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Boost for PV as government launches the National Solar Centre

The government provided a boost for photovoltaic generation yesterday with the launch of the National Solar Centre yesterday.

12 years ago

The show must go on

The Energy Bill has set the stage for EMR, but with most of the detailed design work yet to come, it's still very much the start of the show. Mark Bartholomew explains

13 years ago

Heading for the dump?

Will an EU investigation into "dumping" by Chinese solar panel suppliers undermine Decc's assumption that solar subsidies can be slashed? Neil Budd and Timothy Lyons report

13 years ago

Flexible’s friend?

Flexible plant is essential for balancing intermittent renewables, but capacity market plans have so far failed to take this into account. Has Decc learned in time for the Energy Bill? asks Melle Kruisdijk

13 years ago

Government makes concession on solar and biomass subsidies

Government will cut solar subsidies by less than planned and delay a decision on a biomass subsidy cut, it announced today.

13 years ago

Sale marks German nuclear retreat

Eon and RWE’s sale of Horizon Nuclear Power to Hitachi flowed from German energy policy,

13 years ago

Government urged to form distributed generation plan to boost renewables

The government has been urged to establish a clear vision for distributed generation to help solve the UK's energy trilemma of sustainability, affordability and security, and to increase the capacity of renewables.

13 years ago

Energy Bill: capacity mechanisms

13 years ago

Europe’s grid ‘can take more solar’

Proponents of solar generation say it could play a bigger role in Europe's energy mix, but they fear it is low on the priority list of policymakers and regulators. Vic Wyman reports

13 years ago

Mid-size solar must not be ignored in the market reform circus

13 years ago

Good Energy signs renewable electricity deal with National Trust

13 years ago

Household annual benefits of solar panels ‘have risen by nearly £100’

13 years ago

Smart network cost model ‘could save billions’

13 years ago

Time for an upgrid

13 years ago

Rapid PV growth could be headache for National Grid

by Mathew Beech National Grid will need to know where off-grid solar panels are installed

13 years ago

Don’t steal my sunshine

13 years ago

Domestic RHI postponed until August next year

The domestic version of the government’s Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme will not be launched

13 years ago

Charter to promote RHI for the countryside

A “rural energy charter” will encourage rural households and communities to take advantage of the

13 years ago

Solar power makes sense in cities, not deserts, says energy body

13 years ago

Biomass subsidy cuts ‘put easy wins at risk’

The government’s latest subsidy proposals for large solar and biomass have received a cool response

13 years ago

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