Latest electrical product news

reduced FiTs rate of 21p kW: SummitSkills welcomes movement on feed-in tariffs

(26/01/2012)

On Thursday 19 January, Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker announced that the Government has laid before Parliament draft licence modifications which provide for a reduced FiTs rate of 21p/kW from 1 April 2012 for eligible new solar PV installations on or after 3 March 2012. Announcing the latest development, while Government awaits the judgment of the Court of Appeal about the challenge to its proposal to reduce the FiTs from 12 December, Greg Barker MP said “this is too importan... [more]

RectorSeal single-use steel pulling grip: Cerro Wire Introduces Steel Pulling Grips

(23/01/2012)

Cerro Wire LLC, a leading manufacturer of copper electrical building wire and cable, introduces a complete range of wire equipped with RectorSeal single-use steel pulling grips, the simple, reliable, and durable single-use wire pulling tool that reduces set up time and lets you pull up to four times more wire per day. Pulling grips eliminate waste, saving time and money, especially on larger commercial jobs. Rated for use on THHN and XHHN wire, these steel pulling grips reduce total set up t... [more]

RESitech range of smoke detectors: New level of affordable, professional residential smoke detectors thanks to RESitech from Channel Safety Systems

(20/01/2012)

Channel Safety Systems, fire detection specialists, launched the new RESitech range of smoke detectors, designed for residential homes, small commercial premises and houses of multiple occupation. Manufactured by experts with over 35 years’ experience, RESitech is designed to be cohesive, easy to install and to meet relevant legal requirements in fire safety for residential properties. The RESitech range consists of an array of different alarm detection options including: optical smoke, ion... [more]

renewable energy: Opus Energy signs wind power agreement with Danish energy company Nordjysk Elhandel

(19/01/2012)

Opus Energy, the Northampton and Oxford-based energy supplier, has entered cooperation with Danish energy company, Nordjysk Elhandel (NEAS), specialising in renewables for the balancing and trading of wind power production from wind turbine generators in the UK. “Wind power generation is expanding rapidly in the UK and we at Opus Energy want to secure the best possible set-up in production management for wind power generators. The cooperation with NEAS gives us access to state-of-the-art se... [more]

Refit T5 system: Local authority adopts low energy lighting making substantial savings

(08/12/2011)

A Nottinghamshire local authority, which won the 2011 Low Carbon Council of the Year* award, is the latest to upgrade to ‘intelligent’ energy-saving lighting from Chalmor Limited for two of its largest town centre car parks. Mansfield District Council is making savings of £22,569 and 132.88 tonnes of CO2 per year by using Chalmor’s low energy lighting with motion and photo controls. This has been installed in the Four Seasons shopping centre car park and the Walkden Street car park, which j... [more]

renewable energy: SME owners switched on to renewable energy but simply can’t afford it or find it too confusing

(05/12/2011)

A poll of UK SMEs by business-to-business energy supplier, Opus Energy, points to the sector being switched on to buying energy from renewable sources but put off by cost and perceived complexity. Nearly three quarters of small businesses that are not currently on a specific renewable energy tariff (72%) said they would consider it in the future, with the rest ruling it out as a result of cost (47%) and complexity (18%). One third (29%) claimed to be not interested. Charlie Crossley Cooke... [more]