Renewable energy targets to be focus of committee inquiry
The achievability of the Scottish Government’s renewable energy targets is to be examined by the Scottish Parliament’s Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee, which announced a call for evidence today. The technological, infrastructure and financial challenges of meeting the targets contained in the Scottish Government’s 2020 Routemap for Renewable Energy will be discussed by the […]
Pickles ruins Christmas for Osborne and Huhne
News that Eric Pickles’ 250m fund for waste collection is to be restricted to councils that intend to retain or bring back weekly black bag collections has been greeted with dismay by senior figures in the organic waste recycling industry. In evidence to the Communities and Local Government Select Committee, David Prout, the senior […]
Bioenergy industry is vital for UK carbon targets
A strong, vibrant bioenergy sector that helps both producers and users contribute to carbon targets is vital for the UK, said the NFU today, following publication of the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) bioenergy review. While agreeing with the report’s main headlines, the NFU is concerned that some of its recommendations will lead […]
Solar still has the power to shine
But only if the government takes the heat off FiTs, agricultural energy specialist tells energy ministers Bowler Energy, the leading provider of renewable energy solutions to the agricultural sector, is lobbying government ministers to think again about proposed changes to guaranteed payments for Solar Energy production (the feed-in tariff (FiT) payments), warning any […]
CAT statement on proposed changes to Feed in Tariff
The Centre for Alternative Technology expressed concern at government proposals to cut Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs) in half. The new reduced rate of 21p/ kWh will affect all photovoltaic installations below 4kW after 12th December 2011. At the current FiT rate of 43.3p/kWh, an average 2.9kW system will generate an estimated 1,190 a year. […]
Tariffs up for farm-scale AD but clouds loom again over solar, says NFU
Progress could now be made on some on-farm AD projects following an announcement by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) on the promised uplift to small-scale biogas tariffs, which resulted from the 2011 ‘fast-track’ Feed-In Tariffs review, the NFU said today. These should have been implemented on August 1, however, the increase was […]
OFT Recommendations Will Help AD
ADBA Chairman and Lib Dem peer Lord Redesdale has welcomed the publication today [Thursday] of the OFTs Market Study into Organic Waste. The Market Study was prompted by the water regulator Ofwat, to explore what barriers exist to competition in the treatment of sewage sludge, and the involvement of Water and Sewage Companies in the […]
Saffery Champness warns of a likely delay in the publication of the new FiTs rates
Saffery Champness has issued a warning of a likely delay in the publication by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) of the consultation paper providing details of the new consultation rates for Feed in Tariffs (FiTs). The consultation paper was due to be published towards the end of September but, according to rumour, publication will be in mid to […]
NFU praises renewable energy boost from solar power innovators
The NFU believes the first 16 large-scale solar farm projects, installed just days before the government deadline for incentives ran out, will contribute a remarkable 46.3 megawatts of power to the national grid. A further six solar parks have also started generating power on brownfield sites, adding another 12.9 megawatts. Chief renewable energy adviser for […]
