Posted on Wednesday 26 July 2006 at 12:03 am by Sebastian Berry
Developers are getting used to the idea that they just have to live with local on site renewable energy planning requirements. But there are still some commentators who believe that the "high cost" of micro renewables is putting an undue burden on the developer community.
The Government's Energy Review repeated the mantra that it is too early to move to low carbon building as sta...
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Posted on Tuesday 25 July 2006 at 10:26 pm by Oliver Sylvester-Bradley
Solarcentury has warmly welcomed proposals from the Northern Ireland Office to require solar and other micro renewables in all new buildings from 2008.
The proposals published by Peter Hain, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, would require all new homes, commercial and public sector buildings to include on site renewable energy generation from April 2008. Read the official release...
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Posted on Friday 14 July 2006 at 03:27 am by Oliver Sylvester-Bradley
The Energy Review highlighted the Government's recent decision to require electricity suppliers to "acquire" exported electricity from micro-generators. If suppliers don't come up with a scheme within 12 months, the Government could impose a solution. While payment for exported electricity is clearly welcome, how justified is the Government in claiming that this will help "tip...
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Posted on Thursday 13 July 2006 at 07:53 pm by Oliver Sylvester-Bradley
The DTI press release and the Energy Review can be found at www.dti.gov.uk
This is a predictably disappointing paper, which fails to deliver the “urgent action” called for by the Secretary of State himself in his preface to the Review. It’s worth remembering that the UK is in the Vauxhall conference when it comes to the European League table of renewable energy capacity. But i...
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Posted on Wednesday 12 July 2006 at 01:48 am by Oliver Sylvester-Bradley
"News" that the Government's Energy Review has given the green light to new nuclear puts the Review's very modest renewable energy measures into perspective.
"The Review was an opportunity to build on the 2003 Energy White Paper vision of a genuinely renewable and low carbon future," said Jeremy Leggett. "But the Government has blown it. Every pound spent on new nu...
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