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Q&A: RWG Consulting’s Will Grafton on solar orphans and long-term O&M
Speaking to Solar Power Portal, RWG Consulting's Will Grafton explained what causes systems to underperform, and how to get the most out of older systems.
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TUC warns Green Homes Grant funding cuts are a ‘wrecking ball’ to green jobs
Of the 100,000 new jobs to result from the Green Homes Grant, only 14,500 of these have been created to date.
Chancellor called on to continue Green Homes Grant to not ‘derail green recovery’
Further calls have come in ahead of next week’s Budget for the Chancellor to not curtail the Green Homes Grant scheme.
Green Homes Grant to reportedly be scrapped next month despite ‘clear demand’
The Green Homes Grant is to reportedly be shuttered in March, less than a year after it first began operation.
Government must ‘claw back’ £1bn unspent Green Homes Grant funding, REA urges
The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) is calling on the government to reverse the decision to not rollover unspent Green Homes Grant funding into 2021/22.
Unspent funds in £2 billion Green Homes Grant to be scrapped in ‘outrageous’ move
Any of the initial £2 billion promised for the Green Homes Grant that goes unspent this year will not be rolled over.
Pressure mounts over battery storage VAT reversal as AceOn joins call
Energy storage firm AceOn has joined a call to reverse changes to VAT for the technology that came into effect in 2019.
Up to 120GW of new solar needed for net zero as BEIS unveils white paper devoid of new PV policy
Modelling as part of the government’s long-awaited energy white paper shows that between 80-120GW of new solar could be needed by 2050 in higher scenarios.
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The good, the bad and the ugly in the UK’s green finance crusade
Few could fault the government for rallying behind clean energy funding where others demur but are vague or localised measures enough for a world with 12 years left to limit global warming?
Corporate PPAs hailed as ‘22TWh opportunity’ for UK renewables
Policy and market signals could pave way for clean energy purchase boom led by solar PV but getting smaller corporates on board will be challenging, London event hears.
Installers ‘battered’ by solar VAT increase and FiT removal, says MCS CEO
The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) is the latest to join a slew of calls for the proposed solar VAT hike to be scrapped.
Brexit and government to blame for latest fall in attractiveness of UK renewables
The UK has once again slipped down international rankings for attractive renewable energy markets after the new government’s decisions to close Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and approve Hinkley Point C “dealt a blow” to the country’s prospects.