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Cash boost offered to low carbon SMEs

Small enterprises looking for a financial boost to aid the development of innovative, low-carbon business ideas can now apply for an award from Shell Springboard.

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PM backs ‘virtual power station’ scheme

Prime minister David Cameron opens a 12.65kW PV installation at Eynsham village hall, Oxfordshire David Cameron has thrown his weight behind an ambitious scheme to ...

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Another UK first for solar

Solar plant developer Lighthouse Renewable Energy Ltd has completed a 5MW project near Wisbech, Cambridgeshire in conjunction with PV installers Solarcentury.

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Mercy mission to Malawi

Absolute Solar and Wind has donated £1,000 to help fund the charitable work of 17-year-old Mercy McFarlane of Conon Bridge, Inverness.

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Wind breaks record

New figures from the National Grid show that a record-breaking amount of electricity was supplied from wind sources to the grid on Friday 14th September.

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Support for gas power criticised

The government’s own climate change advisors have hit out at support levels shown by ministers for the continued use of gas in the UK’...

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Last chance to respond to RHI consultation

Ben Halfpenny, a specialist lawyer in the Dickinson Dees Energy Team A leading energy legal firm has called on the government to deliver certainty ...

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Enphase signs UK distribution deal

Enphase Energy has announced the availability of its Microinverter System at PV distributor Dynamic Solar.

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REA criticises RO proposals

REA chief executive Gaynor Hartnell The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has waded into the row over new consultations from the Department of Energy and Climate ...

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Green Deal interactive countdown begins

Do you want to become an accredited installer for Green Deal and understand the financial opportunities for you when government legislation comes into effect in ...

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RO cuts not justified, says STA

The Solar Trade Association has criticised the government’s proposals for the Renewable Obligation branding a planned 25 percent reduction in support for solar ...

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Germany enters PV grid parity age

The world’s largest solar PV market, Germany, has achieved PV grid parity, according to a new report.

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DECC consults on new RO levels

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today proposed new rates for solar power projects which fall under the Renewable Obligation.

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PV set to save council millions

A partnership between BritishEco Ltd and Gloucestershire County Council aims to save the local authority up to £6.5m over the next four years.

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China-EU trade dispute rumbles on

The European commission has begun investigating complaints that China is dumping solar panels below cost price raising concerns that trade relations will be damaged between ...

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Warm Front eligibility extended

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) says that more householders will be eligible for the Warm Front scheme when new regulations come into ...