The London Assembly has called on Mayor of London Boris Johnson to lobby on behalf of the solar industry and provide “political leadership” against feed-in tariff proposals.
Solarcentury chief executive Frans van den Heuvel has warned the UK government that it is “going against the world” with its proposed feed-in tariff cuts.
The UK government could deliver cheaper electricity bills to households and businesses by pursuing a decentralised energy strategy with solar and storage at its centre, a new report co-authored by firms including Tesla, Lightsource and Good Energy.
Green energy utility Ecotricity has announced plans to develop three “hybrid” energy parks – combining wind and solar generation at the same site – in the UK.
The UK’s largest renewable energy developer, Lightsource Renewable Energy, has passed a new batch of projects to its investment partner, Octopus Investments.
Former energy secretary Ed Davey has claimed that the Conservative government’s claims of an overspend within the Levy Control Framework (LCF) are “bogus”.
Solar could provide as much power as Hinkley Point C at half the cost, the Solar Trade Association (STA) has claimed as criticism of an expected nuclear agreement with China continues to mount.
