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A four-year government-funded programme that aims to develop new technologies to help meet the needs of the UK’s future power systems will kick-off with investment of £2.4 million in feasibility studies that will stimulate innovation in automated power distribution and demand management.
The funding competition is the first element of a planned portfolio of investment into power network innovations and forms the exploratory phase of the programme, which will be funded and managed by the gover... [more]
Mr & Mrs Diver, have created a unique guest quarters styled as a log cabin. It measures some 5m x 5.7m and is situated around 15m from their main house.
SEH Commercial’s Simon Fowler explains the challenges: “Originally sold as 12-panels to be on one roof, our survey said that this wasn’t going to be possible due to the size of the roof. However, the roof has a perfect east-west split on its pitch so we looked at the option of 6 Mitsubishi 225Wp PV panels on each side. With this arrangement... [more]
The congregation at All Saints Church, Wing with Grove in Buckinghamshire has not only reduced the church’s carbon footprint significantly but also found a way of generating an income for decades to come.
When the parishioners of one of the UK’s finest Anglo Saxon churches were looking at how to make their place of worship more environmentally friendly, they took inspiration from a BBC’s Songs of Praise feature on St Denys Church in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, which had fitted solar Photovoltaic... [more]
The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) is an independent scheme that certifies microgeneration products and installers in accordance with consistent standards. It is designed to evaluate microgeneration products and installers against robust criteria, providing greater protection for consumers.
FE Peacock Construction Ltd, part of the Larkfleet Group, has enhanced its ability to produce low carbon buildings by becoming an MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) accredited installer... [more]
Cornwall council is keen to see their county become the UK leader in the generation of solar energy. Planning permission has now been granted for the UK's first purpose-built solar farm – a landmark decision that could give the green light for a wave of commercial solar power developments across the country.
Located on the south facing site of the former Wheal Jane tin mine near Truro in Cornwall, the £4 million solar farm will house around 6000 individual panels, each measuring just 1.8m x 1... [more]
Many in the renewable sector already recognise the South West as an important region for the industry, although Somerset is perhaps less high profile than some other counties. However, a ‘green’ culture is very much part of the county’s approach, with Somerset being the UK’s first Transition Local Authority, ensuring that measures to save energy and cut global warming are at the forefront of forward planning.
Somerset County Council has been proactive in the development of wind power initiat... [more]
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