The Austrian government has doubled its renewables budget to €50 million for 2013. Economy and energy minister Reinhold Mitterlehner, social minister Rudolf Hundstorfer and environment minister Nikolaus Berlakovich have introduced a combination...
Read moreLabour becomes the first mainstream UK political party to commit to decarbonising the power sector by 2030, with leader Ed Miliband warning the British economy is “desperately in search of new sources of growth.” In an article to be...
Read moreThe Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has finally revealed its plans for the future of the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) after initially announcing the scheme in 2009 and introducing commercial RHI support in November last...
Read moreIt seems that at Caplor Energy our safety testing for completed Solar PV arrays is well beyond what some installers deem as standard. A recent survey carried out by Seaward Electronics, a leading manufacturer of electrical testing equipment, has...
Read moreI think as a whole the public are currently somewhat confused by the govt’s actual attitude towards the environment and energy supply – these words from our PM are encouraging but will policy be as consistent and supportive as...
Read moreNew photovoltaic (PV) projects on agricultural land are playing a pivotal role within the rapid growth of distributed PV power generation in China, with more than 300 MW of PV projects now being reported. The China Energy Conservation and...
Read moreSolar energy is being deployed on a massive scale by the most iconic brands and best-managed companies in the U.S. in order to help lower operating costs and increase profits. The Top 20 in terms of the amount of on-site solar capacity installed...
Read moreThe Japanese government has confirmed it will phase out nuclear power over the course of the next 30 years, following the massive earthquake and tsunami which caused a meltdown at the Fukushima power plant in 2011. Late last week, prime minister...
Read moreA solar PV installation has been listed as the most desirable ‘non-essential deal-sealer’ for potential property buyers in the UK. A new survey published by mortgage lender ING Direct has revealed that the British public value solar panels over...
Read moreThe record loss of Arctic sea ice this summer may mean a cold winter for the UK and northern Europe. The region has been prone to bad winters after summers with very low sea ice, such as 2011 and 2007, said Jennifer Francis, a researcher at...
Read moreThe government of Poland has introduced a draft policy to create a system of feed-in tariffs (FiTs), including rates of USD 0.334/kWh for solar photovoltaic (PV) plants up to 100 kW. If approved the policy will probably not take effect until...
Read moreThe independent Climate Change Committee (CCC) has today warned unequivocally that the government would breach the Climate Change Act if it pursues Chancellor George Osborne’s plans for a surge in new gas investment. In what will be seen...
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