Solar Media Staff

Under new energy efficiency regulations to be introduced as early as 2015, a fifth of commercial and residential property will be excluded from the rental and lease market.

Ministers from the world’s leading economies will gather in London tomorrow for the first day of the global Clean Energy Ministerial event, held at Lancaster House.

A new report published by Ernst & Young for the SmartGrid GB group highlights how the introduction of smart grids will revolutionise the way power is generated and used in the UK. By providing consumers with greater understanding and control over the pricing and usage of electricity, smart grids are also expected to make a significant dent in carbon emissions.

A rural garage in Teesdale is set to install an electric car recharging point which will offer free charging to local residents. David Hutchinson, owner of Mickleton Service Station has applied for permission to install 16 solar panels and a charging point.

Severnside Housing, one of Shropshire’s largest social landlords, has installed solar panels at its offices and sheltered housing schemes across the midlands area, which will reduce the housing provider’s annual carbon emissions by more than 27 tonnes.

New research published by the Renewable Energy Association and Innovas reveals that the UK’s 12.5 billion renewables industry supports 110,000 jobs across the supply chain and could support as much as 400,000 jobs by 2020.

A Warwickshire resident has won the right to keep solar panels installed no his listed building after submitting a retrospective planning application.

A new poll from Friends of Earth reveals that 85 percent of Brits want to see Government increase the use of renewables and reduce its consumption of overseas gas.

Bourne Park Industrial Estate in West Dorset has had more than 1,000 solar panels installed on farmland adjacent to the estate. The solar panels are expected to produce enough energy to power the equivalent of 100 households every year, significantly reducing the industrial estate’s carbon footprint.

Energy and Climate Change Minister, Greg Barker has defended his department’s handling of the solar feed-in tariff after a series of written questions were submitted to parliament questioning the circumstances surrounding recent turmoil in the industry.