The Solar Trade Association (STA) has published a simple and clear checklist to give managers in commerce and industry the confidence to put solar on their roofs. Commercial and industrial roofs dominate the solar market in Europe, but in the…
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New checklist aims to boost solar across UK commercial rooftops
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Plan on getting UK solar as cheap as fossil fuel electricity by 2020
The Solar Trade Association (STA) has published its ‘Solar Independence Plan for Britain’, setting out how the new government can steer rooftop solar-generated electricity to parity with retail electricity prices and utility-scale solar farms to parity with new gas CCGT…
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New Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change unveiled
As part of the Conservative cabinet reshuffle, Amber Rudd has been appointed Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, replacing Ed Davey. The position is a promotion for Rudd, the former climate change minister and the Conservative MP for…
Government announces new auction system
The Government has announced which technologies and companies have won low carbon energy contracts in the new ‘Contracts for Difference’ auction for renewable energy. Contracts for Difference are the new support mechanism for nuclear, CCS and renewable energy introduced by…
Government figures have revealed that solar generation is up 77%
The new government figures have revealed that compared to this time last year, solar generation is up 77%. Greater uptake of solar power led to generation in 2013 increasing by over half compared with 2012. Renewable electricity capacity was 20.8…
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