Renewable 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
….and we’re off
Our latest community energy installation got underway yesterday, 3rd December 2018. Keep watching for updates as it progresses.
Harborough Energy has partnered with local joinery firm NBJ to install over 100kW of clean solar energy in Harborough.
Harborough… 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
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
TAX WIN FOR SOLAR AND BATTERIES
One of our Harborough Solar One installations
The Solar Trade Association (STA) is celebrating securing a 5% rate of VAT on battery storage for householders installing a storage system alongside a new solar PV system. The win significantly improves… 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
Energy Trends – latest report
There are some very encouraging statistics outlined in the latest Energy Trends report from BEIS
Total energy production was 0.1 per cent lower than in the first quarter of 2016.
Oil production fell by 4.6 per cent when… Continue reading
Wind power surges to eight per cent of US generating capacity in 2016
Wind power accounted for eight per cent of total US electricity generating capacity in 2016, according to the latest figures from the federal government’s Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The agency revealed yesterday that wind turbines have contributed more than a… Continue reading