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RHPP payments to double following industry lobbying

20 May 2013, 13:40 Updated: 20 May 2013, 14:36 | Comments (2)

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced that payments for the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) scheme have been significantly increased as of today.
DECC launches £6 million social landlord renewable heat scheme

02 May 2013, 11:24 Updated: 02 May 2013, 11:37

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has launched a £6 million competition to encourage social landlords to implement renewable heating.
Updated: STA launches #TweetforHeat RHI campaign

01 May 2013, 09:30 Updated: 01 May 2013, 10:23

The Solar Trade Association (STA) is calling on Twitter users to put pressure on the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to address the domestic-scale renewable heat market.
DECC delays domestic RHI until spring 2014

26 March 2013, 15:40 Updated: 27 March 2013, 9:48 | Comments (7)

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has confirmed that the domestic renewable heat incentive (RHI) will not launch until spring 2014.
DECC unveils updated RHI scheme

27 February 2013, 12:08 Updated: 28 February 2013, 13:03 | Comments (1)

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced updates to the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme following a consultation in July 2012.
UK’s first ‘Solar House’ to be built in Leicestershire

26 February 2013, 15:44 Updated: 26 February 2013, 16:12 | Comments (2)

The UK’s first carbon neutral ‘Solar House’ has been granted planning permission by Harborough District Council.
Travis Perkins expands renewables offer with Solfex acquisition

30 January 2013, 15:15 Updated: 30 January 2013, 15:25

Building merchant Travis Perkins has announced the £8 million acquisition of solar distribution company Solfex Energy Systems.
UK solar centre formally launched

16 January 2013, 14:47 Updated: 17 January 2013, 16:09 | Comments (1)

Energy Minister Greg Barker has today officially launched the BRE National Solar Centre (NSC).
Solar left out of Green Deal cash back

14 January 2013, 06:59 Updated: 11 January 2013, 15:27 | Comments (5)

Neither solar PV nor thermal will qualify for the £125 million cash back scheme the government is launching to kick-start its flagship Green Deal initiative.
Crackdown on aggressive solar selling prompts call for law change

11 January 2013, 12:04 Updated: 11 January 2013, 12:23 | Comments (7)

Renewable energy consumer body YouGen is calling for a change in the law after a review by the Office of Fair Trading revealed unscrupulous selling tactics by solar and other energy efficiency companies.