2013 proved to be another tumultuous year for the solar industry in the UK, despite early optimism that the UK solar market had finally managed to secure a steady policy framework with sensible degressions, the EU anti-dumping investigation threw all this into disarray.
The Prime Minister’s pledge to “roll back green charges” put the whole green industry in a tailspin. Thankfully, despite Michael Fallon’s best efforts, the Department of Energy and Climate Change has confirmed that none of solar’s support mechanisms will be included in Cameron’s ‘green levies review’. Here’s a roundup of some of the best tweets as the industry was dragged through the latest twist and turns of the ‘solarcoaster’.
The political diving lines have been drawn; the rising cost of living will play a central role and energy bills are the focus. What does this mean for renewables?
After the festivities of the Solar Power Portal Awards, there were some bleary eyes and sore heads on the show floor this morning. However, any remnants of self pity were quickly washed away as visitors again flocked in numbers to Solar Energy UK.
Last night saw the winners of the inaugural Solar Power Portal Awards announced. The glitzy black tie dinner was an enormous success with industry coming together under one roof to celebrate.
Starting from 9:00am at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, Solar Energy UK 2013, the UK solar industry’s largest business to business event, is hosting more than 160 exhibitors for 3 days with two seminar halls and two feature areas.
