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    Green Deal will increase property values, says DECC report

    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). The report, which took into account over 300,000 property sales in England between 1995 and 2011, indicates that improving the EPC rating of an average UK home from band G to E, or from band D to B, could mean adding more than £16,000 to its sale price. Climate change minister Greg Barker said: “We have long known the benefits of making energy saving improvements to the home, but this study is real evidence of the huge potential rewards.

  • News

    • segen_logo Segen boosts inverter offering

      Segen has announced the launch of a number of ‘value added’ services to UK inverter customers. Segen claims the largest range and availability of inverters in the UK. Its online portal already allows installers to view current and future stock levels across [...]

    • End-of-life-PV-modules-PV-CYCLE_HighRes_RGB-1024x768 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. It adds that its UK branch is designed to enable the pan-European take-back and recycling scheme for PV [...]

    • renewable solutions logo Renewable Solutions opens NI commercial division

      Renewable Solutions says it is targetting commercial customers after opening for business in Northern Ireland.  The company opened an office in Cromac Square, Belfast, last year and has since reported supplying and installting dozens of domestic customers with a range [...]

    • enphase Enphase Energy announces new commercial solar initiative

      Enphase Energy has announced a new initiative aimed to equip installers in the commercial solar market. The new programme includes an expanded commercial solution with more products, plus training in using Enphase’s microinverters in commercial applications. More than 1,000 installers [...]

    • 60 Cell Mono Black Frame IMG Segen boosts portfolio with new Hyundai 260w panels

      Segen has added  the new black framed Hyundai 260w panels to its current range of Hyundai products. Segen says it has made the move to expand its stock of the South Korean-made panels to reduce negative market impacts of the anticipated EU [...]

    • REA new 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 [...]

    • green deal 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. Keynote speakers [...]

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  • Opinions

    • Bob Long, MD Eco Innovate Ltd Anticipated output and stark reality

      Heat pump trouble shooter Bob Long addresses the importance of responsible sales practices in the heat pump market.  By the [...]

    • Report card: Steve Pester, BRE says there is an opportunity to be had for installers as part of an installation package Boosting business

      Steve Pester, BRE, says installers could be missing a trick when it comes to electricity-generating renewables The Energy Saving Trust [...]

    • Liz MacFarlane Talking point

      Liz MacFarlane, Zenex Solar, struggles to choose the worst of the industry’s ineptitudes So who is the most unpopular in [...]

    • Pippa Wibberley - Commercial Director Q & A

      Q: What have you got planned for the rest of 2013? Our focus for this year is to help installers [...]

    • SONY DSC Two minutes with

      Q: Who are you? Karlheinz Koeing , UK export manager, SOLARFOCUS GmbH. Q: What do you do? We are an [...]

    • Lu Moving times

      Lu Rahman, looks back at her five years on REI After five years at the helm of the leading renewables [...]

    • Liz MacFarlane Talking point

      Liz MacFarlane, reveals why heat pumps are the love of her life . . My life over the last two [...]

    • Report card: Steve Pester, BRE says there is an opportunity to be had for installers as part of an installation package Open for business

      Steve Pester, BRE, describes the aims of BRE’s National Solar Centre The big news in renewables at BRE at the [...]

    • Andy OLeary 010 Do you think the EU is right to consider Chinese PV export tariffs?

      “If the intention is to strengthen the position of already failing EU PV module manufacturers then perhaps it is a [...]

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    • energyefficiencyexhibitions

      Sep

      10

      2013

      The Energy Efficiency Exhibitions

      10 September Westpoint Arena, Exeter 12 September Ricoh Arena, Coventry 17 September Metro Arena, Newcastle 19 September Highland Centre, Edinburgh [...]

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