Solar Media Staff

Eco Environments has been selected by Wigan-based Armstrong Point to install a range of renewable energy technologies at the UK’s first zero energy-cost business park. The £2.7 million development will include the installation of 90kWp of solar PV, a 6kW wind turbine, nine solar thermal hot water systems and nine heat pumps.

UK homeowners are more forward-thinking than house builders when it comes to energy efficiency and renewables. These are the findings of the NHBC Trust’s latest report, Today’s attitudes to low and zero carbon homes, which states that there is a significant gap between what the customer wants and what is actually being constructed.

According to the latest research from the British Standards Institute (BSI) only one in five homeowners is likely to sign up for the Green Deal. The majority of the 1,200 respondents admitted that they knew too little about the scheme to take part.

Bright Spark Solar has recently completed a 36kWp solar installation atop Plum Baby’s office building in Taplow.

A survey of 500 environmental graduates has found that 80 percent believe the number of green jobs will continue to rise in the future, despite the current economic downturn.

Renewable energy specialist Solarsense has received an International Green Hero award in recognition of the environmental initiatives the company has implemented at its headquarters near Bristol.

Earlier this month the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission negotiators reached an agreement on the EU Energy Efficiency Directive. The long-awaited deal sets out a number of binding measures that will be used to achieve targets, including the EU goal of improving energy efficiency by 20 percent by 2020.

An independent survey of 500 employers in England and Wales has found that less than one in five employers believe school pupils are inspired to take up a career in engineering or manufacturing industries.

A new green fund, launched in conjunction with Leads2Trade, is expected to provide new opportunities for renewable energy installers looking to provide energy saving technologies for UK home and business owners.

According to the latest research from E.ON a quarter of UK homeowners have not insulated their loft as they are worried about the process being too messy, too difficult or because they have too much clutter to move out of the way. These statistics, from research carried out by OnePoll with 2,000 respondents in August 2011, have been recorded despite the fact that many energy providers offer the service free of charge.