Ed Davey has claimed that driving his party’s Green Agenda is “essential” for the future of the UK, while taking swipes at his Coalition partner’s green record in parliament.
The so-called ‘hyperdegression’ of the stand-alone FiT rate threatens the future of the UK’s split commercial and community solar schemes and needs to be amended as a matter of urgency, Community Energy England chairman Philip Wolfe has said.
The latest feed-in tariff statistics published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) suggest that the FiT rate for standalone solar PV installs will degress on 1 July 2015.
Renewable energy developer Anesco has been granted approval to construct a 3MW ground-mounted solar farm in Littlehampton, the first such solar project in the area.
Dragon Infrastructure Solutions (DragonIS) broke the 500MWp solar connections barrier in the UK during last month’s rush to beat the Renewable Obligation deadline.
Renewable energy giant SunEdison is “exploring all options” in the UK following the expiry of the Renewable Obligation Certificate deadline earlier this month, the company’s general manager for Europe Alessandro Ceschiat has said.
A third of all green deal plans taken out with the Green Deal Finance Company (GDFC) have been used to fund solar PV installs it emerged after a record week for the company.
The next UK government should step up its solar ambitions to help businesses and homeowners lower their bills, according to Adrian Williams, managing director of Solar Technology International.
