Last month DECC launched its comprehensive review of the Feed-in Tariff, which included a whole host of dramatic changes, as you will know from Matt’s briefing. We have now submitted our response which can found here. Key points This consultation,…
In the week that the Feed-in Tariff review closes, I was part of a group of renewable energy trade associations, as well as other representative organisations such as the TUC, the Electrical Contractors Association, and Friends of the Earth, invited…
The Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association has today strongly objected to DECC’s plans to massively cut back government support for new AD plants. The association’s response to the review of the Feed-in Tariff called for the government to set out…
Last month I reported on the House of Commons Energy & Climate Change Committee’s (ECCC) programme for departmental scrutiny as the body of MPs sets out to hold government to account for recent policy announcements. As part of this programme,…
DECC have announced that the FITs Review team will be holding a webchat and will be available to answer questions about the consultation live between 12:00-13:00 on Friday 16 October. There is no need to register, just enter the webchat…
Charlotte and I recently met Matthew Bell, the Chief Executive of the Committee on Climate Change. Derek has also been talking to members of the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee on the impact of government decisions on UK investor…
On Monday I attended DECC’s workshop on the FIT Review. Sadly nothing new was presented at the meeting that we didn’t already know, see Matt’s blog for our briefing on the proposals. DECC officials stressed their view that the proposals…
Yesterday myself and Ollie More met with DECC officials to discuss the future of the RHI. As you will be aware last month we submitted our response to the government’s Spending Review which explained how AD: Provides domestic green gas…
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…
