Product

Best of both

A new hybrid technology that integrates wind and solar power is being developed by SME McCamley Middle East Ltd with research input from the University of Bath’s Department of Mechanical Engineering.
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News

Decarbonisation target defeated in Energy Bill vote

The Energy Bill has moved to the next stage in Parliament following an overwelming vote in the House of Commons, despite defeat for an amendment introducing a decarbonisation target.   The bill can now be heard in the House of Lords after MPs voted 396 to eight this week following its third reading.
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News

Trade Skills 4 U makes new appointment

Trade Skills 4 U’s new commercial director Sabarah Cursons Trade Skills 4 U has strengthened its team with the addition of new commercial director Sabarah Cursons.
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News

Segen partners with WINAICO in face of EU tariffs

Segen has announced a new partnership with solar panel manufacturer WINAICO in order to help reduce the impact of the EU anti-dumping tariffs on the Solar PV industry.
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Opinion

Grand designs

Quality street: Sinclair Meadows, Tyneside, has become the first carbon negative social housing development in the UK by incorporating a commercial-sized PV array Sinclair Meadows, Tyneside, has become the UK’s first carbon negative social housing development by combining a communal biomass boiler and a 85kW PV array with modern design principles
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Opinion

Running up the meter

Fine print: The UK smart meter rollout will include a provision for consumers to opt out following poorly received mandatory schemes elsewhere, says John Peters, md of Engage Consulting As the UK looks to catch up with other countries on smart meter rollout, John Peters, md of Engage Consulting, asks what lessons can be learned from other programmes   
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News

Trina Solar supplies 43,000 modules to UK projects

Head of Europe at Trina Solar, Ben Hill Trina Solar has announced that it has recently supplied 10.5MW of PV modules to Prosolia Energía, for two agricultural projects in the UK.
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News

Muckle LLP invests in renewable energy sector

Amy Wanless and Andrew Davison, Muckle LLP Newcastle-based commercial law firm Muckle LLP has extended the expertise within its Energy Team, with the appointment of a new corporate associate solicitor.
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Product

3D-Micromac launches new production system

Germany-based 3D-Micromac will launch what it says is the “first production equipment worldwide that can conduct the integrated series-connection of a thin-film solar module on one single platform and in one single production step.”
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Opinion

Green Deal’s second coming

Problem solving: Green Deal will succeed, but prompt action is needed, says Roderick Pettigrew, chief executive of the Building & Engineering Services Association The Green Deal has had a very poor start, but can easily be put back on track, says Roderick Pettigrew, chief executive of the Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES)
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Opinion

Anticipated output and stark reality

Bob Long, MD Eco Innovate Ltd Heat pump trouble shooter Bob Long addresses the importance of responsible sales practices in the heat pump market. 
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Opinion

Boosting business

Report card: Steve Pester, BRE says there is an opportunity to be had for installers as part of an installation package Steve Pester, BRE, says installers could be missing a trick when it comes to electricity-generating renewables
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Opinion

Talking point

Liz MacFarlane, Zenex Solar, struggles to choose the worst of the industry’s ineptitudes
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Opinion

Q & A

Q: What have you got planned for the rest of 2013? Our focus for this year is to help installers move into renewables. We plan to launch a new programme called Renewability which will support installers with discounted and free training, business development tools and rewards through our Club Energy loyalty programme. We also have a heavy focus on developing our range of intelligent controls.
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Opinion

Two minutes with

Q: Who are you? Karlheinz Koeing , UK export manager, SOLARFOCUS GmbH.
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News

Safety first

In its regular column this month, the MCS takes a look at solar PV installations fire safety
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Opinion

Domestic RHI – A scheme worth waiting for?

Waiting game: Despite the delay to the RHI, Simon Allan, Plumb Center, highlights the positives to be gained once the scheme is up and running Reaction to the announcement by DECC of a delay in the timetable for the introduction of domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) has been greeted with widespread resignation, and even hostility by the industry. But, says Simon Allan, Plumb Center’s renewables director, the picture is not entirely bleak
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Opinion

Moving times

Lu Rahman, looks back at her five years on REI
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