EU Agrees To Fund Carbon Capture Technology

Published: 05-Feb-2010

EU member states have backed rules proposed by the European Commission to govern the allocation of 300 million emission allowances that have been earmarked to fund demonstration projects for new renewable energy technologies.

REA welcomes DECC’s decision to review biomass banding.

Published: 05-Feb-2010

The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has said a pledge by Energy minister Lord Hunt to review the financing of biomass and bio energy projects could improve investor confidence.

Communities win low carbon grants

Friday 05 February 2010

Communities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have won up to £500,000 each to help install new green technologies such as solar panels, hydro turbines and energy saving insulation.

Feed-in Tariff scheme is short-sighted

Published: 05 February 2010

In this opinion piece, Cathy Debenham, founder of community renewables forum YouGen, warns that early investors in renewable micro generation technologies may decommission their systems after the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) refused to back down on offering lower Feed-in Tariff rates for ‘pioneers'.

Renewable energy utility Good Energy criticises UK’s feed-in-tariff rate

Published: 4th February 2010

Renewable electricity supplier Good Energy

has said it will continue to pay its existing accredited small generators £0.15 a unit for all their electricity, well above the rate of £0.09 set by the government in its new feed-in tariff.

Published: February 4, 2010

The UK feed-in-tariff announcement has generated a lot of interest in solar energy for homeowners. But what of the interest for organisations such as farms, businesses or local communities?

Some in the press have criticised the government’s proposed feed in tariff plans because they do not offer specific incentives to businesses as well as private individuals.

UK renewable industry welcomes feed-in tariff

Published: 01 February 2010

The UK renewable energy industry welcomes today’s announcement of the feed-in tariff for renewable and low carbon electricity, and the plans for low carbon heating incentives.

Boiler scrappage scheme launched

A government scheme that gives households in England £400 off the cost of a new boiler has been launched.

Act on CO2

Green Renewable energy uses natural resources such as sunlight, wind, and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished