Solar electricity almost doubled last year
Official Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) figures out today show that solar electricity generation almost doubled over the course of last year, with almost 5GW of capacity at the end of 2014 up from 2.8GW at the end of 2013. This is enough power to supply the equivalent of 1.5million homes. The statistics, […]
Over 125,000 homes went solar last year
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have today published their latest statistics on small-scale solar PV installations , showing that over 125,000 homes put solar on their roof last year. The numbers also show that a total of 700MW of solar, the equivalent of powering 212,000 homes, was installed on buildings and in […]
The Impact of Renewables on the Big Six
German giant energy producer E.ON has announced that it is to undergo a major restructuring of its business strategy in a bid to put it at the forefront of the future of energy production, and to shore up its fortunes. Of particular focus for the utility group will be the development of ‘green’ energy, with […]
NatWest and RBS extend support for renewable energy projects
NatWest and the Royal Bank of Scotland have extended their support for renewable energy projects – becoming the first banks to take future earnings from AD and hydro projects into consideration when assessing funding. The banks, which have supported renewable energy projects including solar and wind for a number of years, will now take into […]
TOPPS Water Protection: New multi-stakeholder project to improve water quality
TOPPS Water Protection, a new multi-stakeholder project dedicated to reducing pollution from agricultural sources, was launched today at an event in Brussels. The project is designed to spread the implementation of best practices on water protection, bringing advice and knowledge to farmers across Europe. The project will involve 14 EU member states* and will run […]
RHI degresses for first time
Latest figures from DECC show that biomethane RHI tariffs will degress for the first time on 1 January 2015. However, DECC is currently reviewing RHI biomethane tariffs and an announcement is expected on new levels shortly. Degression automatically reduces technology tariffs which are payable to new applicants by pre-set amounts but only where deployment levels […]
Biomethane capacity surges forward to record high
Data collated by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) shows that the volume of biomethane injected to the UK grid will more than quadruple by the end of 2014. Following a meeting at the Energy Institute earlier this year, the UK’s four Gas Distribution Networks (GDNs) agreed to share information for ADBA to analyse. […]
Solar Feed-In Tariffs for big roofs could soon move with owners
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today released proposals that would allow businesses and factories to take their solar with them if they move location. The change would apply to medium and large sized solar installations (above 50kW) and would allow people to continue to claim the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) after the […]
Home grown UK solar to be cheaper than gas
The Solar Trade Association (STA) have today published new analysis showing that the cost of generating electricity from a typical 10MW solar farm in the UK is set to fall faster than many think over the next 15 years. The report, Cost reduction potential of large-scale solar PV, is based on a survey of the […]
