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“DECC are panicking, faced with the inevitable consequences of the renewables cull”
Dale Vince, Ecotricity p6
Entries open for BPEC Charity Awards 2016
BPEC has begun its search for next year’s recipients of the Life Award,
Support Fund and Sport Award.
The Life Award offers grants of up to £15,000 to plumbing projects
which improve the lives of others in the UK and abroad.
The Support Fund and Sport Award provide grants every quarter of
up to £2,500 to raise skills and encourage sporting excellence across the
plumbing industry.
Over £100,000 has been given out to support a diverse range of
projects since the first Life Awards ceremony in 2012.
BPEC chairman, Frank Glover, said: “The submissions we have
received over the past three years have been fantastic with real life-
changing effects. The plumbing industry has demonstrated real skill and
dedication.”
The closing date for Life Award applications is June 30 2016. To
apply or for more information visit:
First rate: BPEC chairman, Frank Glover, pays tribute to the high calibre
www.bpec.org.uk/the-bpec-charity/
of previous Life Award entries
Solar is nation’s
favourite energy
source
Solar PV has retained top spot in the public’s
attitudes to energy sources, according to the
latest opinion poll from DECC.
With an 80 percent approval rating, solar
is ranked above every other renewable and
conventional energy technology by the regular
opinion poll, conducted every 3-6 months.
Leonie Greene, head of external affairs at
the Solar Trade Association, said: “These very
high levels of public support for solar show
yet again that this sunshine technology is the
nation’s favourite source of energy.
“No other technology empowers
consumers and communities to take charge
of their energy bill and act on climate change
like solar power. By cutting support for solar
the government is taking power away from
people, organisations and communities all
over the UK – and they don’t like it one bit.”
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Magic Thermodynamic Box Company
make history
Essex-based The Magic Thermodynamic Box Company has announced that it is the first
company in the UK to gain MCS certification for a solar assisted heat pump (sometimes
referred to as a thermodynamic product).
Having worked with the relevant MCS technical working group for almost two years to
create new standards for solar assisted heat pumps, its Magic Thermodynamic Box retrofit
product is now listed in this category.
With claims that the product can save homeowners up to 80 percent on the cost of
domestic hot water production, the company is hoping to make a big impact on the renewable
energy marketplace.
The Little Magic Thermodynamic Box gained MCS certification after several weeks of
testing at BRE’s independent research centre in Watford, recently visited by prime minister
David Cameron.
The product is distributed to 15 countries across the globe and has been featured on
Channel 4’s Grand Designs.
Events
Energy Now Expo
10-11 Feb Telford International Centre
http://www.energynowexpo.co.uk Intersolar
22-24 June Messe Munich
https://www.intersolar.de/cn/home.html
Ecobuild 2016
08-10 Mar London, ExCel
http://ecobuild.co.uk The Renewables Event
13-14 Sept NEC, Birmingham
http://www.therenewablesevent.com/
All Energy
04-05 May Glasgow, SECC
http://www.all-energy.co.uk/ Clean Energy Live
04-06 Oct NEC, Birmingham
http://uk.solarenergyevents.com/