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Last March, with the help of the Renewable Energy Cooperative (R-ECO), Cornwall College was able to install and register three different solar systems before the feed-in tariff reductions took hold. Six months later the college has revealed the extent of its savings.

Solarcentury has been given planning permission for a 7.6MW extension on an existing 700kWp ground-mounted array in Illminster, Somerset.

Hitachi has announced that it will be developing up to six new nuclear plants in the UK after purchasing the Horizon Nuclear Power venture from RWE and E.ON in a deal worth £697 million.

Energy investment in the UK is at a 20-year high, but could slow down without greater policy certainty, an industry-backed report has warned.

Spanish solar giant ATERSA has launched a new modular solar PV system for low-power domestic installations called, EasySun.

EDF Energy has become the latest member of the ‘Big Six’ energy companies to announce price rises, citing “obligatory” investment in renewables as a major driver behind its decision.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has released its latest quarterly energy statistics, which show that installations under the feed-in tariff (FiT) have reached 1.3GW across the UK.

The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has set out the true cost of supporting renewables ahead of a key opposition day debate over the escalation of energy bills.

Three leading scientists have called for for a moratorium on the building of new conventional power plants following research indicating that renewables could be implemented much faster than the majority of people realise.

PV-Tech is reporting that German manufacturer Siemens has announced that it is to sell its solar business activities as part of a reorganisation of its energy division and is already in talks with a number of potential buyers.