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How The UK Government Keeps it Green
David Cameron the UK Prime Minister pledged to form the ‘greenest Government ever’ in 2010, when he came to power. It was a bold statement to make and we thought that we should see how he and his coalition Government has lived up to their promise. The UK like most European Governments signed up to [...]
Denmark: 35% Green Energy by 2020
The Danish government has approved a series of goals to significantly reduce its carbon emissions and increase its use of green energy by 2020, an “ambitious green transition” officials say will affect all levels of society. The agreement, which was approved by parliament last week, targets cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 34 percent by 2020, [...]
The Advantages of Solar Power for UK Homes
Solar energy have been dubbed the future for energy. There are so many advantages to using solar energy that it is really worth considering it as an option for your home. One major advantage of using solar energy in the UK along with other renewable sources of energy is the incentives that have been created [...]
England’s First Zero Carbon Church
The almost 900 years old St. Michael and All Angels Church in Withington, England recently became the country’s first ‘zero carbon church’. KYOTO Corporation from Japan had been assigned to supply its solar modules for a leading project that has helped in renovating the old church building, equipping it with all required tools for generating [...]
Will The EU Side with U.S in Solar Battle Against China?
The European Union plans to join the US in investigating Chinese solar makers’ alleged dumping of solar panels on the world markets at prices that undercut the industry. The US is considering imposing import fees on Chinese solar panels and the EU may follow suit. That would be a blow to China’s solar manufacturers who [...]
In Focus: UK Renewble Energy in 2011
According to statistics from the Department of Energy and Climate Change the renewable energy sector contributed to a record breaking 9.6 percent of the electricity supplied by the UK grid in 2011. This is an encouraging 50 percent increase on the figures from 2010. Yorkshire and the Humber have the most renewable energy sites followed [...]
The Global Climate and Renewable Energy
Since 2009, lower fuel and energy prices created some tough uphill conditions for renewable energy. Despite these powerful headwinds renewable energy installations have increased over the last few years. In 2012, the wider economic and political conditions are likely to worsen for renewable energy. One of the most difficult obstacles will be the reduction of [...]
UK Doubles Solar Installations!
Solar installations have literally doubled in the UK in less than two months as developers rush to get them in before the feed-in law (FiT) is cut 50%. The UK now has 230,000 solar systems – it shows how quickly the world could ramp up to renewables if only there was the will. After December 12, [...]
In Focus: Solar in the UK
In April 2010, the UK government introduced their own version of a feed in tariff scheme to help boost our renewable figures and to cut carbon emissions. It is a scheme where homeowners are paid 41.3p for generating electricity with photovoltaic solar panels on their roof, and they are then extra in the case that [...]