HIES scheme to be ‘proactive’ in working with installers as new MD appointed
The Home Insulation & Energy Systems contractors scheme (HIES) is to take a fresh approach with the appointment of a new managing director.
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Low carbon tech ‘vital’ to Future Homes Standard as solar’s role is talked up
Solar could play a pivotal role in the government’s proposed Future Homes Standard, with a more ambitious option for carbon emission reductions in new build housing preferred.
STA calls for export tariffs before 1 January deadline
The Solar Trade Association (STA) has issued an open letter to suppliers calling for export tariffs before the 1 January 2020 deadline.
‘Nothing to be celebrated’: SEG receives lukewarm response
Details of the government’s Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) emerged earlier this week, eliciting responses that range from calling it “better than nothing” to welcoming an end to the “ongoing tragedy” of the policy gap between the feed-in tariff (FiT) and the SEG.
Eco2Solar partners Sunamp for solar-plus-storage heating pilot
Eco2Solar has partnered heat battery firm Sunamp to deliver a solar PV-powered domestic heating pilot.
HMRC solar VAT proposals will hinder country’s net zero target, CCC says
HM Revenue & Custom proposals to increase VAT on solar panels will hinder the country’s progress towards a net zero economy, Committee on Climate Change (CCC) chief Chris Stark has said.