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The need to persuade Government not to impose large Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) cuts on the wind power sector, but to keep such action bite-sized, emerged as a major concern during this week's RenewableUK conference in Glasgow.

"For the small systems end of the industry in particular it's really important that we don't have big steps down in FITs in too short a time," Maria McCaffery, chief executive of RenewableUK, told edie. "If rates have to digress at all then we need them to do so in ...

There has been a setback to the government's plan to attract investment in new nuclear power stations.

That is after RWE Npower and E.On announced they will not develop new nuclear power projects in the UK.

The two were planning to invest in new plants in Anglesey and Oldbury, near Bristol, under a joint venture called Horizon Nuclear Power.

The government says it is disappointed but there remains "considerable interest" in the project. ...

The Department of Energy and Climate Change has announced that it will launch a second phase to the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) scheme, however, the rollout of the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) until 2013.

The RHPP scheme, which gives an upfront payment off renewable technologies such as ground and air source heat pumps, biomass boilers and solar thermal panels, will be launched on April 2 this year and will be worth £10 million more than the existing ...

The government has lost a bid to appeal to the UK's highest court over its plans to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes.

The government has once again failed to get permission to appeal to the Supreme Court over its plan to cut the Feed in Tariffs for solar PV panels on homes.

The UK's highest court said it could not challenge a High Court ruling that blocked the halving of payments to households generating energy via Solar PV.

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The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Edward Davey estimates the country will see up to one million solar PV installations in the next three years despite the cuts in Feed in Tariffs.

The Government will reduce the rate of Feed in Tariffs from 43.3p/kWh to just 21p from 1 April for any scheme completed after the 3rd of March.

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Businesses in South Wales are set to benefit from a £1.25m solar photovoltaic (PV) panel investment by Milford Haven Port (MHP) across Milford Docks and Pembroke Port.

As part of a joint venture between MHP, which manages Wales' largest port, and solar company The Green Electrician, PV panels have been installed on commercial and residential buildings in the docks.

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Energy Ministers have submitted their final appeal in an attempt to overturn a High Court ruling that cuts to the Feed-in Tariff were unlawful.

The decision on the appeal will give a ruling on the exact rate of Feed in Tariff for the period from December 12th 2011 to March 3rd 2012. This is the clarification the Solar PV industry has been waiting for and closure on this issue will be seen by many in the industry as a step necessary to allow the market to finally move ...

DECC has confirmed that homeowners can, in some cases, install Solar PV to boost their energy efficiency performance to level D, and then apply for the Feed-in Tariff.

However, you should be aware that if you decide to install solar PV on a building that has a rating lower than D and a subsequent EPC assessment shows that the solar PV installation has not improved the rating of the building to a level of D, you will be unable to obtain the standard tariffs without ...

Energy Secretary Chris Huhne is to be charged with perverting the course of justice over allegations he persuaded his wife to accept speeding penalty points on his behalf.

The televised announcement was made at 10am by Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer.

An announcement is expected later today on an urgent cabinet reshuffle which is expected to see Chris Huhne replaced by Ed Davey the Junior Business Secretary, with Norman Lamb replacing Mr ...