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Solar Energy UK Roadshow
03 February Sandown Park Racecourse,
Surrey
04 February Taunton Racecourse, Somerset
05 February Huntingdon Racecourse,
Cambridgeshire
06 February Salford City Stadium,
Manchester
10 February Thirsk Racecourse, Yorkshire
11 February Musselburgh Racecourse,
Edinburgh
http://ukroadshow.
solarenergyevents.com
Ecobuild
04-06 March 2014 ExCel, London
www.ecobuild.co.uk
SolarTech UK
24-25 May 2014 QE2 Conference Centre,
London
http://greenworldconferences.com/
produkt_125_solartech_uk_2014.htm
National Homebuilding & Renovating
Show
27-30 March 2014 NEC, Birmingham
http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/
events/national-homebuilding
Onshore Wind Conference
23-25 April 2014 London
http://greenworldconferences.
com/produkt_150_onshore_wind_
conference.htm
All-Energy Exhibition
21-22 May 2014 Aberdeen
http://www.all-energy.co.uk/
Nextgen 2014
08-09 October Stoneleigh Park,
Warwickshire
http://ebec.nextgenexpo.co.uk/
Solar Energy UK 2014
14-16 October NEC, Birmingham
http://uk.solarenergyevents.com/
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UN urges investors not to burn money
with fossil fuel holdings
The United Nations’ climate chief has called
on investors to switch their holdings from
fossil fuel-backed funds to green assets.
Speaking to investors in New York,
Christina Figueres said that millions of people
risked seeing their pensions and investments
becoming worthless if the world stays on
course to avoid dangerous climate change.
To limit global warming to less than two
degrees, more than 75 percent of the globe’s
declared gas, oil and coal reserves would need
to stay in the ground, undermining the value
of shareholdings in the companies which own
and extract them.
Instead, Ms Figueres recommended the
increasing number of options for cleantech
investors by pointing to the estimated $36tn
required to fund low carbon energy by 2050.
“The continued and dangerous rise in
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is in
large part the direct result of past investments
in energy and mobility systems based on the
use of fossil fuels,” she said.
“New investments must now assist in
reversing this unsustainable trend, and quickly
if the world is to have a chance of staying
under a 2c temperature rise.”
Wipeout: Those who invest in oil, gas and coal-
backed funds could see the value of their savings
evapourate, warns UN climate chief Christina
Figueres
Enphase passes 1GW milestone
Enphase Energy has celebrated passing the 1GW capacity mark of microinverter products it has
shipped since the company launched in 2008.
According to Enphase ceo, Paul Nahi, the milestone was reached following a strong fourth
quarter in 2013 during which 107MW was dispatched worldwide.
“We continued to see very strong business momentum during the fourth quarter, mainly
driven by a healthy residential solar market in the US,” he said.
“During the fourth quarter, shipments exceeded 100MW of microinverter systems for the
fi rst time, marking another record quarter.”
Bahco competition winners
Five lucky readers have each won an ‘Easy Change’ 1000V insulated ratcheting screwdriver set
in last month’s REI competition, run in association with Bahco.
With a retail value of £115, the sets will be sent by Bahco to the individuals listed below
using the contact details supplied within the next four weeks.
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Alex Lovie, Richard Irvin Sustainable Energy
Peter Hamilton, Renewable Heat Strategies
Mark Forkin, NuTech Renewables
Gerry McGowan, Glasgow Kelvin College
Robert Glenn, Rockingham Design
Partnership