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CES partners with Wakefield Council to help tackle town's fuel poverty
Community Interest Company Community Energy Solutions (CES) is continuing its partnership with Wakefield Council in an effort to help tackle the town’s fuel poverty. CES which has offices in Leeds Boldon (Tyne and Wear) and Stockton worked alongside Dyson Insulations Ltd to install a 2.2kWp solar photovoltaic (PV) system at the home of Ryehill residents, Mr. and Mrs Fletcher in December 2011. The couple, who are expected to earn around £27,000 over the next 25 years in fuel savings and feed-in-tariff payments, are among the first to benefit from Wakefield Council’s new Wakefield Energy... [more]
The World Energy Council signs strategic alliance with the Paul Scherrer Institute
Following their successful collaboration on the “Global Transport Scenarios 2050” study, the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and the World Energy Council (WEC) have signed a three year strategic partnership agreement. The contract signed between Dr. Christoph Frei, Secretary General of WEC and Prof. Alexander Wokaun, Vice-Director of PSI, will see Switzerland’s world renowned research centre for natural and engineering sciences becoming a Project Partner on future WEC Scenario projects. Speaking at the signing of the contract in Villigen PSI, Switzerland, Christoph Frei said: “This is a win ... [more]
New book gives boost to Three Peaks
Background : In 1986 the Institute for Terrestrial Ecology carried out a study of the condition of the path network in the Three Peaks area and concluded that the region had the sad distinction of possessing the most severely eroded network in the UK. The following year, the first Three Peaks Project was established by the YDNPA with a staff of 13. Its remit included trialling new path-engineering and re-vegetating techniques to provide sustainable routes and to allow damaged surrounding land to recover. The mid-90s and early 2000s saw a number of externally-funded projects completed, each w... [more]
Natural Power to provide Commercial Back Office Support Service on Hall Wind Farm for RidgeWind
Natural Power has just been appointed to provide Commercial Back Office Support Services on Hall Wind Farm for renewable energy development company RidgeWind. The service will see Natural Power delivering financial and commercial administration services during the construction phase of the wind farm, which is due to begin on 16th January 2012. Hall Wind Farm is located approximately 5.5km north of Beverley and 14km west of Hornsea and is set to comprise of 12 x 2.05MW turbines with a maximum installed capacity of 24.6MW. The Financial Controller role will see Natural Power monitoring all fi... [more]
Gehrlicher Solar America expanding to Massachusetts
The international photovoltaic company completed two additional solar power plants. Springfield, NJ. Gehrlicher Solar America recently completed two additional commercial solar installations in the US. With the completion of a 151 kW ground-mounted system in North Dartmouth, MA, Gehrlicher Solar has successfully entered the Massachusetts market and plans over the course of 2012 to build at least 5 MW of projects in the state. The Dartmouth system covers approximately seven acres in a semi-rural residential area and is expected to generate an average of 186,500 kilowatt-hours per year, ... [more]
