The government has this morning confirmed a £250 million ‘rescue package’ for the North Sea oil and gas industry, but appears to have left nothing similar on the table for the UK’s trimmed solar industry.
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has written to energy secretary Amber Rudd to reiterate the need for new plans and policies following December’s climate agreement in Paris.
Pressure on the Department of Energy and Climate Change has increased substantially in recent days after a number of reports poked holes in the government’s energy strategy, or lack thereof.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has appeared to shelve plans for a potential London feed-in tariff, claiming such a scheme would not be necessary with returns on investment set out under the new regime.
Community Energy England (CEE) has confirmed that it will not pursue a judicial review over HM Treasury’s decision to make community energy projects exempt from EIS, SEIS and SITR tax relief.
The Confederation of British Industry has led calls from some of the UK’s largest businesses for the government to embrace the transition to renewable power, rather than stymie it.
Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) has continued to build its UK solar portfolio with the acquisition of six additional solar plants with a combined energy capacity of over 104MW.
The UK would be plunged into an energy crisis if the government perseveres with plans to close all remaining coal plants by 2025, a new report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IME) has claimed.
