FITs. Helping us generate energy or just a money making scam?
21p means the FIT scheme can be retained for far longer, it means the cost of installation can comedown and the industry retained. At 43.3 it means the scheme must close overnight when the set amount of money has run out!
Source: solarkent, Date and Time of entry: Friday, December 23, 2011 10:04

Energy efficiency and renewable energy subsidies
The government wants to encourage everyone to think about how they can pay less on fuel - a pretty sensible idea when energy bills are rising and fuel poverty is on the increase
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: Monday, October 31, 2011 13:26

Solar tariff cuts risk jobs, industry warns
The feed-in tariff for solar power is to be cut in half from 12 December of this year, the government has said.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: Monday, October 31, 2011 13:23

New record in world CO2 emissions
Energy-related carbon emissions hit a record high last year, casting doubt on plans to limit global temperature rises, an energy watchdog says.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 11:27

Cameron intervenes to settle row over emissions targets
David Cameron has moved to resolve a Cabinet row over the UK's climate change targets, with an agreement on emissions to be announced on Tuesday. This will see drastic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions to 2027 and an overhaul of the way energy is produced.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: Monday, May 16, 2011 16:07

UK solar panel subsidies slashed
The UK government has proposed cuts of up to 70% to the feed in tariff for large scale solar energy production. The proposal would be implemented on the 1 August, reducing payments to farmers or owners of large commercial buildings.
Source: esg, Date and Time of entry: Saturday, May 07, 2011 10:49

Solar panel regulator warns over door to door sellers
The government's new feed-in-tariff, which pays for electricity produced from the sun, is proving so popular it is being reviewed to ensure more money is available for consumers.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: Saturday, May 07, 2011 10:48

Government announcement on FiTs review will kill the renewable industry
The Solar Trade Association is dismayed at yesterday’s announcement of an early review of the feed in tariff by DECC Minister Chris Huhne.
Source: solaruk, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 10:36

New solar fuel machine 'mimics plant life'
New solar fuel machine 'mimics plant life'
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: Saturday, December 25, 2010 00:09

Solar Farm at Lenham
Plans for Solar Park scheme at Lenham Kent.
Source: ndm, Date and Time of entry: Monday, November 22, 2010 14:43

Farmers rush for solar panel riches
Worthy Farm in Somerset is well known for setting records. It plays host to the Glastonbury music festival - the largest in the world. Now, one of its cowsheds is set to become the UK's largest agricultural solar array, benefiting from the governments new feed-in tariff scheme, which rewards people for generating solar power.
Source: esg, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 08:37

The Impact of Policy on Solar Market
Lessons from Spain: Finding the Balance of Incentives With foresight and development of proactive policies, Spain has become a pioneer in the Photovoltaic (PV) solar market.
Source: solaruk, Date and Time of entry: Monday, September 13, 2010 13:19

Openness urged on UK's emissions
The UK government's chief environment scientist has called for more openness in admitting Britain's apparent cuts in greenhouse gases are an illusion. Robert Watson says that if emissions "embedded" in imported goods are counted, UK emissions are up, not down.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: Friday, September 03, 2010 09:46

Property prices soar in the desert
India's thirst for solar energy has transformed Mr Singh's property from a dry, dusty inhospitable environment into a sun-drenched power socket that promises much, both for energy companies and for a country that still suffers black-outs.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 09:45

UK 'needs new climate policies'
Major changes in policy are still needed to meet climate targets despite emission cuts brought about by the recession, say government advisors.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 16:34

Barack Obama calls for clean-energy push
US President Barack Obama has called on his party and supporters to back a "new future" of clean energy.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 09:00

EU 'half way to 2020 emissions target'
The EU is more than halfway to its target of cutting emissions by 20% from 1990 levels by 2020, a report shows. The assessment by the European Environment Agency (EEA) reveals that emissions across the 27-nation bloc fell by 11.3% during 2008.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, June 03, 2010 16:32

Renewable Heat Incentive
This document sets out the responses of the Solar Trade Association (“the STA”) to the solar related sections of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) consultation.
Source: sta, Date and Time of entry: Friday, April 30, 2010 11:42

Solar Scammers still going strong
Which? has done an exposé which includes Everest Double Glazing’s sales techniques and prices, Which? state that Everest came close to breaking the law if not actually breaking it.
Source: which, Date and Time of entry: Friday, April 30, 2010 11:38

Solar Trade Association expresses concern to Chancellor
We, the relevant trade bodies representing the renewable heat industry, are writing to express our very significant concerns over the looming funding gap for our sector. We are aware that the funds currently supporting the two grants schemes the Low Carbon Phase 1 and 2 are about to run short and that the programmes will almost certainly have to be closed.
Source: solaruk, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 16:38