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Penrith heating engineer admits serious fraud crimes Carlisle Crown Court A heating engineer who carried out work knowing he did not have the proper accreditation has been warned he could receive a prison sentence. Peter Wilson, 35, pleaded guilty to four charges of fraud when he appeared at Carlisle Crown Court today. Three of the offences were committed as Wilson made false representations to three different people that he held valid Microgeneration Certification Scheme accreditation to carry...

The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) is to consult on a new route for installer certification.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged not to axe the Green Homes Grant scheme in tomorrow’s Budget or risk job losses and the UK missing its climate targets. Nineteen organisations representing the energy-efficiency sector have signed a joint letter to the government to outline the importance of the Green Homes Grant voucher scheme to upgrading the energy efficiency of UK homes. The letter has been signed by trade bodies and companies such as the Heat Pump Association, the Insulated Assurance...

Published: 26 Feb 2021, 12:16 By: Reporter, Solar Power Portal Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been called on to continue the Green Homes Grant ahead of next weeks Budget. Image: HM Treasury Further calls have come in ahead of next week’s Budget for the Chancellor to not curtail the Green Homes Grant scheme. This latest letter has been signed by 19 organisations representing or working within the energy efficiency and low carbon heat sector, including Solar Energy UK, the Association f...

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A survey of industry members involved in the installation of technologies eligible under the Green Homes Grants scheme has reinforced claims that administrative delays are behind the low deployment of a £1.5 billion worth of vouchers. More than 100,000 vouchers applied for and millions of pounds worth of work already undertaken by installers, but to date, only 20,000 vouchers have been issued and even fewer payments for completed work have been made. The Microgeneration Certification Scheme ...

Four industry associations have joined forces to urge the government to adopt a new plan to improve the beleaguered Green Homes Grant after finding 35% of installers are at risk of shutting up shop due to the scheme.

The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has warned that at its current rate, it will take ten years to meet the government’s Green Homes Grant target.