Archive for the ‘Legislation’ Category

 

Friends of the Earth demand more support for ‘Renewables’

As momentum continues to gather in support of Renewable Energy Technologies, Friends of the Earth are demanding more support. As pointed out by FoE, the current scheme still leaves plenty room for improvement: ‘the scheme the Government has proposed is poor. It will mean just 2% of the UK’s electricity comes from

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We Support Solar lobbies for increased Feed-In-Tariff

Back on the 24 of November We Support Solar started their campaign to increase the Feed-In-Tariff by 10p. ‘Staff at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), in central London, today found two ten pence pieces on the pavement outside their main entrance. This was no ordinary

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Feed-In Tariff

The government will be implementing a feed-in tariff in April 2010 that will pay for the electricity generated and exported by a photovoltaic system. The credit given for the electricity will be guaranteed at the same rate for 25 years. No matter what type of

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Our Solar PV module receives BBA MCS Product Certification

EnergyBox partners, MAP environmental, recently became the first company to receive a Photovoltaic Module Microgeneration Certification Mark through the British Board of Agrément (see also buildingtalk.com article 1 and article 2) for their TopSola module manufactured by Shanghai TopSolar Green Energy Co., Ltd. The Microgeneration Certification

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