If you’re struggling to get to grips with the green deal or are finding the Feed-in Tariff misleading, then you need to get on board the Renewables Roadshow this September. Powered by Plumb Center, the Renewables Roadshow will provide the opportunity to interact with dozens of exhibiting manufacturers, merchants and professional bodies, and in addition there will be five theatres designed to make technologies and training more accessible.

Your free ticket includes demonstrations and presentations from experts in all five of the theatres which include the Commercial Theatre, Domestic Theatre, Solar-Ready Theatre, Training Theatre and the Zero Jargon Theatre. Keynote sessions will cover all areas of the industry including sessions on ‘Making Commercial Renewables Pay’, ‘Low Carbon Home Retrofit’, ‘The Road to MCS Accreditation’ and ‘Grants, Legislation & Regulations Simplified’.

The roadshow will tour the UK throughout September and will visit the following locations:

• 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                   

Register for your free ticket at: www.renewables-roadshow.co.uk

Renewables Awards

This September also sees the launch of the Renewables Awards which will take place on Thursday 8 September at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry and will reward new initiatives, products and projects which are at the heart of the renewables industry.

In addition there are a series of awards for businesses that install renewable technologies and the overall Renewables Installer of the year category offers an unprecedented £10,000 prize to the winner courtesy of Plumb Center.

The closing date for entry is Monday 15 August 2011 and more information is available online at: www.renewables-roadshow.co.uk/awards

The full list of categories for entry includes:

Commercial Renewables Project of the year

Residential Renewables Project of the year

Renewables Client of the year

Contribution to Renewables

Renewables Apprentice of the year

Renewables Safety Initiative of the year

Renewables Training Initiative of the year

Green Invention of the year

Commercial Installer of the year

Water Efficient Installer of the year

Heat Efficient Installer of the year

Energy Management Installer of the year

Biomass Installer of the year

Air Source Installer of the year

Ground Source Installer of the year

Solar Installer of the year

Renewables Installer of the year