Department of Energy and Climate Change

May 19, 2011
Great Britain: Solar Industry Summit discussed Solar Incentive Schemes

The UK currently holds the attention of the world with two government solar subsidy schemes – one for PV and one for solar thermal. The conference Solar Industry Summit – UK 2011, organized by the German company Solarpraxis in the middle of May in London, combined the interest of both...
November 1, 2010
Great Britain: Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme to launch in June 2011

On 20 October 2010, after a comprehensive review of Great Britain’s Government Spending, it was announced that the long-awaited Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) will launch in June 2011. The RHI will provide financial support for those who install...
February 16, 2010
Great Britain: Big Run on Phase 2 of the Low Carbon Building Programme

Phase 2 of the Low Carbon Buildings Programme in Great Britain focuses on larger solar thermal systems. Since July 2009, this has meant an approval of 250 applications for them. It, however, has not been clear yet how many of these systems will actually be realized.
Source: BRE...
January 27, 2010
Great Britain: Drafting of NREAP without consulting the Public or Stakeholders

Great Britain is a country with a fair number of governmental initiatives intended to save carbon emissions. Two major documents are the UK Low Carbon Transition Plan and the Renewable Energy Strategy (RES) published in July 2009, which cover all industries and renewable technologies. There is...
September 1, 2009
Solar Thermal: “Potential Massively Underestimated”

The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has recently published its Renewable Energy Strategy (RES) which includes solar thermal. This has provoked a strong response from the UK Solar Trade Association (STA) stating that DECC has “massively underestimated the potential of solar...