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  1. Plumbing association supports City & Guilds environmental courses

    Plumbing association supports City & Guilds environmental courses

    The Association of Plumbing & Heating Contractors (APHC) has voiced its support for the environmentally-focused trade qualifications offered by the City & Guilds. APHC has said that the organisation’s Environmental Technology qualifications will provide trainee technicians and people with years of experience with the environmental knowledge that is likely to become a crucial part of […]

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  2. Pool's solar installation highlights public sector demand

    Pool's solar installation highlights public sector demand

    Ryedale District Council in North Yorkshire is driving forward the use of solar energy to heat public facilities, having just installed solar panels on the roof of its public swimming baths. Ryedale Pool in Pickering has had a huge solar thermal array installed on its roof, after investigations into having the pool’s boiler replaced led […]

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  3. Will demand for solar panel installation level out?

    Will demand for solar panel installation level out?

    The threat of potential further cuts to the government’s feed-in tariff scheme for people with solar panels on their homes has prompted a surge in the number of installations being carried out. The feed-in tariff for solar power was slashed on August 1 this year – to 16p per kWh from 21p per kWh – […]

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  4. Expert plumbers install Solar thermal systems in new homes

    Expert plumbers install Solar thermal systems in new homes

    Solar thermal packages have been installed on 12 new affordable homes in Bishop Stortford, allowing the buildings to be given Code 3 sustainability status. The new homes have been built by Jarvis Construction for South Anglia Housing and all feature two Oventrop OKF CK 22 Solar flat plate collectors of 2.02m² integrated into their roofs. […]

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  5. Go green with a renewable energy course

    Go green with a renewable energy course

    Renewable energy is the big thing when it comes to industries that are moving forward at a rapid pace.  US President Obama recently made a speech saying: “energy efficiency and clean energy are the right thing to do for our future – because the nation that leads the clean energy economy will be the nation […]

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  6. Installing solar panels and other renewable energy systems

    Installing solar panels and other renewable energy systems

    Whether it is the sight of a new wind-farm on the horizon or a rash of solar panels appearing on nearby roofs, you cannot get away from renewable energy these days. Of course, it makes absolute sense to reduce your own energy bills and to help cut carbon emissions by going green and the UK […]

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  7. Renewable energy courses

    Renewable energy courses

    The renewable energy industry is extremely fast-growing due to public interest and recent government investment. The government has placed huge importance on developing renewable, environmentally-friendly energy sources and is investing large sums of money in developing these. For example, there are some schemes whereby homeowners are paid to have solar panels installed in their homes. […]

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  8. Choosing a career in construction

    Choosing a career in construction

    A career in construction can be extremely rewarding, not only in the sense that it provides a regular, reliable income, but that it also keeps the mind and body active and is a fulfilling career for those that like to take on a project. However, choosing the right trade to suit you can be tricky. […]

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  9. Able Skills News on Solar PV

    Able Skills News on Solar PV

    Able Skills is constantly keeping up to date with modern inventions and always looking to expand our range of courses. With the growing popularity in renewable energies and the cost of such technologies becoming more and more affordable, the demand for Solar Photovoltaic installer and maintenance qualified electricians is forever increasing.

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  10. Power statistics could prompt tradesmen to take renewable energy courses

    Power statistics could prompt tradesmen to take renewable energy courses

    The latest statistics show the amount electricity used in the UK continued to grow in 2010, but engineers on renewable energy courses will be pleased to see the supply from sustainable sources also going up. Released on Thursday (July 28th), the Department of Energy and Climate Change study demonstrated the total energy consumed rose 3.2 […]

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  11. Private investors could drive interest in renewable energy courses

    Private investors could drive interest in renewable energy courses

    Renewable energy courses could become more popular as a result of the green concerns of private investors in house building. Chayley Collis, marketing manager at the Green Building Store, claimed there is a lot of interest from homeowners and people developing properties. "While there is little public sector building at the moment, private homeowners, social […]

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  12. Renewable energy course attendees 'should be grateful for RHPP'

    Renewable energy course attendees 'should be grateful for RHPP'

    People working in the green power sector – such as tradesmen who have taken renewable energy courses – have been told they should be grateful for the government's decision to introduce the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) scheme. Dr John Constable, director of policy and research at the Renewable Energy Foundation, explained that the tight […]

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