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 [...]

“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 [...]

Figures from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, have revealed that between 1999 and 2009, energy from renewables rose from five per cent consumption to nine per cent, while oil and solid fuels fell over the period.
In the UK, the share of renewable energy increased from 0.9 per cent in 1999 to three [...]

We loved this video about new solar tower technology being deployed in Spain.
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The European Union’s energy commissioner Guenther Oettinger said on Thursday that High oil prices are here to stay, adding that the lower prices of the past three years had been the result of the financial crisis and recession, and that companies should plan for higher prices.
“The oil price will not go back to $60 [a [...]

The European Commission has presented it’s latest communication on the progress of renewable energy development throughout the EU.
In order to reach the EU’s target of a 20% share of renewable energy by 2020, the latest report points out that not only do Member States need to fully implement their national renewable energy action plans but [...]