Energy news
UK to scrap Feed-in Tariff scheme in April 2019
There will be no grace period for those projects in oversubscribed deployment caps queuing beyond 31st March 2019
The UK Government has announced plans to axe the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme from April.
It does not intend to… Continue reading
Higher wholesale costs push up default and pre-payment price caps from April
- From 1 April, the levels of the default tariff price cap will increase by £117 and pre-payment meter cap by £106 to reflect higher costs
- Customers on default deals are still better off – Ofgem analysis suggests that without the… Continue reading
Sun set to shine on UK solar costs
Day 3 of our own solar installation at NBJ near Husbands Bosworth
The cost of energy produced by large-scale solar plants in the UK is set to fall to £40 per megawatt-hour by 2030, according to the latest findings by… Continue reading
Energy price cap to save households £75, Ofgem says
An energy bill price cap of £1,136 a year for “typical usage” has been proposed by the regulator, Ofgem.
It says the move will mean 11 million households on default deals will save about £75 on average, although the amount… Continue reading
Climate change: Pope urges action on clean energy
Pope Francis has said climate change is a challenge of “epochal proportions” and that the world must convert to clean fuel.
“Civilisation requires energy, but energy use must not destroy civilisation,” he said.
He was speaking to a group… Continue reading
Key ‘step forward’ in cutting cost of removing CO2 from air
A Canadian company, backed by Bill Gates, says it has reached an important threshold in developing technology that can remove CO2 from the air.
Carbon Engineering has published a peer-reviewed study showing that they can capture carbon for… Continue reading
US slaps ‘America First’ tariffs on washing machines and solar panels
The US has approved controversial tariffs on imported solar panels
The move is in line with President Donald Trump’s “America First” trade policy, which aims to protect local manufacturers from foreign competition.
A spokesman said the administration would “always defend… Continue reading
Biofuels plant halts production
The UK’s biggest biofuel producer has stopped production at its East Yorkshire plant, blaming government “inaction”.
Vivergo Fuels said there was “no guarantee” production of bioethanol would recommence at the Hull facility.
It said losses had risen due to government… Continue reading
Harborough Solar One Annual General Meeting
Th
e Annual General Meeting of our Community Benefit Society, Harborough Solar One was held on 22nd November at the Angel Hotel. The minutes of that meeting may be found on this website in the Governance pages.
It was… Continue reading
Are you ready for winter? Know your free emergency numbers
On Thursday 2nd November the UK’s gas and electricity network companies are launching a campaign to make sure communities right across the UK are ready for winter.
As the nights get colder and darker, the chance of experiencing severe weather… Continue reading