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Friends of the Earth demand more support for ‘Renewables’

EnergyBox — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:04:54 +0000

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 small scale renewables by 2020.The Government’s own research shows triple this amount could be produced if the scheme was more ambitious.’

‘Energy is for everyone

Without a proper payback on buying green technologies only the wealthy will be able to afford them.

An ambitious scheme with proper payback would mean more:

Households took part
especially those who are less well off
Community projects
Like community owned windfarms
Action by councils
to support renewables in their area.

Call on your MP to demand a scheme that lives up to the UK’s renewable energy potential.’

We Support Solar lobbies for increased Feed-In-Tariff

EnergyBox — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:17:27 +0000

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 loose change, but two giant 8ft coins. They were brought to the department by us, ‘We Support Solar’, a group of construction industry workers wanting urgent Government action on green jobs. As followers will know by now, an extra 10p on the proposed solar photovoltaic (PV) tariffs under the Government’s forthcoming Clean Energy Cash Back scheme is all that is needed to deliver rapid solar jobs growth in the mainstream roofing and wider construction sector from 2010.’

Get on over to their site to see the latest progress with the feed-in-tariff increase.

Feed-In Tariff

EnergyBox — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:17:12 +0000

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 building you own, installing a photovoltaic system on it will make you money.

The current proposed generation credit levels are as follows:

Scale (kWp)	Proposed Initial Tariff (p/kWh)
< 4 KWp new build	£0.310
< 4 KWp retrofit	£0.365
4 -10 KWp	£0.310
10 -100 KWp	£0.280
100 – 5000 KWp	£0.260
Stand Alone	£0.260

Scale (kWp)	Proposed Initial Tariff (p/kWh)
< 4 KWp new build	£0.310
< 4 KWp retrofit	£0.365
4 -10 KWp	£0.310
10 -100 KWp	£0.280
100 – 5000 KWp	£0.260
Stand Alone	£0.260

It is also proposed that existing microgenerators which have already received a government grant will only be eligible for 9 p/kWh for generation, however any domestic retrofit installation carried out in the ’interim period’ between now and next April will be eligible for both the grant and tariff. A 5 p/kWh credit has also been proposed for any electricity exported. For more details on the above credit please see the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s Consultation on Renewable Electricity Financial Incentives 2009.

Please refer to the We Support Solar website for an informative video on the proposed Feed-In Tariff and the Sunday Times “The Pros and Cons of investing in Solar Panels” for an in depth analysis of the potential payback.

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Our Solar PV module receives BBA MCS Product Certification

EnergyBox — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:29:26 +0000

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 Mark is indicative of top quality microgeneration products and gives consumers an easy to use list of preferred microgeneration products. The Microgeneration Certification Scheme’s Microgeneration Certification Mark is also required in order to receive the grant available for renewable energy installations through the Low Carbon Buildings Programme , meet the Code for Sustainable Homes, and comply with the Standard Assessment Procedure for Energy Rating of Dwellings.

Click here to read more about these photovoltaic modules.

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