Daikin receives MCS certification for its Altherma heat pumps
Daikin’s new generation of Altherma Low Temperature (LT) Split air-to-water heat pumps have been awarded full accreditation from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) Accreditation is...
View ArticleRenewable heating scheme winners revealed
The lucky winners of the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) scheme were announced yesterday, with the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) revealing that 38 communities across England,...
View ArticleScotland can generate 50% of renewable electricity by 2015
Scotland is well known for its ambitious renewable energy generation targets, aiming to produce 100% of its electricity needs by 2020. But because the country is blessed with an abundance of winds,...
View ArticleNIBE launches online heat pump management portal
In the wake of recent controversy about NIBE products, the new online facility has been launched in order to help users understand how to operate and maintain their heat pumps and comes complete with...
View ArticleWindhager biomass boilers take top awards
Company scoops four awards at the recent Renewables Roadshow for biomass boiler projects Liberty Energy earned three of the awards which included prizes for Renewables Installer, Commercial Installer...
View ArticleNew RHI heat pump guidance from Ofgem
Energy regulator Ofgem has put an end to confusion surrounding the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) and heat pumps by issuing new guidance to calculate payments. Up until now there has been a problem...
View ArticleCoventry Uni cuts carbon with heat pumps
GI Energy installs ground source heat pump cooling system Coventry University has just opened a new student centre called ‘The Hub’ and beneath it there are now two 100 metre boreholes which will form...
View ArticleLeamington businesses provide guidance on renewable heating
Two local companies have teamed up to promote renewable heating technologies. GreenACT Ltd and Rheams (Plumbing and Heating) Ltd have joined together to help end customer confusion over renewable...
View ArticleUK lagging behind EU members for green energy generation
When it comes to renewable energy the UK is still lagging way behind its European Union (EU) counterparts according to a newly published table which ranks European Member States for renewable energy...
View ArticleBiomass and heat pumps the answer to rising energy bills
With winter well and truly upon us our attentions naturally turn to maintaining a warm and comfy home. But with energy prices at an all time high many households are turning to renewable heating...
View ArticleRenewable energy growing stronger in the UK
The government’s 2012 update to the Renewable Energy Roadmap reveals that British renewable energy is making good progress According to the Roadmap over the course of a year from July 2011 to July 2012...
View ArticleSomerset clean energy company to hold first public meeting
Wedmore Community Power Company is intending to develop a solar power project on land to the North of the village The first public meeting will be held on 10 January will focus on introducing the...
View ArticleNew heat pumps monitor from Danfoss
Danfoss UK has launched a new heat pumps monitor which the company is targeting at social housing providers such as housing associations and local authority housing departments. The monitor will enable...
View ArticleRenewable energy means cheaper bills
Committee on Climate Change report finds renewable energy is much cheaper compared to gas A new report by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has been welcomed by the Scottish National Party (SNP)...
View ArticleShooting school targets lower heating bills with a heat pump
A shooting school in East Yorkshire is on target to lower its carbon emissions and heating bills after installing a Stiebel Eltron ground source heat pump. To boost its green credentials, Park Lodge...
View ArticleGround source heat pump RHI tariffs under review
The Ground Source Heat Pump Association (GSHPA) is celebrating after the Department of Energy and Climate Change announced it would be conducting a review of the Renewable Heat Incentive tariffs for...
View ArticleOfgem publishes latest feed-in tariff rates
Ofgem has published the latest feed-in tariff figures for the year running 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014. The newly announced feed-in tariff (FiT) has seen non solar PV technologies awarded a 3.1%...
View ArticleRenewable Heat Incentive RHPP scheme extended for 12 months
The domestic phase of the Government’s eagerly awaited Renewable Heat Incentive is facing yet more delays, prompting the extension of the Renewable Heat Premium Payment scheme for an additional 12...
View ArticleMore RHPP money made available
The Government has increased the amount of financial assistance it will give householders to put towards the cost of renewable heating systems such as solar thermal hot water, air source heat pumps and...
View ArticlePublished RHI tariffs finally reveal financial rewards for green heat
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has published more details on the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). Launched in November 2011 to reduce carbon emissions in the domestic and...
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