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HP new head office
November 27, 2014
HP Construction are delighted to announce that they are nearing completion of their new head office totalling 6,000ft2.
LED lighting surge dimmed by halogen lamp reprieve in Brussels
November 27, 2014
Highly-efficient LED light bulbs are “years ahead” of price and performance expectations, but their energy-saving effects are being dulled by an EU proposal to prolong the shelf life of energy guzzling halogen lamps from 2016 to 2018, an inter-governmental report says. The result could be €8.6bn (£6.8bn) of lost efficiency savings, according to Clasp, a […]
Derbyshire County Council to spend £23m on LED street lights
November 27, 2014
More than £23m is to be spent converting a county’s street lights to LEDs to help cut electricity bills. Derbyshire County Council approved plans to change 68,000 bulbs with LEDs, reducing energy costs and maintenance bills. The Labour-led council said it is hoped it will start to make a saving in about seven years. The […]
Joint venture to use solar to combat fuel poverty in UK
November 27, 2014
Today a joint venture, named ‘AMP Solar UK’ has been launched to combat UK fuel poverty. Launched by four companies, AMP Solar UK aims to develop 300MW of rooftop and ground mount solar, focusing on bringing solar systems to social housing. Housing developers, commercial landlords to housing associations can purchase solar systems from AMP Solar […]
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has launched a consultation over its plans to allow commercial users to retain their feed-in tariff (FiT) payments if they move premises. The move has been designed to help allay anxieties commonly expressed by businesses due to the long project lifetime of a typical commercial PV project. […]