The government has opened a consultation to reform the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme. The proposals include cutting tariffs for biomass boilers by up to 61%. According to the Renewable Energy Association the proposal will reduce annual installations of non-domestic biomass boilers from more than 3,000 last year, to a paltry 65 by 2021. It also would […]

More than 150 businesses are calling on the Government to back the solar industry and reconsider its proposed changes to financial support for large-scale projects. In a letter to Prime Minister David Cameron, companies including IKEA, Ecotricity and Tridos Bank have highlighted the importance of solar installations and concerns about the uncertainty in the industry […]

Hundreds of Spanish coal miners have marched on Madrid to protest against subsidy cuts they fear could threaten thousands of jobs. Yesterday thousands more people joined the miners for a rally in the capital, after some miners and their families finished their three-week long march from different mining regions around the country on Tuesday (pictured). […]