Blog > December 2011

 

High Court Ruling on FITs highlights need for clarity in energy market

Friday 23rd December 2011

Last week I blogged about the impact of the Government’s decision to halve the feed-in tariff for solar panel installations, which was about to come into force. But the situation has developed dramatically, as BusinessGreen reports that a high court ruling...

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Why environmentalism needs to go hand in hand with pragmatism

Tuesday 20th December 2011

Whenever energy or environmental concerns are raised in public it is all too easy for the discussion to fall into ideological or political patterns. It is rare that you see the issues spelled out as objectively as in this recent blog entitled “the facts...

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The Big Six energy providers under fire as complaints rise

Thursday 15th December 2011

Energy providers are in the spotlight again, with figures from Consumer Focus showing that complaints against the Big Six rose by more than a quarter in the three months to the end of September 2011. EDF Energy received the most complaints in that period...

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Why the FIT reduction marks the time to put energy efficiency at the heart of the Government’s agenda

Tuesday 13th December 2011

The Government’s decision to halve the feed-in tariff (FIT) for small-scale solar panel installations came into force this week; and it seems demand for solar panel installations in the UK is dwindling as a result. Carillion has put all staff in its solar...

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The value of design

Friday 2nd December 2011

Next week the Government will launch its new innovation strategy and the Design Council will also be launching its own campaign to promote the value of design as part of the innovation and manufacturing process. As part of the Design Council’s campaign...

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Reducing carbon emissions doesn’t end with power stations

Thursday 1st December 2011

Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has today reiterated that the government’s plans for reducing carbon emissions are on course ahead of the expected launch of a new “carbon plan”. This carbon plan is expected to introduce a new wave of investment into energy...

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