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Eco2Solar contribute towards Far East charity trip
Eco2Solar is backing a Kidderminster school pupil in her bid to travel to Thailand and Cambodia to help local people living in deprived villages.
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Council cuts carbon footprint
Kier has completed a £520k contract with Mid Devon Council to install around 300Kw of PV panels at four properties.
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LDK shares tumble as prices fall
Chinese solar supplier LDK Solar has forecast lower than expected revenue for the current quarter after being forced cut its prices.
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REA welcomes biofuels report
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has welcomed the publication of two reports concerning the UK’s biofuels policy.
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No holes barred
Power Nation has officially launched a system its says is ‘leak free’.
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Beating the drought
Kingspan Renewables says that its introduction of rainwater harvesting systems has come at the right time with several regions of the UK experiencing hosepipe bans.
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Improved perfection
Kingspan Renewables says it has followed up on the success of its Varisol modular solar thermal collector by launching Varisol HP.
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Mixed response from industry to Cameron speech
Industry representatives have greeted Prime Minister David Cameron’s speech to delegates at the Clean Energy Ministerial with mixed feelings.
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Trump follows through on wind pledge
US billionaire Donald Trump has appeared at a Scottish parliamentary committee examining whether the country can meet ambitious targets to generate all its electricity from renewables by 2020.
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A Shade Greener hits back at ‘rent-a-roof’ criticisms
Free-solar installers A Shade Greener has defended the ‘rent-a-roof’ scheme following concerns it breaches mortgage arrangements.
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Two thirds of Britons are in favour of wind power, survey finds
Two-thirds of Britons are in favour of the use of wind power in the UK, with more than a quarter ‘strongly in favour’, according to new research by Ipsos MORI for RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the UK wind and marine renewables industries.
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No surprise at Green Deal delay, says industry
Industry leaders have greeted news that the non-domestic Green Deal will launch sometime next year with cautious acceptance.
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Q-Cells files for insolvency
German PV manufacturer Q-Cells has filed for insolvency following disappointing sales and operating results.
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Burnley College gets energy efficient with solar wall
A partnership with two green energy companies will lead to a significant study bursary for one student at Burnley College Sixth Form Centre.
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Travis Perkins Group forms Green Deal strategic alliance with Toriga Energy
Travis Perkins Group has formed a strategic alliance with Toriga Energy to deliver a comprehensive Green Deal proposition for consumers and the trade.
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Solar energy community co-operative scheme launched
A solar energy scheme in Bristol is hoping to switch on investors by launching a community share issue.
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Kier picks up five contracts
Kier has won five new contracts valued at almost £4m to design and install solar panels for local authorities and housing associations across the UK.
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Ecobuild reports over 57,000 attendees
Ecobuild, the event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment brought together more than 57,000 industry professionals from 20-22 March 2012 at London’s ExCeL. Over the three days visitors explored the products, services and innovations from more than 1,500 exhibitors including world-renowned organisations, Schueco, E.ON, Saint-Gobain, BASF, Kingspan, Vaillant, and Worcester Bosch. In addition to the industry’s heavy-weights, visitors were also able to explore up and coming companies in the exclusive entrepreneur’s zone, Green Shoots.
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Power Nation focuses on solar thermal
Solar thermal wholesaler, Power Nation (Solar Shop Europe) is creating a new focus for its products in 2012. With the turbulence of the PV market, Power Nation is dedicating its efforts exclusively to solar thermal and actively finding collectors that keep the installer needs at heart. The newest edition to its thermal range is the flexible SunnPro-PLUS Vacuum Tube Series in 10, 15, 20 and 30 tube options.
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Derbyshire Dales MP backs green energy company
Derbyshire Dales MP and government chief whip Patrick McLoughlin, was special guest at a reception held at green solutions company The Renewable Shop, based in Matlock.
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Jeremy Leggett comments on drop in PV installations
Jeremy Leggett, Solarcentury has commented on the latest PV installation figures from the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) which show a sharp drop in the total amount of PV installed since the latest cuts to the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) on 1 April.
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Hutchinson develops new design for wind turbine tower
Hutchinson Engineering has unveiled its newly designed wind turbine tower – a 20m structure manufactured for US-based Bergey Windpower.
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Ploughcroft celebrates CITB accreditation with a 20 per cent off event
Ploughcroft is celebrating its achievement of CSkills accreditation from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) for its solar PV course for roofers with an installer open day on Friday 18 May.
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REI partners the launch of in-depth renewables market analysis report
Renewable Energy Installer has partnered with Sustainable Venture Intelligence (SVI) for the launch of SVI’s market analysis for the renewable and microgeneration sector. The report will provide valuable reading for anyone involved in the renewable and microgeneration sectors and highlights key areas of growth and opportunity for the market in coming years. Readers of REI are eligible for a 15 per cent discount on the report.