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Replacing Europe's existing energy infrastructure with low-carbon alternatives should not raise electricity prices in the long term, a report co-authored by the consultancy McKinsey says.

Businesses, community groups and individuals across Wales could find it much easier to generate their own electricity thanks to new proposals unveiled today.

Green business leaders remain divided on the scale of the impact environmental and low carbon issues are likely to have on the election campaign, which was formally kicked off yesterday when Prime Minister Gordon Brown confirmed the election would take place on May 6….

You might expect Anne and Chris Billing to be pin-ups for the UK Government’s green energy revolution. After all, at a time when it was going to take decades to recover the cost of erecting their own wind…

Millions of homeowners will be offered cash payouts to generate their own electricity from roof-mounted solar panels and wind turbines, under a scheme starting today.

Householders with small-scale green energy systems such as solar panels and micro-wind turbines will receive up to £1,000 a year for the electricity they generate under a new government scheme that starts paying out today.

A government scheme offering cash incentives for small-scale green energy projects has come into effect…

Home owners and communities will be able to get a guaranteed price for electricity they generate from small renewable energy sources with the launch of the feed in tariff (FIT) scheme on Thursday….

A new scheme to cut carbon emissions from big businesses and other organisations has come into effect. The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) initiative will require large firms and public sector bodies to buy allowances to cover their energy use.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today (March 31) published its Climate Change Action Plan, detailing how renewables and the new subsidy scheme, the Feed-in Tariff, will have key roles to play in helping it to meet its carbon reduction targets…