The CBI has now added it’s voice to the growing criticism over the Government’s planned slashing of the feed-in tariffs. 
While the Government sticks to it’s line that by reducing the FIT from 43p per kilowatt-hour to 21p would ensure the longevity of the scheme, the CBI said the decision to halve “feed-in tariffs” earlier than planned would force companies to [...]

Solar subsidies will be dramatically cut by more than 50% to 21p/kWh (currently 43.3p), according to leaked government documents that appeared briefly on the Energy Saving Trust website.
While the document noted that the proposed new tariffs were currently “under consultation and are not final”, the figure is in line with earlier speculation that the amount of subsidy would be [...]

A new report by environment group WWF suggests that drastically reducing demand through better energy efficiency would cut billions from the cost of reducing emissions in the electricity sector and the new investment on renewable energy would deliver certainty for investors and create jobs
The paper by GL Garrad Hassan – the world’s largest renewable energy [...]

The Energy Act has become law, setting in stone the legal framework for the Green Deal, which will be launched in Autumn next year.
The Green Deal will revolutionise the energy efficiency of the nation’s homes and businesses. It will help people insulate against rising energy prices, creating homes which are warmer and cheaper to run

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“Check, Switch and Insulate to Save”, was the message from this week’s energy summit, attended by PM David Cameron and the movers and shakers of the energy industry.
The summit, which included representatives from the big six energy companies, consumer groups and watchdog Ofgem, was held by the PM and Energy Secretary Chris Huhne in order [...]

A home’s sustainability characteristics should be considered within property valuations, according to a new information paper launched today.
The issue of sustainability is not currently viewed as important to property market value, however a new report from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) suggests that this is changing and where a home has more “sustainability” features [...]

Almost 300,000 insulation measures such as loft and cavity wall insulation have been installed in British homes over the past three months, bringing the total number of British homes that have adequate loft insulation to 58% and cavity wall insulation present in 58% of homes with cavities.
But Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne has [...]

On the 21st of July 2011 the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced details of the Renewable Heat Premium Payments (RHPPs) with the aim of increasing uptake of green technologies amongst UK homeowners.
 The RHPPs have now been available since the 1st of August with just under 3000 expressions of interest coming from homeowners [...]

The Government’s feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme (also known as Clean Energy Cashback) has led to a massive uptake in homeowners wishing to invest in renewable energy, with 28,505 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels having been installed since the scheme was launched, according to new government figures.
Domestic installations accounted for 97% of the 29,229 renewable energy installations – [...]

Energy firms had been paid a total of £900,000 by the National Grid in April to halt their wind farms during a spell of windy weather, it has been discovered.
The Renewable Energy Foundation (REF) found that six wind farms in Scotland were paid up to £300,000 to stop producing green electricity on [...]