounts available under the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP).
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Travis Perkins to build distribution centre in Warrington
The Travis Perkins Group has today announced its decision to invest in a new 700,000 square foot regional distribution centre (RDC) in Warrington, Cheshire.
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New online market place launched for biomass traders
A new online market place has been launched for buyers and sellers within the biomass and forestry industry.
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July FiT rates announced
Ofgem has confirmed the Feed-in Tariff rates for solar PV starting from July 01 2013.
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150 biomass jobs come to Anglesey
A biomass company is set to create 100 jobs on Anglesey.
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STA speaks out against China dumping tariffs
The STA has joined with eight other solar trade associations from across Europe in sending an open letter to European trade commissioner Karel De Gucht, expressing deep concerns from across the industry about the potential outcome of the European Commission’s anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations against Chinese solar manufacturers.