Government has denied that the Green Deal is under review following a report by the BBC that indicated that the Cabinet Office had been interviewing critics of the scheme in response to widespread criticism.
Research has revealed that 12 percent of homes in England and Wales could benefit from Solid Wall Insulation (SWI) under the Green Deal’s ‘golden rule’.
The National Skills Academy for Environmental Technologies has opened its first centres in Wales. Located at Llandrillo and Neath Port Talbot Colleges, the centres will support renewable installers in the North and South of the country.
The latest installation figures revealed by the Department of Energy and Climate Change show that the UK solar industry is struggling to return to levels it was operating at before fast-track cuts to the FiT were implemented.
Solar PV was the most installed energy source in Europe during 2011 according to the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA). The EPIA reports that solar PV capacity across the EU rose by 63 percent to reach 21.9GW last year.
Brighton Energy Co-operative is set to a launch a pioneering project that will see local residents invest in a community-owned solar array. The array will provide the local community with locally generated green power and help fund projects designed to allow members of the community to reduce their energy bills.
Nanoco, a quantum dot producer which grew out of a university spin-out, has taken a significant stride to becoming one of the UK’s most significant nanotechnology companies thanks to the UK Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN).
Fairly understandably, I am getting a large number of enquires on the likely publication date for Edition 3 of the solar PV installation guide. The short answer is that I don’t know – but there is an MCS PV working group this Thursday that will hopefully provide the answer.
