Mayor of London Boris Johnson is backing plans proposed by the London Sustainable Development Commission (LSDC) to turn the capital into a major European clean technology hub.
Today’s Queen’s speech highlighted Prime Minister David Cameron’s desire to tackle energy security measures and climate change, however expected plans to cut subsidies for onshore wind farms have not been included.
London-based investment fund, Low Carbon has announced that it has completed a £106 million refinancing deal for 12 of its operating UK solar farm assets with Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions.
Wiltshire Council has refused planning permission for a 12MW solar farm to be constructed by Sun Edison one mile away from a controversial solar array.
George Eustice, minister of state at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has claimed that solar farms are ‘trashing the countryside’, in comments reportedly made at the Devon County Show.
