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The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has criticised Government for not following through on its pledge to support infrastructure investment.

The Energy Efficiency Deployment Office (EEDO) has appointed Peter Boyd as Expert Chair. Boyd is currently the CEO for Carbon War Room, an independent global, non-profit that seeks to accelerate entrepreneurial solutions to profitable, ‘gigaton-scale’ reduction in carbon emissions.

Greenbuy Energy has taken advantage of a change in law last April that rules that commercial property owners, including farmers, can now have solar panels installed on their land without the need for planning permission.

Yesterday, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) lifted the lid on its long-awaited consultation over solar feed-in tariffs. The Minister for Energy and Climate Change, Greg Barker set out proposals that, he said, provide “a strong, sustainable foundation for growth for the solar industry.”

German solar developer and installer, Kronos Solar has applied for permission to install a 13MW solar park at West Farm, Cosheston in Pembrokeshire.

Earlier this afternoon the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced the results of the latest consultation on feed-in tariffs. This news has been much anticipated by the UK solar industry, which has seen decreased installation figures since the last cuts were introduced. Many industry players have contacted Solar Power Portal with their comments on today’s announcement; a selection of these thoughts can be read below.

After weeks of anticipation the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today published the results of the latest solar feed-in tariff consultation. From August 1 the new rate for 4kW systems will be 16p/kWh, set in line with current installation figures.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is to announce the results of the latest consultation on feed-in tariffs later today, mapping out the rates for solar installations in the UK. In anticipation of this news we’ve put together a list of what to expect.

After yesterday publishing the Electricity Market Reform, which outlined how consumer energy bills will continue in their upward trend, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is today offering advice on how to get a better energy deal.

Anesco has broken ground on one of the first large-scale solar parks since prohibitive cuts to the feed-in tariff were rushed through in August last year. The park represents the renewable energy company’s first step towards installing significant large-scale solar capacity across the UK.