16 January 2019
NDE to support 250 companies across the north east reduce their carbon footprint
NDE will be helping 250 SMEs across the North East as part of the BEST project
Read story3 October 2018
New build estates may not be able to cope with renewables
Due to the electrical connections on homes, new build housing estates have issues with large amount of renewables
Read story12 September 2018
Opportunity for companies to receive world class support in connection of renewables and storage to the grid
Q&A session for grid connection problems on 20th September 2018
Read story6 September 2018
Fully Funded Renewable Energy Training Available (2018)
Fully funded renewable energy training courses for sole traders and SMEs on solar PV, heat pumps and solar thermal.
Read story30 August 2018
Decerna sign open letter to government on the photovoltaic export tariff
Decerna have joined 200 organisations in signing a letter from the Solar Trade Association to the Minister of State for Energy & Clean Growth, to ask for the export tariff for solar photovoltaics to remain. Current government plans will remove the export tariff, which currently pays homeowners 5.77p/kWh that they are estimated to have exported. Under […]
Read story27 July 2018
What is G98?
Why the new standard? Well, the Energy Networks Association has revised G83 to both modernise the standard and to take into account newer technologies which are now commercially available. The new standard also falls in line with the current European standard EN 50438. The new standard applies to micro-generation up to 16A per phase (3.68kW […]
Read story10 May 2018
A successful NE Expo for Decerna!
Decerna have had a successful NE Expo this year as their fabulous ‘Desk Gardens’ went down a storm! Decerna (NDE), a Blyth based organisation that carries out a wide range of work within the renewable and low carbon sectors brought a new, 100% renewable marketing tool to the NE Expo on Wednesday 2nd May! People […]
Read story12 February 2018
Decerna to accept SolarCoin cryptocurrency
NDE will now accept SolarCoin as payment for delegates on the accredited PV Installation and Maintenance course (Level 3)
Read story5 February 2018
What is SolarCoin and does it matter to the UK Solar Industry?
What is SolarCoin, and could it help the renewable energy industry?
Read story8 June 2017
Funded training to upskill North East heating engineers into heat pump installers
Decerna (NDE) is offering 100% funded accredited heat pump training courses to North East based heating engineers
Read story17 May 2017
Fully funded renewable energy training for heating engineers and electricans
Decerna is now offering 100% funded accredited renewable energy training in heat pumps, solar thermal and photovoltaics
Read story12 December 2015
The Paris Agreement
A blog on the Paris Agreement, as agreed on the 12th December 2015
Read story26 June 2015
Walk in session for plumbers and electricians as part of Solar Independence Day
For Solar Independence Day, Decerna will hold an afternoon session for plumbers and electricians who want to move into installing pv and solar thermal
Read story3 February 2015
UK’s first accredited heat metering course developed
Decerna has worked with DECC, Ofgem and industry to develop an accredited heat metering course
Read story1 February 2015
British Standards release new BS5918 Code of Practice for Solar Heating
Decerna have assisted in the development of the new code of practice for solar heating
Read story1 February 2015
Funded renewable energy training for North East businesses
Decerna are providing a range of fully funded renewable energy training courses for businesses based in North East England. Training includes industry standard courses on the installation and maintenance of technologies (photovoltaics, solar thermal, heat pump and biomass), introductions to technologies, and community energy courses. The courses are offered to small-medium sized businesses (<250 employees) […]
Read story30 January 2015
Regional Growth Fund supports training & testing
Decerna have received a grant from the Regional Growth Fund to support renewable energy testing and training
Read story5 November 2014
Decerna discussion paper – COP of water heating technologies
Discussion paper of the relatative COPs of solar thermal, thermodynamic and high temperature heat pumps - submitted to the MCS
Read story19 September 2014
Free renewable energy training event in Northumberland
Decerna are offering a fully funded training session on renewable energy to new SMEs based in SE Northumberland.
Read story6 August 2014
Decerna updates off grid PV system
NDE worked with The Whiteburnshank Trust on a 2kWp PV array for the Whiteburnshank cente
Read story4 March 2014
75% funded places available on heat pump and solar thermal courses
Delegates can receive up to 75% off the cost of Decerna’s LOGIC solar thermal and heat pump training courses, under a scheme funded by the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Read story4 November 2013
Reducing residents bills through training housing associations in renewable energy
New courses to teach housing associations how to ensure residents use renewable energy system to their maximum benefit
Read story25 October 2013
Completion of major fuel poverty alleviation project
Major fuel poverty project improves 322 hard to treat homes in North East England
Read story14 September 2013
Dissemination event for fuel poverty project
Dissemination event for our major fuel poverty alleviation project on 10/10/13 in Newcastle
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