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North East Businesses benefit from unique housing energy improvement scheme

Businesses across the North East will receive help to address the growing demand for low carbon products through a project aimed at improving thermal efficiency in 322 homes.South Tyneside Homes and Homes for Northumberland have joined forces with National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Blyth, Northumberland,...

Posted 30/06/11 in Distributed Energy | View the full Article

EBAN and Narec Capital Announce Partnership

EBAN and Narec Capital are delighted to announce a brand new annual partnership aimed at improving access to finance for European start-ups in the field of renewable energy as well as executing investor readiness in this growing sector.The partnership was unveiled for the first time at EBAN’s 11th Annual...

Posted 21/06/11 in Narec | View the full Article

First steelwork rolls off the production line for Narec's offshore monitoring platform

Narec has taken receipt of the first of the rolled ‘cans’ for the tripod foundation structure of its offshore monitoring platform, part of the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Project.Fabricated by McNulty Offshore Construction Limited on the River Tyne, the installation of the complete platform structure...

Posted 13/06/11 in Narec | View the full Article

Providing a catalyst for R&D collaborations between UK and Sweden in offshore renewables

Providing a catalyst for R&D collaborations between UK and Sweden in offshore renewables As part of a three day programme, Narec (National Renewable Energy Centre) in conjunction with UK Trade & Investment/British Embassy Sweden and partners hosted a technology and innovation workshop to explore collaborative...

Posted 26/05/11 in Narec | View the full Article

Sir Ian Wrigglesworth Officially opens Narec's Training Centre

Today, Narec’s Training Centre in Blyth, Northumberland was officially opened by Sir Ian Wrigglesworth, Deputy Chairman of the Government's Regional Growth Fund Advisory Panel. The event was also attended by local authorities, colleges and business leaders. Andrew Mill, CEO, Narec said: “The Training...

Posted 13/04/11 in Distributed Energy | View the full Article

Narec helps Newcastle City Council to up skill and optimise the low carbon opportunity

Narec helps Newcastle City Council to up skill and optimise the low carbon opportunity  Narec, the National Renewable Energy Centre, has provided a first phase of training to Newcastle City Council employees to enable the council to install renewable technologies and systems on their buildings. Newcastle City...

Posted 02/03/11 in Distributed Energy | View the full Article

Narec and NREL commence Crada research partnership

Six engineers from Narec’s offshore wind and marine renewable teams will spend this week at the The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Boulder, Colorado.  Invited by NREL, as part of a Crada research agreement between the two centres to share resources and experiences in the development of...

Posted 28/02/11 in Narec | View the full Article

Narec Capital Set to revolutionise renewable energy sector

Ashberg and the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) are delighted to announce the launch of Narec Capital. The launch, which took place yesterday at Lloyd's of London, has been met with huge interest from the insurance industry and investors alike. As Jerry Biggs, a director at Ashberg explained: “The...

Posted 14/01/11 in Distributed Energy | View the full Article

Framework contract awarded to Shepherd Construction

Narec has awarded a framework contract to Shepherd Construction for the building of three new facilities to house new test rigs for full scale wind and marine prototype devices: Project Nautilus, a 3MW drive train test rig, will de-risk in-field activities by allowing Narec to perform certification activities,...

Posted 11/01/11 in Narec | View the full Article

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Posted 04/01/11 in Narec | View the full Article

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