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More solar firms seek damages from DECC

Five further companies plan to request damages from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). They join three other companies in claiming that the "unlawful and unfair" cuts to the feed-in tariff caused substantial damages to the solar companies' respective businesses, according to news outlet the Solar Power Portal.

23 Oct 2012

Henderson Green designs mechanical and electrical systems for care home rebuild

Engineering consultancy Henderson Green is designing bespoke mechanical and electrical systems for a care home undergoing a £1.44m rebuild.

23 Oct 2012

Geothermal International becomes GI Energy and offers finance package

Geothermal International is rebranding itself as GI Energy. The company was established in 2000, then in 2008 Scottish and Southern Energy took a 20 per cent stake in the business.

23 Oct 2012

Calor warns customers not to copy TV programme

Calor Gas has welcomed the news that the production company and broadcaster of the programme Kevin McCloud's Man Made Home have removed a segment of the fourth episode of the series, which showed Kevin and his team dismantling a gas cylinder to use in heating a hot tub (aired on Sunday 14 October).

23 Oct 2012

Panasonic invests further in training facility

Following the success of its heating and cooling training centre, Panasonic is investing further for 2013, with new content, courses, participant feedback and more planned initiatives to help build product and technology awareness and promote energy-efficient living.

23 Oct 2012

Enact Energy wins Green Deal contract with RLA

Enact Energy has won a contract with the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) to deliver Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) services under an exclusive white label partnership.

23 Oct 2012

Funds to be made available for £125m Green Deal cash back offer

Hundreds of pounds of cash back will be available to householders in England and Wales who make energy saving home improvements under the Green Deal from January 2013, according to the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

22 Oct 2012

Singapore delegation visits BSRIA

A group of senior officials from the Building & Construction Authority (BCA) along with representatives from other public agencies, as well as several large builders and MEP subcontractors from the construction industry in Singapore have visited BSRIA.

22 Oct 2012

£20m up for grabs for energy storage innovation

Innovators across the country are being offered the chance to gain funds to develop innovative energy storage designs to help cut costs and bring new technologies to market in this sector.

22 Oct 2012

£24m to be invested in Scots hospital energy efficiency

The Scottish Government plans to spend £24 million to make NHS hospital and facilities in Scotland more energy efficient.

22 Oct 2012

Climate Energy says Green Deal cash-back is only a short-term solution

Climate Energy, the independent provider of carbon reduction and energy efficiency services, has expressed concerns that Green Deal cash-back is only a short-term solution and won't necessarily convince people to take part in the scheme over an extended period of time.

22 Oct 2012

BBES completes sustainable project at police HQ

Balfour Beatty Engineering Services (BBES) has completed a sustainable m&e installation as part of the £11.6 million refurbishment and remodelling of Greater Manchester Police's divisional headquarters in Rochdale.

22 Oct 2012

New qualification launched to boost gas safety awareness

A new Level 2 VRQ (Vocationally Related Qualification), which aims to help raise awareness of gas safety issues for front line social housing staff has been launched by CORGI Technical Services and EAL (Excellence Achievement Learning).

22 Oct 2012

Distech Controls and Samsung Techwin agree strategic partnership

Distech Controls and Samsung Techwin have announced a strategic partnership to enhance Samsung Techwin's Smart Building Management Solution offering.

22 Oct 2012

Ryan Air Conditioning serves the stars

Ryan Air Conditioning, a leading UK supplier of air conditioning units and accessories based near Manchester, recently received a request from a film company for 10 sheets of 9mm thick and 10 sheets of 13mm thick Armaflex Duct Insulation Sheet.

22 Oct 2012

Boiler maker Buderus to change name

Buderus, Bosch Group is to become Bosch Commercial & Industrial Heating, as the manufacturer looks to strengthen its industrial product and service offering in the UK heating and hot water sector.

22 Oct 2012

Danfoss strengthens sales and technical teams

Danfoss has appointed Graham Vail as area sales manager for the South-East.

22 Oct 2012

Climate Center agrees chiller distribution deal with Carrier

Climate Center has struck a distribution deal with Carrier to supply its chillers nationwide.

22 Oct 2012

Another m&e firm goes into administration

Surrey-based m&e contractor Trinity Environmental Services has gone into administration.

19 Oct 2012

TV Dragon Meaden calls on PM to back a greener economy

TV Dragon Deborah Meaden and around 250 representatives from renewable energy companies, trade associations, environment and development charities gathered outside the Treasury yesterday to call on David Cameron to step in, green our electricity, and get all parts of his Government to start taking the green economy seriously.

19 Oct 2012

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More solar firms seek damages from DECC

Henderson Green designs mechanical and electrical systems for care home rebuild

Geothermal International becomes GI Energy and offers finance package

Calor warns customers not to copy TV programme

Panasonic invests further in training facility

Enact Energy wins Green Deal contract with RLA

Funds to be made available for £125m Green Deal cash back offer

Singapore delegation visits BSRIA

£20m up for grabs for energy storage innovation

£24m to be invested in Scots hospital energy efficiency

Climate Energy says Green Deal cash-back is only a short-term solution

BBES completes sustainable project at police HQ

New qualification launched to boost gas safety awareness

Distech Controls and Samsung Techwin agree strategic partnership

Ryan Air Conditioning serves the stars

Boiler maker Buderus to change name

Danfoss strengthens sales and technical teams

Climate Center agrees chiller distribution deal with Carrier

Another m&e firm goes into administration

TV Dragon Meaden calls on PM to back a greener economy

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