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Renewable sector calls for more skilled workers

15 May, 2013 16:55 CET - Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB)

ECITB attend UK’s largest renewable energy event
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) can be found amongst the hundreds of exhibitors at the UK’s largest renewable energy event, All-Energy Exhibition & Conference, Aberdeen, on 22nd -23rd May 2013.

As renewable energy remains a focal point of the UK’s energy mix, the ECITB will be at stand FG7 to showcase its range of products and...

HEAT PUMP SALES TO HOMEOWNERS SET TO RISE WITH NEW GOVERNMENT INCENTIVE SCHEME

17 Apr, 2013 17:04 CET - Next Step Marketing

With a new Government incentive scheme, heat pump sales to homeowners are likely to rise. The Heating Helpline gives advice on heat pump installations and how to make sure that they are properly installed – only then will they deliver worthwhile savings on home energy bills.
17 April 2013 – With energy prices forecast to keep on rising, the ‘green’ heating market is continuing to grow and more and more...

Viessmann announces continued growth

3 Apr, 2013 16:31 CET - Propel Technology Ltd

Sales of €1.89 billion, and array of new technologies for the domestic and commercial markets revealed at ISH Energy 2013
Heating systems manufacturer, the Viessmann Group has reported sales of €1.89 billion in 2012, a €30 million increase in turnover and 1.6 per cent growth. Germany accounted for much of the growth globally, there was a 5 per cent increase in the number of heating systems sold.

Announced at...

Viessmann’s new controls allow solar PV and heat pumps systems to work together

3 Apr, 2013 13:42 CET - Propel Technology Ltd

Viessmann has launched a new feature on its Vitotronic 200 control system, which uniquely allows heat pump and solar PV systems to work as a hybrid system. From the heat pump deciding how to use free energy from the solar PV, electricity bills are significantly reduced.

The controls allow the heat pump to monitor the electricity generated by the solar PV for sufficient generation over a consistent period of time,...

UCSB Summit Draws Key Leaders to Discuss Innovations in Energy Efficiency Scienc...

27 Mar, 2013 22:00 CET - UC Santa Barbara College of Engineering

The 2013 Summit on Energy Efficiency will bring together leading experts to discuss the latest innovations in materials science and technology for energy generation, energy storage, lighting, and electronics
Leaders in research, entrepreneurs, and key policymakers from industry, academia, and government will convene at the 2013 Summit on Energy Efficiency, May 1 – 2. Hosted...

Country’s First SMARTFERM Transforms Organic Waste into Electricity and Compost

25 Jan, 2013 21:20 CET - Environmental Relations

Launched by Zero Waste Energy and the Monterey Regional Waste Management District
Marina, California – January 25, 2013 - The Monterey Regional Waste Management District (MRWMD) and Zero Waste Energy, LLC (ZWE) held an open house today introducing the country’s first dry anaerobic digester (AD) utilizing the SMARTFERM technology for use in processing...

Call for Industry-Wide District Heating Quality Standards

11 Jan, 2013 16:12 CET - Parker Ward Ltd

A director of the UK’s longest-established manufacturer of pre-insulated pipe systems used for district heating has called for an industry-wide system of quality standards to be established. He has warned that, without it, the rapid growth that the sector is experiencing may see a repeat of the same mistakes made during the last boom of the 1970s and 80s that led to catastrophic system failures.

Spain and the US Brightest in the Global Solar Thermal Power Market says New Rep...

19 Oct, 2012 11:09 CET - Reportbuyer

Abundant sunshine combined with impressive government support has seen CSP boom in Spain
ReportBuyer.com the leading website for market research reports has added a new study which notes that the increase in the cost of fossil fuels and supporting government policies (as well as enviable weather) has seen Spain and the United States dominate the global solar thermal market

According to Solar Thermal Power...

Engineering Skills at Triteq

7 Aug, 2012 10:08 CET - Triteq

By 2020, to comply with EU Law, the UK must generate 15% of its energy from renewable sources.* This presents huge challenges for the UK and creates a increasing need for investment in technology and for skilled engineers. The government has highlighted that there is a skills shortage, which is highlighted in the Working for a Green Britain Report.

Where will these skills come from and how can we ensure...

Major new energy assessment says strong leadership, investment needed to bring s...

20 Jun, 2012 15:35 CET - Stockholm Environment Institute

Press release: 20 June, 2012

A new SEI report shows achieving UN energy goals within a 2°C pathway will require a massive scale-up of low-carbon technologies, driven by a shared development agenda and effective policies to guide public- and private-sector investment. World leaders can lay groundwork at Rio+20.
A new SEI report shows achieving UN energy goals within a 2°C pathway will require a massive scale-up...

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