Europe
DECC announces private rented sector energy efficiency regul
10 February 2015 From April 2018, landlords will be legally required to raise the energy efficiency of rental properties to at least “Band E” levels of energy efficiency. HWA Isaac Occhipinti said “We are extremely disappointed that this announcement falls short of what is needed in the private rented sector. Whilst we are pleased that the Government will require landlords to install some e...
New energy efficiency regs 'most significant in a generation
9 February 2015 The government has outlined new regulations that will require private landlords to improve energy efficiency of their homes. From April 2018, new private tenants or existing tenants signing new contracts will be able to demand that landlords meet a minimum Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of E, bringing the PRS in line with the non-domestic sector. The deci...
Daikin relocates to Birmingham
9 February 2015 Daikin UK has opened a new 2,100 sq ft office for the Midlands region in Birmingham Business Park, which is also home to a new 2,000 sq ft training centre. Daikin UK is relocating fr...
Beijer Ref UK hosts 10th annual supplier dinner
09 February 2015 Beijer Ref UK and Ireland, parent company of Dean & Wood, RW, DWG, Air Creation and Cabinet Spares, hosted its 10th annual supplier dinner in February in recognition to the hard w...
Ziehl-Abegg reports 9% increase in sales for 2014
09 February 2015 Fan and motors manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg, has reported an increase in global sales of 9 per cent to 423m Euro for 2014. Whilst the business in Germany was up slightly on the previous ...
GEA Heat Pumps: Your Money-Making Machine
09 February 2015 Combine a Heat Pump with the new Renewable Heat Incentive for a substantial payback With the new Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), installing a heat pump could not only offer improved e...
Oil now cheaper than mains gas for home heating
9 February 2015 Industry figures show that heating oil is now cheaper than mains gas for home heating. According to the Sutherland Tables, an independent source of data on comparative UK domestic heating prices, oil is now the cheapest of all the major heating fuels, costing ￡119 less per year to heat an average three bedroom home than mains gas, the second cheapest option. The data...
Greencrown Energy, LVR Energy & Mechanical Announce Partners
Feb. 06, 2015 BELLEVILLE, N.J. -- GREENCROWN Energy and LVR Energy & Mechanical have announced a strategic joint partnership, in order to apply the expertise of both organizations to deliver a full array of energy solutions nationwide - bridging the gap between energy and mechanical services. “We’re very proud that LVR Energy & Mechanical has chosen to partner with us,” said Paul Er...
How to heat the EU parliament from the hidden river?
Feb. 06, 2015 | by Dave Pearson, Star Renewable Energy Since 1852 humankind has appreciated that “reverse refrigeration” can be used to heat buildings with less raw fuel. It was only a few years later that this was proven in an Austrian salt mine. Here we are nearly 160 years later and still we prefer to burn either fossil fuels or fuels from trees. Why are our cities not heated with...
The World's Largest “Natural” District Heat Pump
Feb. 06, 2015 Drammen is a town 40 km south west of Oslo (Norwegian Capital). During the last decade it has gone through a major transformation from being a rundown industrial town to a newly develope...
Large scale geothermal heat pump project for an office build
Feb. 06, 2015 For the heating and cooling of their brand new 4.500 square meters office building, electro-technical wholesaler Cebeo has opted for a STIEBEL ELTRON geothermal heat pump system. The tec...
