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Renewables md joins Green Construction Board

Chris Hopkins, managing director of Ploughcroft, has been selected to join the Green Construction Board, as one of the representatives of the SME sector.
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DECC appoints new energy efficiency chief

Providing strategic guidance to ministers and senior officials at DECC, Boyd will build connections with industry and other stakeholders whilst spearheading EEDO’s primary objective to advance energy efficiency across the UK economy.

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Green Energy Options does Italian Job

Cambridge-based providers of energy management systems Green Energy Options (GEO) has appointed Etneo Italia to distribute its products within Italy.
The Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF) provides funding to seven low carbon heat networks, as announced by Triple Point Heat Networks Investment Management.

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Head appointed to new CCS task force

The task force is currently being set up to explore ways in which CCS can become cost competitive with other low carbon technologies within the next 10 years. It will advise the government on measures needed to lower the costs of developing commercial CCS programmes and outline a vision for the next phase by early 2013.

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New sales manager at Ubbink

Chris Hill has been appointed national sales manager at Ubbink (UK), part of the Centrotec Sustainable AG Group.

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Thames Water chief joins Anesco

Steve Shine OBE has been appointed as chairman of national renewable energy solutions company, Anesco.

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Davey is new energy secretary

The Government has appointed Industry Minister Ed Davey as the new Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.

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National Skills Academy appoints executive director

The National Skills Academy for Environmental Technologies has appointed Dr. Cathryn Hickey as its executive director. Hickey will be responsible for providing strategic management and leadership to drive the Skills Academy forward in its objective to deliver high quality, accredited environmental technologies training. 

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Waxman’s joint effort

Waxman Energy, specialist in the design and distribution of solar PV, has appointed directors Sam Waxman and Joe Pape as joint managing directors.

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New appointment at Wagner Solar

Stasik will be responsible for managing the solar PV and solar thermal technical division whilst also leading the training programme at the company’s award winning Wagner Academy solar training school.