If you want to install solar panels on your roof and take advantage of lucrative new feed-in tariffs but have been put off by a lack of funds, you could soon get a loan to cover the whole cost.
Wind turbines up to 15 metres high could be put up in industrial estates or farmland without planning permission under plans published by the government today.
Solar PV (photovoltaic) cells generate electricity directly from sunlight. They've been around for decades, though over time have become less expensive and more efficient, with production accelerating quickly in the past few years.