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Feed-in Tariffs in Ukraine ranking among the highest in Europe(06/02/2012)
Ukraine seeks to reduce its current dependency on gas imports. To address the issue, a number of initiatives are being taken which are aimed at boosting energy efficiency, introducing energy saving technologies and renewable energy resources. The feed-in tariffs effective since April 2009, rank among the highest in Europe, which considering the saturated European market, makes Ukraine especially luring for the foreign investors in the field. As forecasted by the government, in the next 3-4 years... [more]
Easy ways to save on gas and electricity and go green(28/06/2010)
Under the UK government’s new Feed-in Tariff (Clean Energy Cashback) scheme consumers can now be paid for every kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity generated from a renewable source or low carbon sources such as solar electricity (PV) panels or wind turbines. Anyone who has already installed a renewable energy system producing electricity after July 15th 2009 is now eligible to claim the tariffs as long as they produce less than 5MW of power. With this new incentive and a huge range of energy... [more]
UK solar PV market set for substantial growth(09/06/2010)
According to a report published in May 2010 by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association, Germany continues to dominate the European PV market with 68% market share, followed by Italy and the Czech Republic. Belgium and France both showed steady growth throughout 2009 whilst Spain’s market appeared to slow because of the recession. And trailing at the bottom of the league table is the UK with installations totalling just 22 MW in 2009. However, in April, the UK Government introduced the ... [more]
Get ready to reap the rewards of feed-in tariffs(14/05/2010)
In April, the UK Government introduced FITs to stimulate growth in the UK renewable energy market. The scheme promises cash rewards to homeowners, businesses and communities who install technologies for renewable energy. The FITs entitle householders, communities and organisations that install technology renewable technology to be paid: • £0.361 per kWh for new build installations up to 4kW • £0.413 per kWh for retrofit installations up to 4kW • £0.361 per kWh for installati... [more]
Renewable energy systems purchased now benefit from capital grants and incentive payments(01/02/2010)
There is currently a golden window of opportunity in which consumers purchasing renewable energy systems can benefit from both capital grants for the purchase of equipment, and additional incentive payments for every unit of heat or electricity produced. This ‘double-whammy’ will be short lived as the current grant system towards the purchase of systems will be phased out and replaced by a pay per unit system. From April 2010, the government strategy of ‘Feed-In tariffs’, and from April 2011 ... [more]
Green energy market poised for a boom in demand for smaller-scale wind turbines(05/06/2009)
Wind Week 2009 from 13 to 21 June, organised by the British Wind Energy Association, is part of a world-wide campaign to raise awareness about wind energy as a free, sustainable and carbon-neutral source of electricity. An industry expert has predicted that the green energy market is poised for a boom in demand for smaller-scale wind turbines. Rod Edwards, Technical Director at Perpetual Energy, claims that there has been a surge of interest among farmers, landowners and small businesses for ... [more]
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