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DECC to review planned FiT cuts

The UK’s solar industry has applauded the decision by Energy Ministers to review the next round of cuts to the Feed-in Tariff.
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STA calls on energy minister to delay FiT reduction

The Solar Trade Association (STA) has written to energy minister Greg Barker asking for a delay to the government’s planned reductions to the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) expected on 01 July.
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Hot under the collar

It would be fair to say that the recent announcement that the full Renewable Heat Incentive is to be put back until summer 2013, did not receive a rapturous applause from the renewables industry. Hidden amid the Heat Strategy and up against the news that the Renewable Heat Premium Payment was to have a second phase, how is the industry viewing the delay? Lu Rahman reports
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Enter the Dragon

With the dust finally settling on the government’s vision for the Feed-in Tariff (FiT), Paul Stephen speaks to Dragons’ Den star Deborah Meaden about the continued attractiveness of investing in PV There are few people more qualified to pass judgment on the financial credentials of renewable energy than business woman and BBC TV’s Dragons’ Den investor Deborah Meaden.
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Sustaining the renewables industry

The government’s recent decision to cut the Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) has rocked the renewables sector and questioned the very sustainability of a booming industry, says Rupert Higgin, managing director of The Green Electrician. He takes a look at the way ahead and whether now is the time to take a more holistic view of energy management
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Departing Newman fires final salvo

Former Solarcentury chief executive, Derry Newman, has launched a parting shot at the UK’s largest energy firms for their reluctance to embrace renewable electricity generation
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Future looks bright

Thomas Farquhar, Easy MCS, explains why he thinks the future is looking bright for renewables
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Smart money is still on solar, says EOS Energy

Although householders are aware that solar subsidies have been cut by the government, many remain unaware that costs have been slashed too – according to EOS Energy.
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National skills academy expands into Wales

The National Skills Academy for Environmental Technologies has opened its first centres in Wales with a hub in the north at Llandrillo and the south in Port Talbot.
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Fears that solar PV is no longer viable are wholly misplaced

All four industry associations representing UK solar power join together to clarify good returns for householders All four major trade associations representing domestic solar PV – the British Photovoltaic Association (BPVA) [1], the Micropower Council (MPC) [2], the Renewable Energy Association (REA) [3] and the Solar Trade Association (STA) [4] – have joined together to set the record straight about the current status of solar power and the Feed-in Tariff. The industry is concerned that the public may be confused about solar power and the Feed-in Tariff and would like to take this opportunity to clarify the situation.
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Kingspan turns close to home

Kingspan Renewables is looking to increase sales in its native Ireland and has called on the government to make the sector more financially attractive.
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SolarWorld seeks junior Einsteins

SolarWorld is seeking entries to its 2012 Junior Einstein Award. The prize is awarded annually to promising researchers under the remit of the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference which recognises scientific achievement.
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PV returns hold up despite dip in sales

Returns are better than they were when the feed-in tariff started – but people need to act now to benefit before it is reduced further on 1 July 2012, says YouGen founder Cathy Debenham.
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Renewable heat market report – discount for REI readers

In light of recent delays to the government’s flagship support policy, the Renewable Heat Incentive, Sustainable Venture Intelligence’s Renewable Heat report segments and appraises consumer needs, technology groups, updated tariff rates and current market dynamics to identify the leading opportunities for renewable heat development throughout the UK.
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Product

Hot property

Nu-Heat has launched its largest hot water cylinder to date to be used with heat pumps – the EnergyMaster HP540.
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NICEIC Live only weeks away

NICEIC Live is now only weeks away with the exhibition getting underway at Epsom Downs Racecourse on Thursday 17 May.
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Segen and Yingli form product partnership

Renewable technology distributors Segen has agreed a partnership with Chinese manufacturers Yingli Green Energy to supply its products in the UK under the brand ‘Yingli Solar’.
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Solar insurance scheme launched

GGFi, the insurance division of the Glass & Glazing Federation, has launched its Solar Insure Insurance Backed Guarantee scheme for MCS accredited installers of solar PV and solar thermal systems. The scheme gives installers the opportunity to provide their domestic customers with Insurance Backed Guarantee (IBG) protection, protecting parts and workmanship for up to 10 years should the installer cease to trade.
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