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Official figures confirm renewables as Scotland’s main source of power
Official figures have shown Scotland’s renewables industry is now the country’s principal source of electricity.
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Aylesbury solar farm sold to German operator
Leading renewable energy firm BayWa r.e. has sold the Aston Clinton solar park in England to CEE, an associated company from Hamburg. BayWa r....
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EU 2030 renewable targets must be backed up, warns Lords committee
The EU-wide binding 2030 renewables target will not be delivered unless it is backed-up by an monitoring and enforcement mechanism that acts as a guarantor for ...
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Feed-in Tariff reaction: Renewables market breathes small sigh of relief
The Government appears to have reacted to the huge wave of national support for the renewable energy industry and backed down from proposals to implement ...
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Government announces smaller than expected cuts to Feed-in Tariff
The Government has provided some Christmas cheer to the renewable energy industry after confirming cuts to the Feed-in Tariff will be less than first feared.
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Ofgem to change capacity auction rules after diesel energy parks falsified data
Energy regulator Ofgem has found that generators Adret and Berangere provided inaccurate information when applying to prequalify their diesel-fuelled generating units for the first Capacity ...
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€15.5m project to deliver ‘RealValue’ to future energy storage
The RealValue consortium, led by Glen Dimplex and consisting of 13 Pan-European companies, revealed details on how the RealValue research and innovation project, consisting of 1,250 homes ...
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Treasury to impose VAT increase on UK wind and solar industry
Treasury chiefs have unveiled proposals to increase the rate of VAT on solar and wind installations to fall in line with European law.
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Local authorities agree deal to expand Severn Estuary renewable energy projects
Representatives from local government on both sides of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary have signed an agreement to work together to promote, explore and ...
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Analysis reveals Scotland leads drive for renewable heat
Scottish businesses and community energy projects have adopted biomass and other forms of renewable heat at a faster rate than anywhere else in the UK, ...
Opinion
Global actions on renewable energy and energy efficiency can unlock climate solution
Hundreds of Governments, businesses and cities are making strong commitments to accelerate the ongoing energy transition at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris ...
Opinion
Public surge in renewables investment during COP21 summit
Abundance, the ethical investment platform, has seen a record pace of new investment during the COP21 climate talks in Paris. As world leaders debate the ...
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Bristol’s renewable energy successes recognised by international panel
Bristol’s achievements increasing its renewable energy supply have been recognised by a high-level international panel organised by the European Commission and featuring a Member ...
Opinion
Green energy must be cheaper than fossil energy
More than 80 per cent of the world’s energy supply comes from coal, oil and gas. There is a general consensus that CO2 emissions place ...
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First council switches to smart metering for heat and water
Almost 3,000 council-managed homes have been fitted with digital heat and water metering and improved heating controls, giving social housing tenants the tools to save on ...
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Mitsubishi Electric design innovative heat pump for new-build homes
Ecodan QUHZ is the ideal solution for new-build homes
Mitsubishi Electric has launched a new 4kW Ecodan air source heat pump designed specifically to tackle ...
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Leading UK biomass expert calls for rethink on UK energy policy
A leading UK biomass expert has called for a rethink on the UK’s energy policy and insists microgeneration could play a key role in ...
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Ecotricity raises £19m to fund new green energy projects across UK
Britain’s leading green energy company Ecotricity has raised £18.5 million from the third issue of its innovative ecobond concept, and will use the funds to ...
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UK homebuilders breaking new ground on sustainability performance
NextGeneration, the benchmark which assesses and ranks the UK’s 25 largest homebuilders on their sustainability performance has today released its annual report highlighting that members ...
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Cyclone technology offers advanced protection for wood pellets
Sustainable heating solution provider Grant UK has introduced cyclone technology to its wood pellet stores – an advanced safety mechanism to slow pellets during filling, preventing ...
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Ofgem invests £62m to deliver smarter energy network for consumers
Ofgem has announced funding of £62.8 million for nine innovation projects as part of its revolutionary innovation competition to deliver a smarter energy network for consumers.
Opinion
Enabling a smarter future for energy provision
Marieke Beckmann, Research Lead at the National Physical Laboratory’s Centre for Carbon Measurement, describes how the UK is facing a three-dimensional challenge as it ...
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Charities benefit from Hampshire firm’s award win
Two charities have each received a cheque for £500 from Mitsubishi Electric, after Abel Environmental Services (AES) scooped one the manufacturer’s special awards.
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Homeowners urged to avoid VAT rise on renewables
Potential renewables customers are being urged to act now, in order to avoid an increase in VAT expected in April 2016.
