Mitsubishi Electric is offering anyone the chance to win a special Ecodan thermal mug by Tweeting their own picture of an A++ to celebrate the new Energy Related Products (ErP) rating for the entire range of Ecodan heat pumps.
The IMP is designed to make the most of free power generated from solar PV or wind by turning on electrical equipment and limiting the export of electricity back to the grid.
Mibec has announced the availability of its new Easy-pack kits to complete its range of district heating products.
ZERO has signed a deal to exclusively distribute a range of Gapsal large capacity heat pumps in the UK.
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HETAS has started offering registrants a faster and safer way to process their renewals by Direct Debit.
Following the rise in popularity of biomass sparked by the RHI, the UK Pellet Council says it is determined to ensure that the highest standards are delivered in this expansion phase.
The Scottish government has announced that unlike England and Wales, it will retain the ‘grandfathering’ guarantee for solar under the Renewables Obligation.
A new campaign has been launched by the Solar Trade Association and RenewableUK opposing the government’s plans to cut the Feed-in Tariff for solar to just 1.63p from January 01 2016.
A petition started in August urging the government to review its policy to dramatically cut the solar Feed-in Tariff from January, has received an official response from the government.
Worcester, Bosch Group is holding a second ErP week dedicated to bringing installers up to speed with what will be required from them, when regulations come into force on September 26th.
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Scottish minister for business, energy and tourism Fergus Ewing will be opening the Scottish leg of the Heating & Renewables Roadshow in Edinburgh on September 22.
Travis Perkins has acquired a majority stake in The Underfloor Heating Store.
DECC has announced the degression trigger for biomass has been passed, resulting in a 10 percent reduction in the domestic biomass tariff from 01 October.
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Oliver Thyne, director of Green Square Kelso
REI: What have you got planned for the rest of 2015?
Bill Wright, head of energy solutions at the ECA, explains why the ending of ROCs support for solar could be of benefit to installers, contrary to popular opinion
Gordon Moran, writing for the European Energy Centre (EEC), discusses the increasing importance of energy storage and its associated business opportunities
The H008 training course for pellet stove installation is the latest to have been added to HETAS’ extensive offering for its registered members.
As a reminder, from October 05 2015, in order to be eligible to claim the RHI, all RHI participants will need to source their fuel from a BSL authorised supplier.
Steve Pester, BRE, previews the New Code of Practice for the PV Industry being published this summer.
As I write this column the Plumb Center ErP Roadshow is coming to an end. It has been challenging in terms of logistics, at 40 locations across the UK working with 11 supply partners. On the other hand it has been a joy to talk to so many installers and hear of their experiences and ideas.
Heat pump specialist Bob Long turns his attention to the economic potential of solar assisted heat pumps, also known as thermodynamic systems.
PV installers could be storing up problems for selling in a post-subsidy marketplace, warns Liz MacFarlane, Zenex Solar.
Worcester, Bosch Group has unveiled its new mobile-friendly website, developed to provide installers with a range of tools and resources including an ErP label generator.
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