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UK’s first Renewable Heat Incentive to launch on Monday
Businesses and communities across Britain will from Monday be able to apply for a heat tariff payment, triggering a new era of clean green heat ...
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Renewables for building designers
Renewables for building designers will be held on 7 – 8 December 2011, BRE Watford.
For anyone booking this course before 30 November 2011 the cost is only £450+VAT (enter discount ...
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An Urgent message from the UK Solar Industry
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Check if your MP voted to cut the Feed-in Tariff in yesterday’s Commons’ debate
The official Parliamentary record has released the names of the MPs who voted against a Labour motion to delay the December 12 deadline for a ...
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Chris Huhne Green Deal announcement – Friends of the Earth reaction
Commenting on the Green Deal announcement yesterday (Wednesday 23 November) by energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne, Friends of the Earth’s energy campaigner ...
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Scale of Feed-in Tariff anger no surprise to renewable energy company
The revolt in the House of Commons yesterday (November 23) over government proposals to slash Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) payments by more than half was welcomed by a ...
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Pramac UK opens showroom in London
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Solar industry lobby of Parliament – Friends of the Earth reaction
Commenting on the solar industry’s lobby of Parliament today (Tuesday 22 November 2011) over government plans to cut solar payments – organised by Cut Don’t kill – ...
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Planning consent for wind farm
RWE npower renewables, UK wind energy company, has been granted planning permission to build a twelve-turbine wind farm located between the villages of Bozeat, Harrold ...
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Sign of the times: Dragons show commitment to solar
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Sun shines on fish farm
Houghton Springs Fish Farm in Dorset has become the first fish farm in the country to invest in solar power. The 10kWp system installed by ...
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FiT changes will set back both PV and emission targets, says Mitsubishi Electric
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Oakapple Renewable Energy staying optimistic despite FiT cuts
Despite the government’s proposed halving of Feed-In Tariff (FiT) payments for solar installations, Leeds-based Oakapple Renewable Energy has confirmed that it is still forging ...
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On-line solar calculator should help dispel ‘false’ calculations
According to Ecovision, recent headline-grabbing changes to the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) have left the consumer in the dark. It is now more critical than ever ...
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Solarlec launches legal action against government Feed-in Tariff cuts
Burnley firm Solarlec has launched a legal challenge against the government after it announced urgent plans to slash subsidies paid to consumers who generate their ...
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Customer satisfaction with energy suppliers plummets after year of price hikes takes its toll
The latest independent Customer Satisfaction Report from uSwitch.com reveals that just a year after reaching an all-time high, satisfaction with energy suppliers has plunged ...
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Electricity prices to soar by 2021, survey predicts
Wholesale electricity prices will rise by at least 40 per cent over the next ten years, according to a survey of leading industry figures.
More than 90 ...
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Friends of the Earth to take legal action over government solar cuts
Friends of the Earth is taking the government to court over its plans to slash financial incentives for households and communities that install solar electricity, ...
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Renewable energy in Houghton’s £21m Primary Care Centre
Houghton’s new £21m Primary Care Centre is now open to the public. The fourth centre of its kind to be built in Sunderland, has ...
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Co-operative Bank lending to renewable energy projects hits £500m
The Co-operative Bank’s steadfast support for business was underlined today by new figures showing it has lent more than half a billion pounds to ...
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CBI chief says Feed-in Tariff fiasco has ‘evaporated any trust in UK government
The head of the UK’s biggest business lobby group has accused the UK government of scoring an “own goal” with plans to halve the ...
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Excellence award first for Cheshire company
Cheshire-based JPCS has become the first in its sector to receive a UK Excellence Award from the British Quality Foundation for its products and services.
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Consumers advised to switch to solar to secure premium price
As the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced a reduction in the Feed-in Tariff’ (FiT) last week (31 October 2011), Peter Searancke, managing director ...
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Double whammy for Gaia-Wind
Scottish small wind turbine manufacturer Gaia-Wind today has bagged a winning double. The company has been listed as one of the fastest growing ‘cleantech’ companies ...
