clean energy
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
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
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
The 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
Offshore wind power cheaper than new nuclear
Energy from offshore wind in the UK will be cheaper than electricity from new nuclear power for the first time.
The cost of subsidies for new offshore wind farms has halved since the last 2015 auction for clean energy projects… Continue reading
Trial to phase in hydrogen as fuel to begin in north-west
Liverpool and Manchester are to be the testbed for an ambitious £600m project aiming to solve the thorny problem of how the government cuts the carbon footprint of the gas that heats most of Britain’s homes.
Cadent, which… Continue reading
World's first floating wind farm emerges off coast of Scotland
The world’s first full-scale floating wind farm has started to take shape off the north-east coast of Scotland.
The revolutionary technology will allow wind power to be harvested in waters too deep for… Continue reading
Electricity system flexibility
We have just published our joint Plan with Government.… Continue reading
Tesla to build world’s biggest lithium ion battery in South Australia
Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla, will build the world’s largest lithium ion battery to store renewable energy in South Australia in partnership with French energy utility Neoen.
The 129MWh battery, which is paired with a wind… Continue reading