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Green campaign group Friends of the Earth has welcomed government moves to cut solar subsidies under the Feed-in Tariff scheme by early March should their appeal court bid fail and reduce the uncertainty hanging over the industry.
Following the submission of information to the Green Deal consultation paper, Garry Worthington, head of Green Deal at Climate Energy says: “There are a number of challenges facing the government if the Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) are to deliver cost-effective emissions reductions and meet the carbon reduction targets which have been set.
The government has laid draft licence modifications to the Energy Act, which will allow it to reduce the tariff rates in the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) to those laid out in its consultation document for all installations with an eligibility date on or after 3 March 2012. (http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/news/WMSCH_FITs/)
The Government has today laid out its plans to help get the Solar PV Market moving again by confirming the Feed in Tariff from March this year at 21.0p. This means that regardless of the decision of the Courts,and DECC’s appeal about the 12th December eligibility date, the industry can at last start to plan ahead
As the Green Deal consultation period ended yesterday, Plumb Center issued its official response to the questions posed by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
The UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) has today issued its response to the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s consultation on the Green Deal, highlighting key omissions and inconsistencies in the document.
Derry Newman, chief executive of Solarcentury, has resigned. He made the announcement on Friday, as the industry waited for news on the progress of the Feed-in Tariff at the High Court. Newman was previously managing director of Sony UK. Newman plans to continue to work with Solarcentury by using his experience to aid its social entrepreneurship involvements.
The Court of Appeal is yet to pass judgement on the government’s bid (Friday 13 January 2012) to overturn last month’s High Court ruling that its plans to cut solar subsidy payments are illegal. The judges indicated that a decision by the end of this week would be “rather optimistic”.
The Court of Appeal will today [Friday 13 January 2012] hear the government’s challenge to last month’s High Court ruling that its solar subsidy cuts are illegal.
Even with the most modern gas boilers and state-of-the art insulation, we cannot continue to heat so many homes by natural gas and still achieve an 80% cut in emissions as laid down in the Climate Change Act 2008. The Academy’s report, Heat: degrees of comfort, looks at the challenges of matching our demand for domestic heating with the binding requirement to reduce our overall carbon emissions. The report looks at new technologies including heat pumps, considers options such as district heating and combined heat and power schemes and looks at incentives and drivers for the creation of new markets.
Problems with a reducing milk yield from a herd of Jersey and Guernsey cows, which includes Hyacinth, has led to spectacular green energy solution at Langage Farm, at Lee Mill, on the outskirts of Plymouth, Devon and moved on to a powerful waste disposal campaign.
Long-term viability of the UK solar market relies on the gradual reduction in tariffs and government collaboration rather than confrontation.
Following reports at the weekend that blades from a Evoco wind turbine flew off three structures in the recent winds, and that despites an order to be braked, some of the turbines were still spinning in the gales, Evoco has released the following statement:
The Court of Appeal will hear the government’s challenge to last month’s High Court ruling that its solar cuts are illegal on Friday 13 January 2012.
Worcester, Bosch Group is offering installers up to £400 cash back when they install a Worcester product at their own home.
Friends of the Earth is urging ministers to focus on putting the solar industry back on a stable footing after energy minister Greg Barker confirmed via Twitter yesterday(Tuesday 3 January 2012) that the government has decided to try to appeal a ruling that its solar cuts are illegal – at a potentially huge cost to taxpayers.
SummitSkills is looking for feedback to inform a skills strategy that will allow individuals to become ‘Green Deal competent’, but also ensure that regulation is kept to a minimum
A German company, which makes the mounting systems for solar panels, is looking forward to a bright future in Coventry.
The Local Government Association (LGA) said ministers had “undermined confidence” in their “green agenda”.
The Government is undermining confidence in energy policy and hurting the UK solar industry by rushing through panicked changes to Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs) without adequate notice to consumers and installers alike, according to a new report by MPs on two influential select committees.
Energy Minister Greg Barker has said he disagrees with a High Court ruling that the Government’s plans to reduce the Feed-in Tariff for solar PV were unlawful.
Plans to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes were yesterday ruled legally flawed by the High Court.
Less than 10 hours after a Mr Justice Mitting ruled that the Government’s cut of the Feed in Tariff was “Legally Flawed”, a joint report by two Parliamentary Select Committees said the panicked changes could have a “Fatal Impact” on the UK Solar Industry.
Yorkshire-based Ploughcroft, solar panel installer and renewable energy trainer, has won a prestigious award for its popular new Eco Roof Visitors Centre.