Author Archives: LuRahman
New app saves time for electricians
NICEIC has teamed up with software developer Clik to create the first app which allows electrical safety certificates to be issued on an iPad. The existing NICEIC Certification Software developed by Clik is the official electronic certification (e-cert) for NICEIC registered contractors – the new iPad app is an extension of this software. By [...]
New dawn for free solar
Engensa has announced the availability of SolarLoan for UK homeowners. Initially unveiled in May, UK domestic customers are now invited to sign up to this new product and benefit from solar PV at no upfront cost. The company describes SolarLoan as an unsecured dedicated consumer loan of up to £50,000 at an APR of 7.9 [...]
Proposals for non-domestic RHI set out
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has set out new proposals for managing the budget of the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). Under DECC’s proposals, a new flexible degression system will be introduced to reduce the tariff rate for new applicants should uptake reach pre-determined trigger points. Tests to see whether degression is needed [...]
Nu-Heat’s installer service is not far off a perfect 10
Nu-Heat recently commissioned a survey from Power Marketing, a specialist marketing and market research consultancy, to gain a better understating of how it is viewed by trade customers post-sale and to identify areas for improvement in customer service and product supply. The survey was conducted over a six-month period and taken by 173 installers, including [...]
CoolSky goes global for growth in solar energy
CoolSky, the Newtownards-based manufacturer of solar energy controllers, has partnered with Apricus Solar in a joint venture, to market solar water heating systems in key European markets. In addition, CoolSky will provide technical support for Apricus Solar’s systems in Europe. The partnership deal between the Northern Ireland technology company and Apricus Solar, a [...]
Jonathan Porritt to speak at a Profitable Future in Renewables –The Business Strategy Conference
Jonathan Porritt has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for the A Profitable Future in Renewables –The Business Strategy Conference, organised by Renewable Energy Installer magazine. The event takes place on 21 November at the British Museum, London. “This is fantastic news for the conference,” said Lu Rahman, editor of Renewable Energy Installer magazine, “and [...]
Kier picks up £3 million project
Kier’s energy solutions specialists have completed a £3million project to install PV panels to over 500 properties for Cottsway Housing Association. The four month installation saw panels ranging from one and a half to three kilowatts fitted to a number of property types across West Oxfordshire to help tenants cut their electricity bills [...]
Greg Barker “delighted” at Plumb Center’s involvement in Green Deal
The government’s energy and climate change minister, Greg Barker has praised Plumb Center’s intention to become one of the UK’s Green Deal providers. Speaking at a special Green Deal Open Day at the Sustainable Building Center in Leamington Spa, which attracted 150 installers and industry insiders from across the country, eager to learn about [...]
Energy minister – community schemes central to solar’s future
Energy minister Greg Barker, called for more community-funded solar projects across the country as he visited one of the first schools in the UK to generate its energy from a community-funded solar project. “The way to get a wider up take of solar is through community schemes,” Barker said yesterday at the Cherwell School in [...]
Ombudsman Services welcomes the Green Deal as a major initiative to make homes more energy efficient
Ombudsman Services has been appointed by the Department Of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to handle complaints about this scheme. Chief ombudsman Lewis Shand Smith said: “The Green Deal is a new concept to householders. Consumers taking up the Green Deal can be confident that if something goes wrong they will have easy access to independent [...]
