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Liberal Democrat, MP Ed Davey has been confirmed as the new Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change after Chris Huhne this morning stepped down. The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, announced the decision shortly after Huhne confirmed his resignation.
After the Crown Prosecution Service this morning made the decision to charge Energy Secretary, Chris Huhne, with perverting the course of justice; the cabinet member has decided to step down. Making a brief statement to press, Huhne said he deeply regretted the decision, and maintained his innocence.
A Herefordshire-based solar cooperative has had to put proposed solar projects on hold after Government’s feed-in tariff (FiT) review rendered the proposed projects unviable.
Back in November last year the Minister for Energy and Climate Change, Greg Barker, met with members of the UK solar industry to discuss the future of feed-in tariffs. At the time, the Minister announced plans to follow the German tariff degression model as part of the second consultation on reforms to the scheme....
Government’s decision to appeal to the Supreme Court has been roundly criticised by the solar industry, which had hoped for a modicum of certainty following a Court of Appeal decision which upheld that the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) had acted illegally when it slashed feed-in tariff (FiT) rates before the consultation closed.
One week ago today, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) lost its appeal against the High Court ruling in December that its proposals to change the feed-in tariff rates for solar PV were “unlawful.” However, since then, Government has decided to seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court and they have 28 days from...
At the beginning of yet another tense week in the UK solar...
The House of Commons has published a Commons Library Standard Note that aims to summarise the entire solar feed-in tariff fiasco to date.
Solarcentury has confirmed its resignation from the British Photovoltaics Association (BPVA) after the association's Chairman applied to intervene in the legal case the day before the Court of Appeal hearing. The Court refused the application.
After Government this week announced its intention to take the ongoing appeal case to the Supreme Court; the UK solar industry has been left with a huge question mark hanging over what on the feed-in tariff rates will be between December 12, 2011 and March 3, 2012. The point is: what rate should installers be selling at?
