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The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has indicated that it will be presenting its decisions on Renewable Obligation banding tomorrow after a protracted disagreement over wind subsidies between George Osborne and Ed Davey has apparently come to an end.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has launched a new low carbon heating scheme designed to allow community-based organisations to embrace renewable heating measures by bidding for a share of £8 million under the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP).

The aerodrome at Dunsfold Park in Surrey is infamous as the home of BBC’s Top Gear test track and studios. However, the park now has another claim to fame; Dunsfold Park has become one of the nation’s only business parks to be fed entirely on ‘green energy’.

Westmill Solar Cooperative is racing towards its £4 million target, after receiving nearly 800 applications interested in buying a share of the 5MW solar farm at Watchfield, near Swindon.

The Energy and Climate Change Committee (ECC) has delivered a damning verdict over the Treasury’s move to water down proposals in the draft Energy Bill for the upcoming Electricity Market Reform (EMR), due to be introduced this autumn. The committee of MPs has warned that the bill could impose unnecessary costs on consumers, lead to less competition and deter badly needed investment.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced the results of February’s Phase 2B consultation today to mixed industry reaction. 

Independent energy supplier, Opus Energy, has completed its 250th renewable generator contract after agreeing to purchase the electricity generated by Milford Haven Port Authority’s solar arrays.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced its response to the Phase 2B consultation on the feed-in tariff scheme. A large part of the consultation was concerned with how the FiT scheme can be improved to better support community projects.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has published the results of February’s Phase 2B consultation. Following responses from 303 parties and continued analysis from Parsons Brinckerhoff, the department has unveiled the feed-in tariff rates for Hydro-electric, Wind, Anaerobic Digestion (AD) and microCHP technologies.

Warwick Independent School’s new sports centre extension will now be home to a renewable energy power plant, thanks to a solar PV installation by Williams Renewables Ltd.