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Tag Archives: DECC
Feed in Tariffs – summary of scheme reform
The Government has announced its improvements to the FIT scheme following the Phase 1 consultation on solar PV. It has also published two further consultations: Comprehensive Review Phase 2A on solar PV cost controls, closing on 3rd April, and Phase 2B on FIT tariffs other than solar PV, closing on 26th April. We’ve summarised the [...]
Tags: DECC, Feed In Tariff, FIT, PV, solar |
DECC confirms fee and dates for purchasing CRC allowances
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today published a new draft of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme allocation regulations. There are three key points of interest: Dates for purchase and allocation of allowances Price of allowances Fees The regulations make provision for the sale of allowances in the first phase of [...]
Committee on Climate Change expresses concerns over Green Deal
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has expressed concerns about the success of the Green Deal following the recent launch of a consultation on the government’s proposals. In an open letter to Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, the CCC voiced its concern that the current Green Deal plan will [...]
DECC announces new funding for community and public sector energy projects
The Department for Energy and Climate Change announced on 7th December a £30 million boost in funding for public sector and community energy efficiency projects. Energy Secretary Chris Huhne stated that £10 million would be distributed through the Local Energy Assessment Fund (LEAF), and £20 million through the existing public sector Salix loans scheme. The [...]
Tags: Chris Huhne, DECC, LEAF, Salix |
Green Deal consultation launched with information note for local authorities
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published on 22 November a consultation on the long-awaited flagship ‘Green Deal’ programme. DECC also released an information note for local authorities outlining what role they might play in the Green Deal. We encourage local authorities to have a look at the consultation, which ends on 18 [...]
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Precursor to the Renewable Heat Incentive sees uptake of air source heat pumps
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced on Friday 18 November that 24 social housing landlords have each secured up to £175,000 in the first phase of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) to install green heating systems, with air source heat pumps proving the most popular technology. BusinessGreen reported that according to the [...]
Renewable Heat Incentive gets green light after drastic biomass subsidy cut
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme was given approval by the European Commission yesterday, and is due to be launched in November. The scheme had previously been delayed just hours before it was due to launch in September, as regulators deemed that the subsidy for large-scale biomass projects violated EU state aid rules. Climate Change [...]
CRC League Table expected in November
The Environment Agency now expects the CRC League Table to be published in November. Speaking to Local Energy, Carl Sweeney the Operations Manager of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme at the Environment Agency, stated: “At this time, we anticipate that the PLT will be published in November. We have agreed with DECC that we will [...]
