MPs say ‘time to rethink biomass subsidies’

This follows huge £893m profits from subsidies in 2021

‘Each year $1.8tn is spent on subsidies that harm the planet’

A new report reveals that 2% of global GDP is spent annually on measures that damage the Earth

Dutch Government backs ‘world’s first’ offshore green hydrogen project on oil platform

Neptune Energy is hosting the PosHYdon project – which aims to validate the integration of offshore wind, offshore gas and offshore hydrogen in the Dutch North Sea – on its Q13a-A platform

Government allows onshore wind back into the fold with renewed subsidy support

The move would signal the end of opposition to subsidising new onshore windfarms, which began as ministers scrapped financial support for new projects in 2015

Guest Blog: Richard Burrell – Widening our renewables portfolio in the subsidy-free solar world

Entering a new market is always an exciting time for any business. This could not be truer of joining the UK solar market as it enjoys something of a renaissance in a post-subsidy environment.

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AMP Clean Energy and Eden Sustainable launch subsidy-free solar partnership

The organisations already have a 30MW pipeline in place, representing around a £10 million investment

Subsidy-free 120MW solar planned for UK

A renewable developer is planning to build a 120MW solar plant in the UK, without the use of subsidies. INRG Solar is plotting the Little Crow Solar Farm near Scunthorpe – as it is larger than 100MW, it could be the country’s second proposed solar farm of ‘significant infrastructure’ status. The project, which is expected […]

DECC confirms changes to green subsidy scheme

The UK Government has confirmed it will remove pre-accreditation for all new participants in the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme. It will come into effect from October 1st this year and is part of the government’s plans to reform renewable energy subsidies in an attempt to deal with a projected overspend. FiTs provide developers of solar, […]

Majority of Brits ‘unaware of solar energy support’

A majority of people (61%) in Britain are not aware they can get financial support from the Government for installing solar panels, according to a new survey. With 81% of adults concerned about rising energy bills, nearly half said they would like to install rooftop solar as a way to mitigate them. Just under half […]

Austria to bring lawsuit against Hinkley green light

Austria will challenge a decision to let the UK spend money on a new nuclear power plant in court. Its Federal Government announced the lawsuit plans after the the EU Commission gave a green light for Hinkley Point to be built in Somerset today. Chancellor Werner Faymann and Vice Chancellor Reinhold Mitterlehner said they do “not accept” […]