New data released last week by the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change reveals that the country’s share of electricity generated by renewables hit a new record of 22.3% in the first quarter of the year. The 2.6% increase on the electricity generated by renewables in the first quarter of … [continued]
The UK renewable energy industry is set to encounter a new wave of subsidy cuts affecting large-scale and rooftop solar, as well as wind. The Department of Energy and Climate Change announced Wednesday consultations on ending the effective Renewables Obligation support for solar farms, as well as plans to possibly … [continued]
The UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has confirmed that it plans to cut support for large-scale solar projects over 5 MW from April 2015, confirming fears raised back in May when the adjustments to the Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROC) were first suggested. The news comes only a … [continued]
First, the good news for solar fans. In what is being billed as “the first of its kind in the UK,” the Department of Energy & Climate Change announced a new UK Solar Strategy that focuses on building a vast network of “solar hubs” on buildings and brownfield sites. This … [continued]
It was recently announced that UK greenhouse gas emissions dropped 7% in 2011. “In 2011, UK emissions of the basket of six greenhouse gases covered by the Kyoto Protocol were provisionally estimated to be 549.3 million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent,” the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change noted. “This … [continued]
