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Use of Coal for power generation and other purposes grew by 3% in 2013 – faster than any other fossil fuel. Coal has reached its highest market share of global energy consumption for more than 40 years, figures reveal, despite fears that its high carbon emissions make it a prime cause of climate change.  The use… Continue reading Coal’s share of energy market soars

Recent statistics released by the Department of Energy & Climate Change have shown a further increase in the number of Renewable Technologies installed utilising Green Deal Finance. Figures to the end of June 2014, show that 27% of Green Deal Finance plans have been used to install renewable technologies. The majority of finance has so… Continue reading Green deal finance shows high renewable takeup

Greg Barker has praised solar’s rapid cost reduction over his time as minister but has warned that government will continue to ‘squeeze subsidy’ in an attempt to drive costs down further. Greg Barker said: “We have seen a stunning fall in the costs of Solar PV in my time as minister. Down by over 60%… Continue reading UK’S solar performance praised

Heineken has become the first major brewer in the UK to implement a large scale Solar PV installation on the roof of one of its flagship production sites in North Yorkshire. John Smith’s Brewery in Tadcaster is set to power up over 4,000 solar panels that cover its huge corrugated iron roof; generating more than… Continue reading Heineken unveils UK’s largest green brewery

Long-awaited improvements to the world’s first Renewable Heat Incentive for non-domestic properties (RHI) have come into force. Key changes to the non-domestic RHI include; Increased support for: large biomass heat projects deep geothermal heating ground source heat pumps solar heating New support for: air source heat pumps biomass combined heat and power (CHP) on-site combustion… Continue reading Changes to non domestic RHI

A huge offshore Wind Turbine farm which is expected to pump more than £500 million worth of investment into the UK economy has been given the green light by the Government. Developers of the East Anglia One project, located off the coast of Suffolk, plan to install up to 240 Wind Turbines – enough to… Continue reading Huge Wind Turbine farm get’s approval

Britain’s biggest ever public inquiry into Wind Farms has come to an end after a planning inspector completes his closing statement. A hotel in Welshpool has hosted the arguments for and against wind energy since the 4th of June last 2013. An alliance of about 20 organisations oppose plans by six energy developers for northern Powys. Wind… Continue reading Biggest wind farm enquiry ends

Initial uptake figures for the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive show steady growth. In the first 21 days of the RHI, 1,080 applications were filed, taking place between the 9th and 30th of April. The Department of Energy and Climate Change has published deployment figures for the first 21 days of the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive… Continue reading RHI update shows growth

The Department of Energy and Climate Change are running a series of RHI Roadshows to provide businesses, installers and consumers with information on the Renewable Heat Incentive. The Domestic RHI scheme is for home-owners and private and social landlords who want to install renewable heating systems in their homes in England, Wales and Scotland. It provides… Continue reading DECC RHI roadshows up and running

The amount of heat generated by renewable sources in Scotland grew by 17% during 2013, according to the latest figures from the Energy Saving Trust. The figures compiled on behalf of Scottish Government showed the amount of heat generated from renewable technologies grew to 2,904GWh in 2013 compared to 2,481GWh in 2012. Energy Saving Trust’s figures are used to… Continue reading Scotland increases amount of heat generated by Renewables by 17