What the energy industry wants to see from UK electricity market reform
Chris Huhne, the UK energy secretary, will tomorrow announce the details and scope of the government's consultation on electricity market reform (EMR). The bill will come before parliament in the...
View ArticleDid the energy industry get what it wanted from UK electricity reforms?
[huhne1] Two days ago, before Chris Huhne announced his package of measures to shake up the UK electricty market, a group of energy industry insiders and experts told Energy Source what they wanted to...
View ArticleHuhne: We will stop big projects swallowing green subsidies
The UK energy secretary has promised to ensure that industrial-scale solar farms do not swallow up too much of the money dedicated to incentivising small-scale renewables projects. Continue reading:...
View ArticleMagued Eldaief answers your questions – Part One
In this week’s readers’ Q&A session, Magued Eldaief, the head of GE's UK energy business, answers your questions. In the first of two posts, he discusses the future for nuclear power in northern...
View ArticleSolar industry fears over FIT review
The UK government's plan to review the scope of its feed-in tariff looks sensible. The scheme is there to stimulate small-scale solar energy production, the reasoning goes, so we should stop large...
View ArticleUK reduces subsidies for large-scale solar UPDATED
Greg Barker, the UK energy minister, has completed his review of subsidies for solar power under the feed-in-tariff scheme, and, as expected, he has reduced the amount of money available for...
View ArticleUK solar subsidy reduction could spook investors
The government points out that its proposed reduction in feed-in tariffs for large solar arrays will not apply retrospectively. Only new entrants after August 1 this year will be affected by the plans....
View ArticleFrancesco Starace answers your questions
In this week’s readers’ Q&A session, Francesco Starace, chief executive of Enel Green Power, answers your questions. Continue reading: Francesco Starace answers your questions
View ArticleInvestors are not just scaremongering on renewable subsidy changes
As Italy becomes the latest European government to consider changing its solar subsidies, ministers should pay attention to today's report into green investment from the Pew Environment Group. Continue...
View ArticleSolar companies challenge UK subsidy review in court
The group of UK solar companies behind the campaign against the reduction of the feed-in tariff for larger projects has asked the courts to quash the government's review altogether. Continue reading:...
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