Scotland shows support for solar energy with key guarantee
The Scottish Government has boosted solar investor confidence north of the border by announcing that, contrary to what the Department of Energy and Climate Change has proposed for England and Wales, it will retain the ‘grandfathering’ guarantee for investment in solar. Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing cited the need for “clarity and certainty” for solar […]
Photovoltaic becoming mainstream – one important result from the EU PVSEC 2015
The 31st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2015) closed its doors on Friday, 18 September. The global PV community met in Hamburg, to discuss the latest developments and innovations in Photovoltaics. More than 50 % of the participants at the EU PVSEC 2015 had been represented by R & D specialists […]
Solar Industry welcomes growing call for Government to reconsider ‘extreme’ Feed-In Tariff proposals
The STA has joined a number of powerful organisations calling on the Government to reconsider their FIT proposals after consultation with the industry and stakeholders. The joint statement asks Government not to take power from the people and is backed by diverse supporters from IKEA and DuPont to EnergyUK, the TUC and the NFU – […]
Government ignores overwhelming opposition and ends renewable Feed-in Tariff pre-accreditation
The Government has today confirmed its decision to prevent bigger commercial solar roofs and smaller solar farms from having any certainty over the Feed-in Tariff they will get once their projects are finished. The move gets rid of the ability to ‘pre-accredit’ to a fixed tariff level, meaning that complex community and commercial projects […]
Government publishes ‘alarming’ review of Feed-in Tariff scheme
The Government has today published its review of the Feed-in Tariff scheme for supporting small-scale renewables on homes, offices and public buildings. The scheme is dominated by solar PV installations, which is the UK’s most popular energy source according to DECC polling. Stakeholders can now feed back to the government, with the deadline for responses […]
Coalition calls on Prime Minister to support small-scale renewables (Feed-in Tariff)
An alliance of 100 organisations representing tens of thousands of workers, small businesses, retailers, farming groups, co-operatives and local government representatives has written to the Prime Minister to express its support for small scale renewable electricity ahead of an expected review of the Feed-in Tariff as reported in the Sunday Times. The Feed in Tariff […]
Australia’s “best” wind farm gains planning approval
Construction on Australia’s “best” wind farm project will commence next year following development approval. The $250 million Hornsdale wind farm, to be developed by French company Neoen, will be located in the Mid North of South Australia, around the town of Jamestown. Hornsdale is touted as Australia’s “best” wind farm project due to its high capacity […]
Farming sector leads 40% surge in electricity from biogas
The Department for Energy & Climate Change (DECC) yesterday released their annual Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics (DUKES), demonstrating a surge in AD capacity outside of the water industry from 164MW in 2013 to 216MW (32 per cent) in 2014. ADBA’s own analysis shows that these plants generated 40 per cent more electricity in […]
Solar Feed-in Tariff data: commercial continues to underperform
The Department of Energy and Climate Change has today published its monthly statistics on how much solar is being deployed under the Feed-in Tariff and how that is going to affect tariff levels going forwards. The numbers show the following: A very slight increase in deployment in the smallest systems, generally on domestic homes (0-10kW), […]
