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Plumb Center joins forces with EasyMCS
Plumb Center has teamed up with EasyMCS – which will put installers looking to take advantage of the domestic RHI in touch with relevant certification bodies.
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Heating industry unites over GAHP inclusion in RHI
SEA chief executive Dave Sowden
Leading heating industry stakeholders (Heating & Hotwater Industry Council, Sustainable Energy Association, UKLPG, Baxi, British Gas, Calor, Robur, Viessmann and Worcester Bosch) have joined forces to support the inclusion of gas absorption heat pumps (GAHPs) in the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) under the upcoming formal review of the scheme.
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Windhager increases training dates
Windhager UK has announced new training course dates in response to increased demand for biomass installations.
Product
Cotswolds Seeds unveils grass mixes for solar farms
Specialist grass, legume and forage seed merchant Cotswold Seeds has launched a range of grass mixes for solar farms, designed to enable farmers to use the land for grazing as well as benefiting the environment and helping mitigate the visual impact of the solar panels.
Product
Eurobiostoves launch Hydro range
The Bronpi Hydro Alaska-21 offers a number of special features to reduce maintenance. The design incorporates self cleaning systems that include a shuttle mechanism at the bottom of the crucible which allows embers to drop through to the ashpan every few hours keeping the crucible clean and enable reliable relighting. Also, the turbulators on the heat exchanger are automatically moved in the auto-cleaning cycle for optimum combustion efficiency.
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Clean Solar Solutions clean 100,000th panel
Solar panel cleaning company Clean Solar Solutions have hit a milestone by cleaning their 100,000th solar panel.
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Ecotricity saves Evance from administration
Evance’s R9000 turbine model
Green electricity provider Ecotricity has bought small wind turbine manufacturer Evance out of administration.
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DECC proposes solar RO scrapping
DECC has proposed closing the Renewables Obligation (RO) to 5MW+ solar farm applications from April 2015.
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Dimplex A-Class impresses in field trials
Dimplex reports that its A-Class air source heat pump has consistently outperformed the Heat Emitter Guide to deliver ‘outstanding’ results in a series of field tests.
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Viessmann installers offered free workwear
Viessmann is offering installers of its Vitocal 200 range of air/water heat pumps free workwear between May 1st and July 31st.
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UK tax break boosts renewable street lights
Hit by a 30 percent increase last month in carbon tax prices under the CRC (Carbon Reduction Commitment), councils should be considering renewably-powered street lights as a cost effective alternative, writes freelance contributor Cristina Brooks
The government hopes to use increased tariffs under the CRC to encourage councils to cut emissions the way it already uses EU ETS for industry, meeting national carbon emissions reduction goals.
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The development and future of energy efficiency in the home
Efficient and renewable energy for the home has come a long way, so freelance contributor Luke Bailey recaps on some of the advice installers can offer their eco-minded customers
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DECC to host information sessions on Biomass Suppliers List
Following the launch of the RHI Biomass Suppliers List (BSL) on April 30, DECC is planning a series of promotional events.
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4Eco joins forces with Mark Group
Jodi Huggett, director of 4Eco – immerSUN
4Eco has announced a new sales partnership with Mark Group.
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Glow-worm teams up with ADEY
Glow-worm has teamed up with ADEY Professional Heating Solutions to encourage installers to fit a MagnaClean Professional2 with all Glow-worm boilers.
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Dimplex offers cashback to solar thermal installers
Dimplex Renewables is offering installers up to 30 percent cashback on solar thermal products purchased until 30 June 2014, in a new spring promotion.
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Uponor teams up with BSS Industrial for summer roadshow
Uponor has teamed up with commercial heating and pipeline distributor, BSS Industrial, for its 2014 summer road show.
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Rural Energy to host biomass open week
Rural Energy is holding an open week later this month to demonstrate its latest biomass products.
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BSS expands national distribution centre
BSS Industrial has broken ground on 38,500 sq ft extension of its Magna Park National Distribution Centre (NDC) in Leicestershire.
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More money available under Green Deal
From next month, homeowners will be able to access up to £7,600 cashback via the new Green Deal Improvement Fund.
Opinion
The future’s looking up for PV
Steve Pester, BRE, focuses on the newly-published Solar Strategy and why its drive towards large roof mounted systems is a sound one
Opinion
Current affairs
By guest columnist Bill Wright, head of energy solutions, Electrical Contractors’ Association
News
Launch party
Following the launch of the Domestic RHI, MCS looks forward to supporting all concerned in making the most of this great opportunity and world’s first incentive scheme connected to the generation of renewable heat at the domestic property
Registration of Domestic RHI (DRHI) installations is done through the Ofgem website https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/domestic-rhi.
Opinion
Quality control
The domestic RHI sets out minimum fuel quality standards, without which householders are unable to claim their RHI payments, explains Robert Burke, HETAS