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10 June 2013

Renewable energy training courses summer sale

Reduced costs and 3 for 2 offer on our wide range of renewable energy training courses, ranging from financial and design to installation and maintenance courses.

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23 May 2013

South Shields leads the way in sustainable housing with award hat-trick

The UK’s first carbon negative social housing development, Sinclair Meadows, has won not one but three coveted housing awards.

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13 May 2013

EU Anti-dumping duties for imports of PV Panels and components

In September 2012, the European Commission initiated an anti-dumping investigation on solar panel imports from China. The enquiry is due to publish it’s findings in June 2013 but the UK Solar Trade Association (STA), said this week that they believe that the Commission has already decided to impose significant import duties to any panels purchased […]

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12 March 2013

Does renewable energy cause fuel poverty?

There has been a great deal in the news over the past 12 months over how renewable energy subsidies are increasing the prices of energy, and how they are increasing fuel poverty. But how true is this? What real affect does renewable energy have on bills?

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7 January 2013

Green Deal: The Facts

Decerna are presenting a free seminar offering an independent view on the Green Deal for small businesses. This will include impartial expert advice on the details of the new scheme, and look at how businesses can benefit.

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5 December 2012

Decerna to be part of six month electric vehicle trial

Decerna has taken on a 100% electric Peugeot iOn as a pool car through the Switch EV Project. This will provide valuable data on the usage and operation of electric vehicles.

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18 October 2012

UK first: Carbon negative community unveiled

Sinclair Meadows, the UK’s first carbon negative social housing scheme has been unveiled in South Tyneside by not-for-profit housing provider Four Housing Group. Decerna were heavily involved in the early design stage of the project.

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5 September 2012

The effects of fuel poverty on children

Decerna have been carrying out a range of work to use renewable energy and low carbon technologies to fight poverty, specifically fuel poverty, but this also has a major impact on child poverty. Fuel poverty can have major effects on children. To give general information on child poverty in the UK, a well referenced selection […]

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4 September 2012

Fuel poverty project improves 53 homes in Northumberland

Residents in Cowpen, Blyth, Northumberland have received energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy technologies to their refurbished homes

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28 August 2012

Construction of 3.4MW wind turbine in Blyth

Over the past week we have been watching the construction of a new REPower 3.4MW wind turbine for Hainsworth Energy. It has been an incredibly impressive event to watch, as after two weeks of preparation the whole system was put together in four days. The system will be commissioned at the end of September. Device […]

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8 August 2012

Funded renewable energy training for North East SMEs

Decerna providing business support and skills development to North East based SMEs

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8 August 2012

Technical support for engineering companies

Between January and March 2012 Narec provided two days of technical support and advice related to the offshore wind industry to 14 companies in Middlesbrough

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19 July 2012

Energy improvements to South Shields homes to lift residents out of fuel poverty

Residents from Marsden, South Shields have this week opened their newly refurbished homes to show-off energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy technologies

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3 July 2012

Renewable energy training for the unemployed

Decerna provided various renewable and low carbon technology courses for the unemployed in Newcastle

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2 July 2012

Decerna launch new renewable energy website

New website launched for Decerna, covering all onshore technology work by the National Renewable Energy Centre

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2 July 2012

Solar panels installed on ship for low carbon cargo ship research project

System installed on a Sterna Carrier to understand the energy yields for photovoltaics from light reflected from the ocean

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2 July 2012

World leading algae biofuel project launched

Narec is involved in a major European project to design and build one of the largest algae biofuel facilities in the world

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