Renewables

It would be “catastrophic” to delay the cuts to solar Feed-in Tariffs until April 2012, Greg Barker has warned.

Camden Council has reduced its carbon footprint by 9% according to figures released for 2010/11, as part of the national 10:10 Campaign.

A group of academics and industry professionals is urging Government to incentivise post-construction testing following recent research which found that new homes may not be meeting their energy design targets.

Two energy efficient developments aimed at tackling low housing demand have been completed in Barnsley.

The United Nations is encouraging governments, non-governmental organisations and the wider community to discuss what kind of communities they wish to see in the future.

The Government has decided not to proceed with a Carbon Capture and Storage demonstration project in Scotland, following conclusions to negotiations, and says the money can be better spent.

Rumours abounded in the last week that the rates for Feed-in-Tariff for photovoltaics would be slashed and its duration shortened.

Businesses which generate their own energy via renewable sources could make average returns of around 11-12%, and make a potential return in excess of 20%, according to findings from the Carbon Trust Advisory.

A $1bn project to fit solar panels to military housing in the US has been announced.

Researchers at the University of Surrey believe they have found a way to increase the efficiency of solar panels, with the potential of developing a low cost, lightweight renewable energy source.

A new software package which tells installers the best kind of renewable technology to install for a particular area has been launched this month.

Green Deal work undertaken by Birmingham City Council is to extend to non-domestic public buildings, spending £1.2bn on retrofitting over eight years.

A Canadian energy efficiency retrofit program has been renewed by the government, which will allow homeowners to be eligible for home improvement grants until 21 March 2012.

The Government has insulated over 2.6m homes in the UK across three years, under its national energy saving scheme.

A survey of small and medium enterprises has revealed that while many are interested in energy efficiency and have made moves to implement such measures, a lack of information, cost and red tape are barriers to SMEs being able to take full advantage.