The government’s plan to force solar developers to use Contracts for Difference (CfDs) instead of ROCs from April 2015 has caused uproar amongst the UK solar industry.
The closing of the Renewable Obligation scheme to projects above 5MW could create a crippling rush of grid connections next spring the head of a power engineering firm has claimed.
In Wednesday’s Green Energy News Review, UK’s coalition government scraps large scale solar Renewable Obligation Certificate scheme, plus Conservative peer suggests fracking should be kept away from Tory areas.
Government’s move to force the solar industry to use CfDs from April 2015 has been heavily criticised by the sector, however, the new mechanism could prove more suitable than the outgoing RO, according to some industry figures.
Today’s shock announcement on removing RO support for solar over 5MW has the industry reeling, Peter Bennett analyses the real impact on the solar industry.
Today in the Green Energy News Review: NATO warns of worldwide threat to security if global warming is allowed to continue, energy efficiency bill fails to pass in Congress, Antarctica melting faster than previously thought (again); and RSPB co-opt drone cameras for conservation.
A round-up of the reaction to the news that DECC is planning on scrapping support for solar over 5MW under the Renewable Obligation scheme entirely from April 2015.
