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Julia Bradbury to open Practical Installer

TV and radio presenter Julia Bradbury will open Plumb Center’s Practical Installer Arena, at Ecobuild 2014 in March.   Perhaps best known for presenting BBC1’s Countryfile, other credits include BBC1’s Watchdog, Animal Roadshow and Kill It, Cook It, Eat It. 

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Green light for £450m offshore wind hub

The government has granted final planning permission for a large industrial base in Eastern England to support the offshore wind industry.

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Call for clarity on biomass diseased wood use

Biomass fuel producer Edge Renewables is calling on the government to clarify restrictions on using infected wood, amid increased efforts to fight diseases such as Ash Dieback.

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Government urged to commit to RHI launch date

Steve Knight, Navitron’s commercial director Navitron is calling for the government to end uncertainty in the solar thermal industry and make a New Year resolution to commit to a Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) launch date.

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Pure Leapfrog makes largest charity award

Far right – David Saunders (chair Bristol Power Co-op) with Robert Rabinowitz (chief executive Pure Leapfrog) Social investment provider Pure Leapfrog has made its biggest single loan to a Bristol community energy project.

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Greggs the bakers slices energy consumption

Trina Solar has provided 1.28MW of PV modules to Solar Advanced Systems for the completion of a series of projects at ten Greggs sites across the UK.

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Shoebox wins big at South West Green Energy Awards

Kensa’s managing director Simon Lomax (centre) picks up the Best Business Innovation award at the Green Energy Awards Ground source heat pump manufacturer Kensa Engineering has secured the title of ‘Business Innovation of the Year’ at the South West Green Energy Awards for the company’s Shoebox Heat Pump.

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FLI Energy completes Tamar Energy’s first AD facility

L-R Viscount Lymington, Declan McGrath (managing director FLI Energy), Alan Lovell (chairman and chief executive Tamar Energy), Tony Wilson (director of construction and operations Tamar Energy), Michael Flynn (executive chairman FLI Group) AD plant EPC contractor FLI Energy has announced today that it has completed construction of Tamar Energy’s Basingstoke Anaerobic Digestion Facility, and delivered the project a month ahead of schedule.

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STA to focus on mid-scale solar in 2014

The Solar Trade Association (STA) says its focus in 2014 will be to work with The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to boost deployment in the mid-scale solar market.

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HETAS welcomes condensing biomass RHI eligibility

HETAS has welcomed the announcement by Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) that condensing biomass boilers will be included in the forthcoming domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).

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Micropower Council opts for name change

The Micropower Council is to rebrand itself as the Sustainable Energy Association in an effort to better reflect the business activities of its member companies.

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TGE Group appoints new sales head

TGE Group (previously known as The Green Electrician) has announced the appointment of Richard Forde-Johnston as its new head of sales.

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Government warned not to cut carbon budget

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has urged the government not to reduce the UK’s carbon budget when it comes up for review next year.