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Solar panels : last chance to take advantage of higher Feed-In Tariff(22/02/2012)
Solar panels became a popular choice for homeowners : not only they reduce carbon footprint on the planet but they also offer money saving opportunities. The latest news that the Feed-In Tariff will be halved in March has resulted in a ‘gold rush’ as people look to take advantage of the higher tariff. As the deadline gets closer, solar panels sites have seen a surge in sales. It has come to light that the Feed-In Tariff will soon be cut from 43.3p per kilowatt to 21p per kilowatt. The cut ... [more]
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]
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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