Prime Minister: growth in solar opportunity for sector and wider economy
Prime Minister David Cameron has said that solar “has the potential to play a valuable part of the UK’s renewable energy mix” in response to a letter from a coalition of over 150 businesses from the solar industry and beyond who came together last month to warn David Cameron of the threat to Britain’s thriving […]
Conergy prepares for next phase of UK solar, rebrands Wirsol Solar UK
The Conergy Group, one of the world’s leading downstream solar companies, announced today further steps in the integration of Wirsol Solar UK, which the company acquired in January this year to create one of the UK’s five biggest companies in the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of large solar plants. From today the developer Wirsol Solar UK, which built the […]
State of Hawaii advances BioTork Agricultural and Energy Initiative
The State of Hawaii recently passed legislation to assist in funding a zero-waste project that converts crops, crop residues, dedicated energy crops, and agricultural waste into economically and environmentally sustainable biofuels and value-added co-products. Hawaiis Department of Budget and Finance is now authorized, with the approval of Governor Neil Abercrombie, to issue special purpose revenue […]
Modern wood heating industry celebrates 1GW milestone under Renewable Heat Incentive
Installed capacity of modern wood heating systems under the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) broke through the 1GW milestone on Friday, thanks to strong demand in commercial, industrial and public sector organisations. Modern wood heating boilers burn wood pellets, chips, briquettes or logs and feed the heat into a central heating system or, in some cases, […]
Updated specification for renewable fertiliser (biofertiliser) to boost UK farming
The market for certified, safe, high quality biofertiliser for UK farming is set to grow following the publication today of the updated PAS 110 specification. Operators of anaerobic digestion plants that meet the criteria in the PAS 110 can use and trade digestate as “biofertiliser” certified under REAL’s Biofertiliser Certification Scheme (BCS). Digestate is a […]
REA comments on Government reshuffle
The REA looks forward to working with the new energy, environment, communities and transport ministers taking office in today’s Government reshuffle. The association also pays testament to former Energy & Climate Change Minister Greg Barker. REA Chief Executive Dr Nina Skorupska said: “Greg Barker was the only DECC Minister to have been in post since […]
National Grid told to revise solar power figures
The Solar Trade Association is calling for the National Grid to look again at its predictions for solar power in coming decades. In forecasts published by the grid operator yesterday, the National Grid’s statistics on current and future solar arrays are said to fall far below other estimates and need to be revised upwards. Solar […]
REA welcomes Minister’s clarifications and reassurances on green gas policy changes
The REA welcomes reassurances from Energy Minister Greg Barker that DECC is not seeking to curtail the expansion of the UK’s fledgling green gas industry. The ‘RHI biomethane injection to grid tariff review’ (which closed to responses on 27th June) seeks to reduce the level of support for new biomethane injection (“green gas”) projects following […]
The Greener Group to become the UK’s first installer of revolutionary HYDRELIO floating solar PV systems
The Greener Group are pleased to announce that we are to become the first company in the UK to install the revolutionary new HYDRELIO floating Solar PV system for large bodies of water. Hydrelio brackets allow standard PV panels to be installed on bodies of water such as drinking water reservoirs, quarry lakes and ponds. […]
