RenEnergy Hampshire Open DayFriday 15 Jul 2011Last Wednesday 13th July we held our first Renewable Technology Fair for the Hampshire Branch at The Sustainability Centre in East Meon.
RenEnergy welcomed delegates from all over Hampshire as well as representatives from the local Greening Campaigns and Transition Town Romsey.
Throughout the day RenEnergy offered presentations on everything from Solar PV to Biomass to off-grid yurt living. We were also pleased to hear presentations from our guest speakers James Owen, Alex Honey and Mary Lewis.
The day was a great success and enjoyed by all concerned. A particular thanks to all the staff at The Sustainability Centre who were extremely helpful in the run up to the event, it is a fantastic location and resource.
We hope to hold a similar event next year but if you would like to arrange a bespoke workshop please contact kwatts@renenergy.co.uk
RenEnergy win new contract for Greenright HomesTuesday 10 May 2011RenEnergy will be working with local companies Greenright Homes and Baker Construction Ltd to provide a suite of renewable solutions for nine new houses at Wortham, Suffolk.
The dwellings consist of nine new build houses, ranging from 2 to 5 bedrooms and the refurbishment and extension of an existing property known as The Ale House and RenEnergy will be supplying a host of technologies including photovoltaic panels, solar thermal water heating, air source heat pumps, whole house heat recovery, underfloor heating and rainwater harvesting.
Construction commenced on site in May 2011 and is expected to be finished by spring 2012.
The properties have been individually designed by The Whitworth Co-Partnership of Bury St Edmunds under the direction of Matthew Stearn. Civil engineering support has been provided by Bingham Hall Associates of Attleborough and structural engineering support has come from Adam Power Associates of Banham. The site will be extensively landscaped to a scheme devised by Roger Gladwell Landscaping of Dennington, Suffolk.
The houses will be covered by the prestigious Premier Guarantee 10 Year Warranty and will be marketed by sole agents Lacy, Scott and Knight of Bury St Edmunds.
Damian Baker, Managing Director comments, "RenEnergy was originally established to serve East Anglia and we are delighted to be working with local companies, on such an exciting project, to deliver the very latest technologies in the area"
RenEnergy meet the future of Renewable EnergyTuesday 03 May 2011On Tuesday 3rd May RenEnergy welcomed second year environmental science students from the University of East Anglia for a series of seminars on designing, supplying and installing renewable technologies. The students were also treated to a tour of the office which included a section on the various technologies we have installed here.We were extremely impressed by their enthusiasm and interest.If you would like to arrange a similar half day seminar session at either of our branches contact
Katie Watts
Renewables Workshop for FarmersTuesday 29 Mar 2011On Friday 25th March, RenEnergy welcomed farmers from the AtlasFram co-operative to their Norfolk offices for a series of seminars on renewable technologies.
The topics covered ranged from a background to renewables to case studies and technical demonstrations.
Damian Baker, who ran the workshop was pleased with how the morning went, " our company is as much about education as providing a service, the area of renewables is extremely complicated and it makes sense to draw on our expertise to help steer people through the intricacies".
If you would like to arrange a bespoke workshop in Norfolk or Hampshire contact Katie Watts on kwatts@renenergy.co.uk
RHI premium payments available for homeownersFriday 11 Mar 2011Chris Huhne's announcement on the RHI yesterday was disappointing for the domestic sector as tariffs will not be introduced until October 2012. However, the RHI premium payment is available to cover the purchase price of a renewable heat system. The exact amounts available and eligible technologies will be announced in May. Read all about it
here
Chris Huhne announces details of the Renewable Heat IncentiveThursday 10 Mar 2011Chris Huhne has announced the details of the RHI. We are working through the document and will update the website shortly.
Headlines are Ground Source Heat Pumps are eligible, Air Source Heat Pumps are not at present but will be in the future. It is geared to be a 12% return on investment.
RenEnergy in the Eastern Daily PressWednesday 09 Mar 2011There's an article about the growth of RenEnergy in the EDP online today.
Have a look. We have a number of job vacancies at the moment so keep an eye on our
jobs page for up to the minute information.
ecobuildMonday 21 Feb 2011RenEnergy are heading off to exhibit at Ecobuild, in London, next week. Ecobuild is the world's biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment. It's a brilliant opportunity to get to grips with the latest in renewable technologies and building methods.
Come and visit us in the North Hall at stand N2120. You can get your free tickets from the Ecobuild website www.ecobuild.co.uk.
Open Day SuccessTuesday 09 Nov 2010RenEnergy welcomed over 200 hundred people to our open days last week. We have several renewable technologies installed here at our Headquarters including a Wind Turbine, a 3.1kW PV Array, Ground and Air Source Heat Pumps and a Rainwater harvester. Visitors were able to see, hear and feel the technologies working as well as taking advantage of the many seminars and practical sessions that were on offer.
We hope to run similar events in the future but we welcome visitors to our showroom at any time Monday - Friday.
RenEnergy is Norfolk's only MCS accredited installer of Wind TurbinesMonday 01 Nov 2010RenEnergy are now MCS accredited Wind Turbine installers. We're the only company in Norfolk able to provide this service and one of only thirteen companies in the UK to install more than four technologies.
If you'd like to see a working wind turbine or find out more about wind technology come to our open days this week 4th, 5th, 6th November between 10 - 4. Contact Katie Watts for more information kwatts@renenergy.co.uk
Farmers WeeklyFriday 22 Oct 2010The 100kW PV array that we installed at Bartlow Estates Farm is still making news; today we're in the Farmers Weekly.
HMT Spending Review - Not All Bad NewsWednesday 20 Oct 2010At 12.30 today in the RenEnergy HQ, all eyes were fixed on the live coverage of George Osbourne’s announcements on HMT Spending Review.
RenEnergy had two main concerns. Firstly, that the Government would withdraw the Feed-in Tariffs; a financial incentive for individuals and companies to install electricity generating renewable technologies, like photovoltaic panels, wind turbines and biomass plants, in or on buildings within the UK. As a company we have already helped many of our customers to capitalise on this scheme which offers guaranteed payback on the initial investment.
Secondly that the Government would scrap their plans for the introduction of the Renewable Heat Incentive, a financial incentive for individuals and companies wanting to install heat-generating renewable technologie such as Air and Ground source heat pumps, Solar Thermal and biogas installations, in buildings within the UK.
The news was good on both fronts; the Feed-in Tariff will continue as is until the review date set by the last government. After the review it will fund only what it deems to be the most cost effective technologies.
The Renewable Heat Incentive has been given the go ahead for 2011, “shifting renewable heat from a fringe industry firmly into the mainstream”.
Alongside the inevitable cutbacks the Government also announced other sizeable investments such as £210 million in the Warm Front Programme and £200 million in low carbon technologies like off shore wind farms, cementing their commitment to a greener future. As Chris Huhne said, “Like the rest of the public sector we have taken some tough decisions, but we remain on course to deliver on our promise to be the greenest government ever”.
You can find more information on the effect of the Spending Review on the Renewables sector at: http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/news/csr_hmt_releas/csr_hmt_releas.aspx
The Press Coverage ContinuesMonday 18 Oct 2010RenEnergy were in the news again over the weekend. Damian Baker, managing director, was quoted in The Daily Telegraph feature on Solar PV and Farmer's Weekly Interactive also featured a piece on our 100Kw installation at Bartlow Estates Farm.
http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/10/16/123991/Britain39s-biggest-barn-mounted-solar-PV-switches-on.htm
RenEnergy on Farming MonthlyWednesday 13 Oct 2010More coverage about our 100Kw installation at Bartlow Estates farm courtesy of Farming Monthly.
http://www.farmingmonthly.co.uk/the-news/latest-news/62/1013.html