Product

Viessmann breaks the ice

Viessmann has collaborated with HUF HAUS to equip a UK household with its first ice store system, which recovers energy from renewable sources to heat domestic hot water.
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News

New electricity pricing mechanism poses challenges for generators

The new electricity market pricing system coming into effect today (Thursday 5th November) will place even more responsibility on generators to improve the management of their supply imbalances or face much higher pricing penalties.
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Special Report

Adding value to the renewable sector in testing times

The renewable energy sector continues to experience highs and lows with a reduction in costs being been offset by the withdrawal of government subsidies for green energy. With further subsidy reductions expected in 2016, how will the renewable energy sector remain competitive? Electrical contractors, Robinson & Lawlor feel they can use their expertise to weather the storm in this continuously changing landscape.
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Opinion

Q&A: GoodWe UK

REI: What have you got planned for 2016? RS: We are very excited about next year; the Year of Energy Storage as we like to refer to 2016 within the business. GoodWe has recently announced a strategic partnership with BYD, one of the world’s largest suppliers of rechargeable batteries. This, in conjunction with our retrofit inverter unit GW2500, will transform the domestic market in the UK. In layman’s terms, it means that every single one of the 600,000 houses in the UK that has solar panels can store the energy they generate in a cost-effective way and without having to replace their existing inverters.
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Opinion

Will heat pump numbers meet 2030 predictions?

When the solar industry received a kick-start by way of the Feed-in Tariff, the prospect of profiting from renewable technology captured widespread attention. Market response to the high value subsidy was vibrant and rapid growth occurred.
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Opinion

Pollard’s Patter

It’s been difficult to detect a note of optimism in the world of renewables after the recent and anticipated announcements. There will certainly be some challenging times ahead. However, I was fascinated to read some comments made by representatives of the National Grid which were published recently. One of the statements which caught my eye stated that ‘…energy from the Sun was expected to be one of the most cost-effective ways to power homes within 18 months.’
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Opinion

Energy related Products (ErP) Directive (2009/125/EC)

A reminder from MCS that the Energy related Products Directive (ErP) came into force on September 26 2015, and affects all heating and hot water products with an heating output equal to or less than 400kW
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Opinion

Talking point

Liz MacFarlane, Zenex Solar, takes stock of the atmosphere at last month’s Solar Energy UK exhibition
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Opinion

Female installer calls on other women to forge careers in heating

HETAS approved installer Jane van Dijk has a gained such a great sense of achievement and job satisfaction through training to become a qualified installer, she feels the benefits for females working in the male-dominated heating industry should be more widely known
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Opinion

Current affairs

Bill Wright, head of energy solutions at The Electrical Contractors’ Association, finds a glimmer of hope from the Treasury amid deep spending cuts on renewables
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Opinion

Mounting muck-ups

Steve Pester, BRE, exposes ongoing poor practice in mounting PV panels
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