PTS has launched a new Renewables Design Service with a team on hand to support installers from design to delivery.
Power-One has appointed David Jacobs as its new product specialist for the company’s AURORA MICRO micro-inverters in the UK.
Alphatronix has launched a brand new version of iSolarPayback for iPhone and iPad.
£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.
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.
The European Commission has decided to impose import duties of 47 per cent on Chinese PV products, according to several media outlets.
Sibert Solar has added the full range of Redtip products to its portfolio including the new Hookstop.
Energy ministers from across the UK have shown a united front in a bid to reform the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
Liz MacFarlane, reveals why heat pumps are the love of her life . .
Steve Pester, BRE, describes the aims of BRE’s National Solar Centre
“If the intention is to strengthen the position of already failing EU PV module manufacturers then perhaps it is a little too late. Short-term impact has been an immediate increase in panel costs, long-term impact is yet to be realised but ‘closing the stable door after the horse has bolted’ springs to mind.”
Andy O’Leary, business development manager, Sibert
Why is it so hard for our industry to accept the benefits and savings from voltage optimisation in domestic buildings? Chris Norman, chairman of the Energy Services and Technology Association (ESTA) makes his voice heard
Q: What have you got planned for the rest of the year?
We’ll be working hard across our R&D projects and launching some very exciting products, in addition to maintaining a high standard of everyday service. We’ve started the year with the PV Plus launch, an energy back-up system with automatic switch technology, while also working on a public sector project which requires bespoke, cutting-edge technology.
Q: What do you see as the growth areas in renewables?
I predict energy storage systems will see dramatic growth, in response to the government-predicted scheduled shortages. It’s crucial to provide power the public can rely on. Storage technology used in the solar industry can be outdated and expensive to maintain, presenting opportunity for uptake of safer, greener, more robust alternatives, like our new lithium phosphate package.
Who are you?
Alan Wright, sales director, commercial & utilities, Kingspan Environmental
Heat pump trouble shooter Bob Long continues his series of articles focussing on issues for installers working with this technology.
With such a tight squeeze on profit margins, it’s tempting to choose an inverter on price, but with seven years of installing experience and 3,500 inverters behind us, we know this is a false economy. A customer will be on the phone as soon as a system stops working and this takes time and a man off the road to sort out. For me, the best inverter make is SMA, it’s a well known, efficient brand with a good reputation, warranty and customer service. I like their bolt on products for monitoring and the training – invaluable when things go wrong. We also receive a payment for replacing faulty inverters.
Paul Taylor, research & development director, The Green Electrician Group
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.
A conflict over the environmental impact of burning biomass is rumbling on between the Renewable Energy Association (REA) and three major campaign groups.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.