A new poll from Friends of Earth reveals that 85 percent of Brits want to see Government increase the use of renewables and reduce its consumption of overseas gas.
Bourne Park Industrial Estate in West Dorset has had more than 1,000 solar panels installed on farmland adjacent to the estate. The solar panels are expected to produce enough energy to power the equivalent of 100 households every year, significantly reducing the industrial estate’s carbon footprint.
Energy and Climate Change Minister, Greg Barker has defended his department’s handling of the solar feed-in tariff after a series of written questions were submitted to parliament questioning the circumstances surrounding recent turmoil in the industry.
Driffield Rugby Club has enlisted the services of local solar installer, Dodds Solar, to install a £35,000 array on the roof of its Kelleythorpe clubhouse.
British Airways has used its One Destination Carbon Fund to fund the installation of solar panel on the Osprey Leisure Centre near Weymouth. Triple Olympic Gold medallist Ben Ainslie officially unveiled the solar array, set to help the centre slash its utility bills and carbon footprint.
A recently signed partnership between the Joint Industry Board (JIB) and the National Skills Academy (NSA) means that all Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) cardholders training for Environmental Technologies can now be endorsed with renewables skills.
Our Solar Future, who runs the Cut Don’t Kill Campaign, has issued a plea to the industry to help it gather real-market data on the current condition of the UK solar market.
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been revealed as the largest lender to renewable energy projects in the UK during 2011. A report published by Infrastructure Journal shows that RBS loaned more than £230 million to UK renewable energy projects last year, more than double that of their nearest competitor.
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has published the latest solar photovoltaic installation figures for 2012, which show that from April 1-15, just 1,293 solar PV installs were registered for the feed-in tariff scheme.
