Green action T
As the ECA launches its Renewables and Microgeneration Interest Group, Paul Reeve and Bill Wright outline what it can offer members and explain how it will operate
he ECA and its members are playing an increasing role in the installation of renewables and microgeneration across the country. In addition to lobbying government on policy and
fi scal measures, the ECA recently ran a widely acclaimed national ‘Renewables Roadshow’ (featuring a fully kitted- out renewables ‘battle truck’); launched an expert ‘Energy Solutions’ hotline for ECA members; and added a new area of practical renewable and energy effi ciency guidance on the ECA website – covering both commercial and domestic opportunities. From 5 September 2011, the ECA will be raising the
bar further with the launch of its new Renewables and Microgeneration Interest Group (RIG). RIG will operate through an electronic forum, and it will be freely accessible to all ECA members. The RIG forum will be headed by Bill Wright, the ECA’s head of Energy Solutions and a leading fi gure in the energy technology industry. Bill and the rest of the ECA team will ensure that the forum provides practical support to ECA members’ growing activity in the design, installation and servicing of ‘low to no’ carbon energy systems. From this autumn, the new RIG forum will: ■ Support active communication between ECA members on design, installation and technology
About the authors
Paul Reeve and Bill Wright
Paul Reeve CEnv FIEMA is head of Safety and Environment at the ECA, and an environmental advisor to SEC Group. Bill Wright is head of Energy Solutions at the ECA. In addition to a wide range of energy technology interests, he is former corporate energy and environment manager at John Lewis, and immediate past president of the Electrical Safety Council.
Renewables exhibition with Plumb Center
Following the huge success of the ECA/ ELECSA Energy Effi ciency and Renewables Roadshow last winter, the ECA and ELECSA will be on the road once again this autumn. From September, the Renewables Roadshow, in conjunction with Plumb Center and other big players in the renewables industry, promises to ‘bring a zero-jargon approach to the very latest technologies and training to trade professionals across the UK’. Showcasing technology from a wide range of exhibitors, the roadshow aims to get even more tradespeople involved in the renewables
and microgeneration industry, including electricians, plumbers and heating and ventilation engineers The roadshow will set up in six locations nationwide, and the venues have been chosen to ensure that most people will be within two hours’ reach of one of the shows. The ECA and ELECSA will be exhibiting, and their MCS experts will be on hand throughout to give advice. The dates for your diary are: ■ 6 September – Reebok Stadium, Bolton ■ 8 September – Ricoh Arena, Coventry ■ 13 September – The Centaur, Cheltenham
■ 15 September – Wembley Stadium, London ■ 20 September – International Centre, Harrogate ■ 22 September – SECC, Glasgow As part of the roadshow, the Renewables
Awards event will take place on 8 September in Coventry. These cover 17 categories, including Renewables Installer of the Year, which offers a £10,000 prize for the winner. The Renewables Roadshow website is at:
http://renewables-roadshow.co.uk/
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