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SolarAid scoops Ashden Award

Steve Andrews, SolarAid’s ceo, makes his acceptance speech SolarAid has been selected as a Gold Award winner in the 2013 International Ashden Awards for its work building sustainable markets for small solar lights across East Africa.

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Recruitment drive starts for renewable energy plant

More than 50 new jobs are now being advertised by Air Products for its Tees Valley Renewable Energy facility, located in the New Energy and Technology Business Park, near Billingham, Teesside. 

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Segen boosts inverter offering

Segen has announced the launch of a number of ‘value added’ services to UK inverter customers.

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PV Cycle establishes UK office

PV Cycle today announced that it has opened a UK branch which it says will better serve UK PV module waste customers.

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Winners revealed of British Renewable Energy Awards 2013

The REA has revealed the winners of the British Renewable Energy Awards 2013. Champion Award Winner: Peter Fraenkel For longstanding commitment to the promotion of not just tidal energy, but also solar, wind, hydro and biomass. Peter is currently progressing a radical new energy storage concept.

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Barnsley College to host Green Deal and ECO installer event

Barnsley College’s Think Low Carbon Centre is hosting a free event on the government’s Green Deal and ECO initiatives. Local contractors are invited to the event which will take place between 9am and 1pm on Saturday 22nd June.

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Martifer Solar launches energy portal

Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, has launched the Energy Portal, a new O&M platform developed to integrate all the monitoring systems of its customers’ PV plants.

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Green Deal will increase property values, says DECC report

Making energy saving improvements to your property could increase its value by 14 per cent on average – and up to 38 per cent in some parts of England – according to new research released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).

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Innotech Solar secures Krannich as a sales partner

Dr Thomas Hillig,VP module sales & marketing at Innotech Solar Scandinavian module manufacturer Innotech Solar (ITS) has secured Krannich Solar as a partner. The company added ITS solar modules to its portfolio in May 2013. 

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Oxford PV picks up British Renewable Energy Award

Oxford Photovoltaics has been named the winner of the Innovation Award at the British Renewable Energy Awards ceremony, recently-held by the Renewable Energy Association (REA) in London.

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REA announces appointment of new chief executive

Incoming REA chief executive Dr Nina Skorupska The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has announced that Dr Nina Skorupska will be replacing Gaynor Hartnell as chief executive on 29 July.

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New poll reinforces public support for renewables

A poll by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers on UK energy policy has found that 64 per cent of the public is concerned about possible blackouts, and that 93 per cent are worried about higher electricity and gas bills.

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Econic offers free heat pump seminar

Econic’s managing director Rob Gardiner Heat pump specialist Econic is holding a free webinar which it says will dispell some of the myths surrounding the technology and its implementation.

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Labour pledges to introduce 2030 decarbonisation target

Shadow energy minister, Tom Greatrex, has announced that the next Labour Manifesto will include a commitment to decarbonise the UK’s electricity supply by 2030. He also said Labour has a “relentless desire to take forward the offshore wind industry” which it will put into practice if it wins the next election in 2015. 

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Daikin UK appoints new commercial director

Daikin UK has appointed Dave Lacey as commercial director of its heating and renewables division, with a view to consolidating its position within the heat pump and renewables market as well as expanding sales of ancillary products.

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Mitsubishi extends Ecodan range

Mitsubishi Electric has added to its range of Ecodan air source heat pumps with the introduction of three split air-to-water systems offering capacities of 4kW, 7.5kW and 12kW.

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£19m available for energy entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs with innovative ideas and products in energy efficiency, storage and low carbon generation can today apply for a share of £19million of government funding.

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Yielding results

320 Watt BenQ Sunforte modules have now arrived in the UK and are on their way to SunGift Trade, ready to arrive at the Exeter-based wholesaler’s warehouse by the end of this week.

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Offshore wind to get investment boost

Business and energy minister, Michael Fallon has announced the creation of an Offshore Wind Investment Organisation (OWIO) aimed at boosting levels of inward investment and providing a stimulus to creating jobs in the UK offshore wind industry.