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Latest Green Deal stats are ‘encouraging’ – says Barker

Although nearly 40,000 assessments have been carried out and over £250,000 paid out under the cashback offer for customers, disappointingly only four Green Deal plans have been signed with 241 pending. Over 90 per cent of the cash paid out was for the installation of boilers.

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Green Deal timeline

Going green REI summarises the key milestones for installers in the development of Green Deal

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Renewables time line

March of time Paul Stephen and Watson Carlill, director at Future Renewable Energy, summarise the key milestones for installers in the ever-changing world of renewables.

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DECC faces budget squeeze

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) was one of the victims of Wednesday’s government spending review with George Osborne announcing an 8 per cent budget cut.

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Green economy given thumbs up in news research

The latest Attitudes to UK Industry report shows that UK adults believe that renewables are the environmental and economic future for our country, though a significant number urge caution about how well we can keep up with global competitors. 

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DECC to host non domestic RHI webchat

The Department of Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC) non-domestic RHI policy team will be taking your questions on the Early Tariff Review Consultation from 1330 on Thursday 27th June.

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SMA Solar proves its green credentials

PV inverters from SMA Solar can now claim to be manufactured in a zero carbon, scope 2, European manufacturing facility following an independent audit.

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Mastervolt goes on the road

Mastervolt’s Solartruck Roadshow has been available to installers across the UK throughout June and has just two more venues to visit in early July.

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Getting covered

Matthew Criddle, managing director of Naturesave Matthew Criddle, managing director of Naturesave, explains why installers should be looking at the company’s renewable insurance policies

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Caplor Energy goes back to school

Caplor Energy reports an impressive level of enthusiasm from youngsters participating in two educational events during June, which aimed to promote the importance of conserving the environment.

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The Solar Future 13

The Solar Future UK PV conference  will take place this year on 16 July at Central Hall, Westminster in London, and will be followed by the Energy Storage UK conference on 17 July, at the same venue.

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TLT appointed to advise DECC

National law firm TLT has been appointed by Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to advise on potential solutions to the Green Deal barrier consent issue.

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Hot chocolate

Since May 2013, an international chocolate company has been producing its chocolate bars at a production facility in Abu Dhabi with Austrian solar energy technology.

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2013 Ashden Award winners announced

Winners of the 2013 Ashden Awards, the green energy awards, were announced on Thursday 20 June at the Royal Geographical Society in London.

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Bristol Solar City initiative ‘will create 100s of jobs’

The ‘Bristol Solar City’ initiative has been welcomed by the leading partners on the £8m Ready for Retrofit programme, Regen SW and the Energy Saving Trust, as an opportunity to create hundreds of new jobs to deliver 1 GW of solar power across the West of England area.

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Smart solutions

Upsolar has announced a range of smart modules optimised by SolarEdge.