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stevensdrake Solicitors is proud to welcome Kristy Underwood to its Family Law team, marking an exciting milestone for the firm. With a distinguished career spanning family law and mediation, Kristy’s arrival makes stevensdrake the first law firm in Crawley to offer the innovative neutral lawyer service. Kristy also offers a full mediation service covering family mediation, workplace mediation and civil & commercial mediation.

Local charity St Catherine’s Hospice has had a difficult year after announcing it needs to make cost savings of £1.5 million to sustain its future hospice services.

Thank you to Mandi for introducing us to a range of incredible charities through Gatwick Diamond Business so we was able to make a change this Christmas.

As a result of the announcements in the Autumn Budget the changes will affect a wide range of people, shareholder of a trading companies, a business owner, farmer, landowner or an individual with a pension. To explain the changes and the planning opportunities we’re hosting an estate planning webinar on Tuesday 3 December.

Calling all local Charities.... This year The Europa Hotel are donating a range of Christmas Lunch accessories ; Crackers, Paper Napkins, Streamers, Party Hats and Party Poppers. We have a large amount left to donate, so if your charity is looking for some, please pop us over an email at sales714@britanniahotels.com Everybody deserves to have a special christmas.  

Join Crawley and East Grinstead Branch of Parkinson's UK on Sunday 19th January 2025 for their quiz.

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On Monday 20th January, Rok Skool in Haywards Heath will host an exclusive opportunity to learn high-performance strategies from top leaders in music and sport – all in one place. The Performance Playbook: Lessons from Music & Sport will bring together influential speakers to share their insights at an intimate, one-day conference designed for professionals across industries.

Property consultancy Vail Williams has appointed a new surveyor in response to growing business demand.

Do you think Solar Renewable Energy is a scam? If so, think again . . .   Like with any industry, there are individuals and businesses that discredit their sector. And, again, like with anything in life, perpetrators are very much in the extreme minority but spoil and ruin it for individuals and businesses that are 100% legitimate and fully accredited, ensuring quality and best practice.   Electrotec Power Solutions Ltd are proud members of and accredited by the EPVS (Energy Performance Validation Scheme): www.epvs.co.uk   Before you make a purchase decision, it's important that you get a quote from an installer that shows how the product will perform and how much it will save. You can also get a longer-term estimate of how much you could earn by investing in the product.   The running costs of new products are a crucial aspect of any decision-making process.   As consumers, we thoroughly check these things.   You trust the sales professional to deliver the promised savings, but he or she may not be able to provide you with the correct details about the product and the running costs.   You should also ask if the quoted savings will apply to your household's needs.   EPVS is a program that was designed to address this issue. Through an independent assessment, it can provide you with the necessary information to make informed decisions.   Through its monitoring programme, EPVS members are able to provide their customers with accurate estimates of their financial savings and performance.    

At the end of October 2024, there were 71,459 electric vehicle charging points across the UK, across 36,060 charging locations and 108,633 connectors.April 2023, there was 68,512 EV charging station locations across the country as of April 2023, which is 35% more than in 2022.There are various types of public charging stations that are being established all across the country. Some of these include dedicated hubs that allow multiple cars to charge at the same time, while others are placed in lampposts and in residential areas. These developments are expected to help ease the transition to electric cars for more people.* Charging speedThe latest EVs can be charged up extremely quickly, and the newest 360kW chargers can add up to 100 miles to a car’s range in just five minutes. These chargers are the cream of the crop, so they gain the highest score here, while the slowest chargers – barely any faster than a household three-pin plug – get the lowest score. However, if a network fails to provide the stated charge rate and users end up paying for a very fast charge but don’t receive one, marks should be deducted.* Ease of paymentThe popularity of public charging stations has led to the development of more convenient methods of accessing them. In the past, people had to register using an RFID card to access the facilities. Nowadays, many of them still require users to use an app or an online registration method. The best ones are easy to use and require little effort to register. On the other hand, the worst ones can be very time consuming and frustrating to use.Newer devices allow people to make payments using contactless credit cards or pay by phone. These are the most convenient and can be used without an account being created.* ReliabilityIt’s frustrating to turn up at a charger and find it broken, so maintenance is an important factor. If a network’s chargers are frequently out of order and not fixed quickly, it will lose marks here. A responsive and helpful customer service centre that can be called when assistance is needed will help a provider to redeem itself.* Value for money It’s no surprise that many of the quickest chargers are the priciest to use, but the tariffs shouldn’t be prohibitively high. Those that don’t charge as quickly should be cheaper to use, and the slowest should be the cheapest so they are affordable for overnight charging for those who don’t have access to a home charger.For further advice and guidance in relation to how and where to seek independent unbiased data, and reporting statistic, please email me at jeremy@electrotecpowersolutions.co.uk

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Please refer to my LinkedIn post for today, which is a poll: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeremy-ramsden-electrotec_crawley-solar-solarenergy-activity-7262379175703887874-Oero?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop I would appreciate your vote and share your insight to kick off. Thank you.

#Question   Despite the rapid emergence and evolution of solar photovoltaics, which are now widely expected to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, many scenarios still do not consider the technology's potential to play a significant role in the decarbonisation of the global economy.   Do you agree?   I’d appreciate and value learning your thoughts.

Although Trump's election has a negative impact on the country's efforts to combat these issues, it is not clear how long the effects of his policies will last.

Sussex and Surrey manufacturers looking to grow overseas benefited from advice from one of the UK’s leading international trade experts at the latest meeting of METALL, the forum for the region’s manufacturing, engineering and technology businesses.

The Global Supply Chains and forced labour organisations have highlighted the vulnerability of the solar PV industry to modern slavery. According to the Global Slavery index, which was released in 2023, over $14 billion of solar PV imports from the G20 countries are at risk of being affected by this type of exploitation. In response, the US has taken various steps to address this issue, such as implementing the Uyghur forced labour prevention act.By 2050, solar PV is predicted to become Europe's primary source of electricity. Today, investments in solar PV surpass those of oil production. There will also be over $1.7 trillion allocated for clean energy projects.When it comes to solar PV, the small photovoltaic cells are composed of a semiconducting material known as silicon. One of the most important materials used in the production of solar PV is polysilicon, which is a high-purity type of silicon. This material is melted to produce ingots, which are then sliced into wafers and used in the assembly of solar cells. Due to its excellent stability and numerous applications, polysilicon is used in almost all solar PV modules.Over the past decade, China has been able to develop its manufacturing capabilities for solar PV. It has been able to achieve a significant market share in every stage of the production process.China's Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region, which is the largest producer of polysilicon in the world, accounts for approximately 35% of the global supply of this material. All of the region's polysilicon plants are powered by coal, which creates a high-carbon polysilicon product. By 2025, China's share of the global market is expected to reach almost 95%. Other regions of the country, which are not affected by the XUAR, are expected to contribute to the polysilicon market's growth.Despite China's dominance in the solar PV manufacturing industry, other countries are starting to develop their manufacturing capabilities.If you are buying solar PV panels, please consider ethic procurement. Here are two businesses, both UK based, supporting the UK economy and operate a strict anti-slavery policy,* UKSOL Ltd - https://www.uksol.uk/ * Anglo Solar - https://www.anglosolar.com/

Have you ever asked yourself how and why some Solar Energy firms can fit your system at such widely low cutthroat prices?

#ukbudget   Although the UK's first Labour budget in 14 years provides a positive signal on climate action, it falls short of being an "environment-friendly" budget. There is still a lot of work to be done to decarbonize the UK economy and reach net zero by 2030.   The UK's capital budget will be set over five years and will be extended every two-year review. This provides greater clarity and predictability regarding the government's plans. The government also plans to spend over £35 billion on economic infrastructure over the next decade.   The government's commitment to green technology in the next decade is welcome, such as the allocation of £3.9 billion for the development of carbon capture and storage technologies. However, it is still important that the focus is on reducing emissions. In addition, it committed another £2.7 billion to the development of the Sizewell C nuclear power plant.   The National Wealth Fund's high-level ambition is commendable. It aims to generate over £70 billion of investment and achieve returns that are equivalent to gilts.   The Bank of England's decision to reinstate climate as a priority was a positive step. It also confirmed that the UK will proceed with its plans to establish a carbon border adjustment mechanism, which will cover various sectors, beginning in January 2027. This will provide investors with more certainty and encourage low-carbon investments.