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Solarcentury quits trade association in Feed-in Tariff row

Solarcentury quits trade association in Feed-in Tariff row

Solarcentury has quit the British Photovoltaic Association (BPVA) in a row over its support for the Government's appeal bid on the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) cuts.


MPs warn of "devastating effect" of UK's Carbon Price Floor policy

The Government's decision to set a unilateral Carbon Price Floor could have a "devastating effect" on UK industry and will artificially raise electricity prices for consumers –while having no overall impact on emissions – MPs on the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee have warned.


Warmer temperatures could cost business £15bn in staff absenteeism by 2080

Major new research into the risks of climate change to the UK predicts that, without action, by the second half of this century warmer temperatures in the summer could cost businesses £15 billion in staff absenteeism a year.


Supreme Court warns of eight months wait for solar FiT appeal

The Supreme Court has warned a final appeal by Energy Ministers over the High Court ruling on Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs) will take around eight months to reach its courtrooms.


The future

The future's lateral: the new (green) economy, according to Jeremy Rifkin

Jeremy Rifkin believes we’re on the cusp of a third industrial revolution, where fossil fuel giants adapt or die in the face of a bright new energy economy. He tells Martin Wright why this could make the debate over climate change irrelevant – and trigger a new form of capitalism.


Huhne to take solar FiT case to the Supreme Court

Chris Huhne has confirmed he plans to contest a decision by the Court of Appeal preventing him from carrying out controversial plans to cut the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) for solar electricity.


Government loses appeal bid against High Court solar FiT ruling

The Government has lost its appeal bid against a High Court ruling that its plans to cut the Feed-in Tariff for solar electricity were unlawful.


Judgement to be handed down on Government solar FiT appeal

The Court of Appeal is expected to reach its judgement tomorrow over an appeal by the Government that a High Court ruling over its plans to cut the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) for solar electricity were unlawful.


£1.65m funding boost for Nissan LEAF supplier

A North East manufacturer of automotive parts has received £1.65 million of Government funding that will help it supply electric vehicle (EV) battery components to the Nissan LEAF.


MCT seeks investors for tidal projects as UK’s first marine energy park unveiled

Investors were being invited to back two of the UK’s most commercially advanced marine energy projects, today, as details of the country’s first marine energy park – stretching from Bristol to the Isles of Scilly – were unveiled.


‘Thin air’ costing businesses over £100m a year in energy costs

UK businesses are losing over £100 million a year in energy costs through leaky or inefficient equipment that compresses air, the Carbon Trust has found.


DECC “considers options” following solar FiT appeal bid defeat

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is considering further legal action, including going to the Supreme Court, after losing its appeal bid over its plans to cut the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) for solar electricity.


Solar FiT cuts will “significantly delay” grid parity, report warns

Government plans to cut Feed-in Tariffs (FiT) for solar electricity systems will delay grid parity and extend the need for subsidies by several years, a report has warned.


Earth to be hit by biggest solar storm for seven years this week

A radiation surge from a massive solar storm is heading towards Earth at four million miles per hour as American scientists warn of the potential risk of disruption.


Greentomatocars adds Renault Fluence all-electric car to fleet

Low carbon London car hire company, Greentomatocars, is going greener with the addition of the first fully electric vehicles (EV) to its fleet.


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