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UK’s first wind-to-heat scheme awaits green light
The pioneering district heating scheme in the Shetland capital Lerwick is to expand thanks to a unique ‘Wind to Heat’ renewable energy collaboration with power company SSE. Shetland Heat Energy and Power Ltd (SHEAP), a company wholly owned by Shetland Charitable Trust, has already won praise for its district heating scheme that feeds hot water [...]
STA disappointed with DECC’s appeal decision
The Solar Trade Association has responded to the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s Supreme Court Appeal. The STA is disappointed to see DECC going ahead with its second appeal of December’s Judicial Review on Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) after the case has already been rejected by four judges. This could prolong by several months the [...]
Greg Barker defends FiT appeal
Energy Minister Greg Barker has defended the Government’s legal move to appeal to the Supreme Court over the Feed-in Tariff fiasco. The MP said the Department for Energy and Climate Change was forced to act on the assumption it would save an additional £1.5 billion being spent on the FiTs programme. In a written answer [...]
Friends of the Earth condemn supreme court appeal
The Government is expected to appeal to the Supreme Court later today (Tuesday 21 February 2012) against a High Court ruling that its plans to cut solar subsidy payments are illegal. Commenting, Friends of the Earth’s Executive Director Andy Atkins said: “A successful appeal will allow Ministers to slash renewable energy subsidies at any time [...]
Government submits final FiT appeal
Energy Ministers have submitted their final appeal in an attempt to overturn a High Court ruling that cuts to the Feed-in Tariff were unlawful. Lawyers acting on behalf of the Department for Energy and Climate Change submitted the paperwork yesterday two days ahead of a deadline set from their last Court of Appeal defeat. Because [...]
REA says marine report is welcome, but inconsistent
The Renewable Energy Association has welcomed an Energy and Climate Change Committee report acknowledging the potential of marine renewables, but questions the logic of it’s targets. The Energy and Climate Change Committee has acknowledged in a report published today the potential for marine renewables to contribute “a significant amount of clean electricity to the UK [...]
Solar farm looks for community buy-in
An Oxfordshire farmer has offered his local community a stake in one of the largest solar farms in the UK. Adam Twine, of Watchfield, Oxfordshire, is set to make £4.5m of shares available to local investors in the next few weeks. Producing 4.4GWh of electricity annually, the £15m development at Westmill farm, near Swindon, [...]
Ofgem confirms new Feed-in Tariff rate for solar PV set at 45.4p
The new rate for solar PV under the government’s Feed-in Tariff scheme for existing and new installations has been increased by 2.1p to 45.4p. The new tariff will apply to all new installations until March 3 and only if energy ministers fail to overturn a High Court ruling. Ofgem confirmed the scheduled payment change will [...]
DECC working with industry on domestic RHI, says Dimplex
Dimplex has dismissed rumours that DECC is planning to ‘rein in’ subsidies for heat pumps as part of the £860m Renewable Heat Incentive scheme, in order to avoid running into the type of financial troubles that have hit the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) in recent months. With the non-domestic RHI scheme already up and running, [...]
Green Deal drives energy efficiency economy in UK and abroad
UK policy and business leaders discuss low-carbon sector collaboration with North America British government and business leaders discussed the economic and environmental benefits of the UK’s Green Deal – the no-cost-down program to retrofit 26 million British homes and businesses – during a Renewable Energy World 2012 conference panel. The panel focused on how [...]
