The Renewable Energy Association in collaboration with Innovas has produced a report on employment in the renewables sector in the UK...
Posted: 26 April, 2012
On Friday the 23 March the supreme court rejected the government's appeal over a court ruling in December that its proposed cuts to feed-in tariff rates were legally flawed, marking the end of legal proceedings and providing clarification to recipients of the fee...
Posted: 26 March, 2012
Lawyers acting on behalf of DECC have submitted their final appeal to the Supreme Court. If the panel of judges agrees to hear the appeal the outcome will decide if the lower tariff rate of 21p/kWh will apply to installations from 12 December 2011 or from 3 March 2012...
Posted: 21 February, 2012
The Government today published the Decisions it has taken following analysis of the proposals set out in its consultation on the Comprehensive Review Part 1, Feed-in Tariffs rates for Solar PV. The consultation was published on 31 October 2011...
Posted: 9 February, 2012
Guidance for REAL members on the current situation of the Feed-in Tariffs was e-mailed to all REAL members recently. A copy of that e-mail has now been made available on the REAL website...
Posted: 7 February, 2012
The Court of Appeal today ruled that Government cuts to the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) were unlawful. Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne said: "The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court ruling on FITs albeit on different grounds...
Posted: 25 January, 2012
Today DECC will be laying before Parliament some draft licence modifications which, subject to the Parliamentary process set out in the Energy Act 2008, makes provision for a reduced tariff rate (from 1 April 2012 onwards) for new PV installations with an eligibility date on or after 3 March 2012...
Posted: 19 January, 2012
"The Court of Appeal has not yet decided whether to give permission for an appeal or made a judgement on the FITs case. The Court will wrap up the decision on permission for an appeal and a possible judgement if an appeal is allowed in the next few weeks...
Posted: 13 January, 2012
Following confirmation that there will be a hearing of their appeal against the JR finding DECC have provided an update on the Feed-in Tariff- The tariff rate for PV installations less than or equal to 4kW will not fall below 21p for installations with an eligibility date between 12...
Posted: 6 January, 2012
It is a very difficult time for companies in the Solar PV industry and we are trying to keep our members updated on the current situation. The guidance below was provided by DECC which should help potential customer to know where they stand...
Posted: 4 January, 2012