The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today announced the first three winners under the second call of the Technology Strategy Board’s (TSB) Offshore Wind Component Technologies Development and Demonstration scheme.
The Energy Efficiency Installer website is now live. A sister title to REI, the only magazine to have formed a partnership with MCS, Energy Efficiency Installer covers news, technology and legislation within the energy efficiency and the Green Deal sectors.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today confirmed its long term plans for the non-domestic RHI.
Rob Denman, director, TGC Renewables
TGC Renewables has applied for planning permission for a 13MW solar project in Cambridgeshire which, if approved, would generate electricity for approximately 3,300 homes.
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RenewableUK has welcomed a study by financial analysts Ernst and Young which puts Britain near the top of the list of countries in which to invest in renewable energy. However, the trade association expressed disappointment that offshore wind is placed behind Germany in its level of attractiveness.
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) is calling for applications to the second round of its EU-funded biogas work experience scheme: ‘Advanced Biogas Learning in Europe’ (ABLE).
The NFU Farm Service reports record levels of interest in renewable energy among farmers, just 12 months since its launch.
BRE is now offering subscription for its Retrofit Briefing e-publication
Solarcentury will be unveiling its new web-store, SolarcenturyOnline, at Ecobuild 2013.
Herefordshire’s Caplor Energy has recently undergone a series of refresher Health & Safety courses which highlight the need for continual training in this area.
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The National Trust’s director-general Dame Fiona Reynolds has given her personal approval to wind turbines describing them as ‘beautiful’.
Slaughtergate Farm in Gillingham has recently become one of the latest farms in North Dorset to rent out a small percentage of its land to UK solar power generator, Lightsource Renewable Energy.
The Centre for Alternative Technology has announced that its new HETAS approved short course for biomass installers will start in spring.
New face: Jo Courtney-Wiggins joins HETAS as registration manager and will be responsible for the organisation’s competent persons scheme
HETAS has made two additions to its team. Robert Burke has been appointed as the new technical director for biomass trade association HETAS. He has previously worked at HETAS, and has a solid background in both the domestic and commercial solid fuel and biomass industry. Part of Burke’s role is to represent HETAS at national and European level on various technical committees, setting standards for solid fuel and biomass installations.
Wind energy developer Partnerships for Renewables (PfR) has unveiled its first completed turbine installation at HMP Standford Hill on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, with a formal opening by local MP, Gordon Henderson.
Independence Day: The biggest draw of renewable energy is the separation it offers from the National Grid, says Phil McVan, Myriad CEG Wind
A YouGov poll commissioned by the Sunday Times has reaffirmed that renewables remain the popular choice for energy generation.
Firebird has completed drawing up its oil boiler and solar heating training programme for 2013.
Oliver Günther of S.A.G. Solarstrom AG (right) with James Steynor of SBC
The Solar Building Company (SBC) has reached an agreement to sell the project rights for a PV development in the south of England to S.A.G. Solarstrom AG.
Talk Action is to run a course on future energy strategy in London tomorrow (Wednesday 27 February) focusing on how to make the case for renewables to the general public.
Renewable energy consultancy Sustainable Energy Ltd has been appointed ‘client engineer’ by NHS Highlands in its plan to build a £2.2m biomass plant.
Rob Gardiner, managing director of Econic
Econic is to hold a free webinar covering aspects of ground source heat pumps, from how the technology works to planning the ideal system.
The European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) is urging European energy ministers, meeting today in Brussels, to consider the future role solar PV can play in the pan-European energy market.
ISH 2013 is now less than a month away with 2,300 exhibitors booked at the trade fair from the fields of building services, renewable energy, air conditioning, energy efficiency and many others.
The European Commission is to pursue the UK government through the courts over its decision to offer cut-price VAT on energy saving products.
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