Eco

Frack attack

Tim Pollard, Head of Sustainability at Plumb Center, assesses whether the extraction of shale gas can be a valuable – albeit controversial – addition to the UK’s energy mix. Fracking is one of the hot topics in the industry today. In essence, it’s drilling down into the earth to recover gas and oil from shale […]

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Installers should sell solar for summer

With spring and summer just around the corner, one of the UK’s designers and distributors of renewable energy systems is calling for installers to urge customers to make the switch to green energy in time to take advantage of warmer weather. Stephen Knight, Commercial Director for Navitron, believes that April and May are the best […]

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The key benefits of an underfloor heating system

Underfloor heating is increasing in popularity as many householders are looking at ways to make their homes more energy efficient. As a heating system it has several benefits, for both the installer and the end user. We have highlighted below the key benefits that installing underfloor heating delivers to you and your clients. Quick and […]

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Additional funding for RHI voucher training scheme

Greg Barker – Minister of State at the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) recently  visited Grant Engineering UK announcing an additional £150,000 of funding for the RHI (Renewable Heat Incentive) Voucher training scheme. The minister had a tour of the renewable heating manufacturer’s facility, viewing their award winning training academy and was able […]

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Year of renewables and energy efficiency

With the Green Deal scheme being simplified and starting to gather momentum, the domestic RHI launching in the Spring and renewables maintaining popularity in the UK, 2014 is the perfect year to expand into the renewables and energy efficiency markets, according to NAPIT. The latest Green Deal statistics show 129,842 assessments have been carried out […]

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