Milan Topalov

Energy Minister Greg Barker has announced that solar will be counted against the CRC, the government’s flagship scheme to improve energy efficiency in large public and private sector organisations.

Large-scale solar developers have been urged to work closely with local authorities to avoid seeing future project proposals rejected by planning officers.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is considering introducing a new, higher Renewable Obligation (RO) band for roof-mounted solar.

The Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Ed Davey, has green-lit the resumption of fracking in the UK.

The Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), Greg Barker, has taken a trip to the North East to visit Durham-based solar PV manufacturer, Romag.

The specialist fruit farm, FG Pierce & Sons near Sevenoaks in Kent, has dramatically cut the cost of keeping its fruit cool thanks to a major solar PV installation.

The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) will undergo a huge transformation that will see the whole scheme dramatically simplified after continued complaints that the scheme was too complex.

There seems to be a bit of a dichotomy around solar energy in the marketplace at the moment. On the one hand, research suggests that consumers want more solar solutions with a recent YouGov survey saying that 72% of respondents still favoured solar power. But on the other hand, deployment figures seem to suggest that people aren’t opting for solar.

It has been 50 days since DECC closed its consultation over proposals to slash the available Renewable Obligation (RO) rate for large-scale solar to 1.5 ROCs. Yet it appears that industry is still no closer to knowing what the RO rate will be from 1 April, 2013 to 31 March, 2017.

Dorset-based solar installer, H2 Eco, has partnered with YouGen and 30 other renewable energy installers to call on government to ban the high-pressure selling tactic of offering heavily discounted offers if the consumer signs on the day, the so-called ‘deal on the day’.