policy
7 February 2012
A UK energy bill to be introduced later this year will monetise energy efficiency in the same way the feed-in tariff supports renewable generation, it was revealed by Minister for Energy and Climate Change Greg Barker at a NewNet event.
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6 February 2012
More than 100 Conservative MPs in the UK have written to the Prime Minister demanding a cut to the level of subsidy the country’s onshore wind industry receives.
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6 February 2012
The Chinese government has ordered airlines based in the country not to comply with the European Union’s charge on carbon emissions.
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31 January 2012
A surge in Chinese solar cell and panel imports into the US may result in back-dated tariff duties being applied on the equipment under new action to be taken by the Department of Commerce.
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30 January 2012
The Spanish Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade has announced the temporary suspension of feed-in tariff support for new cogeneration, renewable energy or waste-to-energy facilities.
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30 January 2012
The US city of Houston has joined the Better Buildings Challenge, a public-private partnership looking to improve energy efficiency by 20 per cent in commercial, government and school buildings by 2020.
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26 January 2012
Political support for renewables is far-reaching with parties on both sides of the spectrum in full support of its development, a Member of the European Parliament said today.
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26 January 2012
The Colombian capital city of Bogota has launched a pilot project to spur the use of electric vehicles in the city’s taxi fleet.
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26 January 2012
UK businesses may be severely impacted by the government’s decision to set harsher carbon penalties than the rest of Europe.
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25 January 2012
The UK Court of Appeal has unanimously thrown out the government’s case to change the feed-in tariff rate for solar retrospectively.
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25 January 2012
US President Barack Obama has called for the passing of clean energy tax credits to promote an industry ‘that has never looked more promising’ in his State of the Union Address.
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24 January 2012
Russia has ranked at the bottom of a new 132-country study looking at measures used to tackle pollution and manage natural resources between 2000 and 2010.
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24 January 2012
UK energy regulator Ofgem has outlined plans for a £7bn upgrade of Scotland’s grid to ease the integration of renewables on to the electricity network.
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20 January 2012
The UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change has introduced to the government draft licence modifications that would make provisions for a reduced feed-in tariff rate to come into place on 1 April, with an eligibility date on or after 3 March.
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20 January 2012
UK industry body the Property and Energy Professionals Association (PEPA) has urged the government to reassess its plan to introduce the Green Deal in October this year.
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20 January 2012
The UK government has launched a study to evaluate the potential of using hydrogen as a vehicle fuel in anticipation of the technology’s market roll-out, expected in 2014 or 2015.
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19 January 2012
The UK’s renewable energy and energy efficiency policies have not been approached in a holistic way and lack a ‘joined-up’ approach, an industry expert told NewNet.
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18 January 2012
The UK’s proposed Green Deal initiative may actually result in a reduction in energy efficient activity rather than stimulating the sector as it aims to do, a leading specialist told NewNet.
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18 January 2012
The US Council on Jobs and Competitiveness has urged for the extension of production tax credits that currently hang in the balance but which many see as being vital to propping up the country's renewable energy sector.
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18 January 2012
Hydrogen cars will be the focus of a new government initiative in the UK that will aim to make them commercially viable by 2015.
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