The BRE National Solar Centre, in St Austel, has been launched. It will offer training services and conduct research thereby ‘playing a pivotal role in making Britain a global competitor in the solar industries’. Launched by Greg Barker, Minister for Energy &...
Stanford engineering students are constructing a solar house that could ultimately serve as a model for the sustainable home building industry. Called Start.Home, the dwelling is said to be based on a revolutionary design that integrates most of the infrastructure...
The government’s Green Deal financial initiative, due to be published this month, is expected to be considerably perplexing for homeowners. DIY Doctor, however, aims to be several steps ahead and has teamed up with Be Energy Smart (link below for further details)....
A campaign launched tomorrow (3 March) aims to crack down on “unscrupulous” installers of solar panels seeking to cash in on the confusion surrounding the Government’s feed-in-tariff incentives. The independent renewable energy website YouGen has developed the...
The Government 'certainly needed to take steps to stabilise the Feed-in Tariff', according to Gaynor Hartnell, chief executive of the Renewable Energy Association and it welcomed the consultation. She pointed out: "The ultimate aim should be tariffs that deliver a...