Europe’s leading solar energy generator, Lightsource Renewable Energy, has announced the connection of the UK’s first Contracts for Difference (CfD) solar farm with funding worth £8.7million...
Consumers are getting poor value for money out of contracts worth £16.6 billion given to renewable energy projects, without competition, by the UK government, according to...
The government’s spending watchdog has questioned whether the early contracts awarded to eight renewable energy projects, collectively worth £16.6 billion, have overpaid energy firms at the...
Investment in the renewable energy sector will be boosted due to low-carbon electricity incentives leading to an additional £100 billion investment by 2020, according to the...
Consumer group Which? has argued that the government’s proposed renewable energy subsidy scheme does not offer value for money because offshore wind could be prioritised ahead...
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has confirmed plans to stop subsidies through the renewables obligation (RO) scheme for large-scale solar farms. The plans...
Contracts for difference (CfD) are long-term contracts that help provide stable and predictable incentives for companies or investors to invest in low-carbon generation. Investopedia definition. Wikipedia page.
Investment decisions in the UK’s low-carbon economy are “hanging in the balance” ahead of the crucial third reading of the energy bill in parliament, according to...
There’s a sound sentiment behind last month’s energy bill: to “establish a legislative framework for delivering secure, affordable and low-carbon energy”. But will the bill deliver...