On behalf of the renewable energy sector, and many thousands of businesses, community groups and investors, our organisations have come together to call on the Department of Energy and Climate Change to review urgently its decision to remove preliminary accreditation…
In an open letter to the Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change, Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP, the Chair of the government’s advisory body, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), has urged the Minister to clarify current low-carbon…
The government has today launched a review of business energy taxes, following the announcement at the Summer Budget that it will look at how to simplify and improve them. Over the summer, the government sought initial views from a range…
Yesterday myself and Ollie More met with DECC officials to discuss the comprehensive FIT Review. Although the consultation is pretty clear on the likely outcomes of the FIT Review we asked for clarification on a few points. We discussed the…
Following the launch of the FIT Review DECC will be holding a workshop in both London and Edinburgh to discuss the proposed changes set out in the consultation. At the events DECC will be presenting the consultation proposals and provide an…
Yesterday ADBA hosted a roundtable discussion in Bristol, pulling together leading experts from across the transport, C&I and utilities industries to assess the future role of biogas and biomethane in UK energy production. When looking at the potential for biogas…
The Confederation of British Industry’s Director General, John Cridland, is widely considered the voice for British business, and so it will not go unnoticed that he has today slammed ‘the worrying signal to businesses’. Speaking alongside the former Vice President…
As you will know from our blogs and emails over the last few weeks, DECC has launched its review of the Feed-in Tariff. In light of the recent announcement regarding the removal of the ability to pre-accredit it is vital…
As Will explained in his blog back in July, the government are undertaking a ‘Cutting Red Tape’ review of the waste sector. The review is being led by Defra in conjunction with the Cabinet Office and the Better Regulation Executive…
What’s changed? HM Treasury appears to be refusing to participate in constructive dialogue on the vital role of renewables in a thriving UK economy, and each government department is currently pre-occupied grappling with how to meet the hefty cost reductions…