Feed-in tariffs could foster a ‘Silicon Valley of the UK’
An initiative from the Department of Energy and Climate Change due to launch across the UK on April 1 looks set to boost demand for solar energy on an unprecedented level. Known as the feed-in tariff,...
View ArticleSolar panels = Financial salvation for struggling UK churches
With many churches in the UK struggling financially, a British energy company says it’s found a solution that’s good for both the environment and their bottom lines: rooftop solar panels. British Gas...
View ArticleIncentives fire up UK solar market
The introduction of the feed-in tariff (FIT) incentive policy on 1 April has sparked an explosive reaction in the UK renewable energy market with solar leading the way in installations, according to a...
View ArticleUK sparks green economy uncertainty
The only way for the UK renewable energy market to grow to a respectable size comparable with Germany is for it to have the full support of the incumbent government. The fact that large-scale solar PV...
View ArticleSuntech’s rooftop PV system earns France’s top FIT rate
Suntech Power Holdings’ rooftop solar-energy system has won the approval of France’s evaluation committee for building integrated photovoltaic products, an agency known as CEIAB. The OK means that...
View ArticleClean-energy incentives: Here … then gone
Call it penny-wise, pound-foolish (or Euro-foolish) … although “cutting off your nose to spite your face” might be more apt. Budget-cutting governments are putting the brakes on spending for a variety...
View ArticleUK court agrees: Officials can’t change solar rules early
Clean energy advocates in Britain hope to get on with their goal of getting more residents to install solar panels now that the Supreme Court has dealt a final blow to the government’s attempt to cut...
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