UK green energy college breaks ground following government grant

Jessica Shankleman
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Delayed construction work starts on Merseyside's Green Energy Training Centre for microgeneration technologies

Construction work is finally beginning on the UK's first Green Energy Training Centre on Merseyside, which is aiming to boost the number of skilled contractors qualified to install microgeneration technologies....

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