Second solar firm in two days goes bust, blaming UK government policy
Demise of Mark Group and Climate Energy prompts furious attack from green campaigners but government blames firms’ commercial decisions The Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) has denied...
View ArticleIt could be lights out for solar power under this government
Ten times as many of the jobs lost at Redcar are at risk under the government’s plans to cut solar power subsidies by 87% – and it may be schools that suffer mostMinisters rightly wring their hands...
View ArticleWindfarm commissioner appointed with strong credentials in renewables
Clean energy industry hopeful Malcolm Turnbull’s appointee will ‘blow away some of the conspiracy theories’ and return debate to ‘sensible’The Turnbull government has appointed an academic and company...
View ArticleAfrica's largest windfarm set to connect remote Kenya to the grid
Lake Turkana’s fierce winds have plagued villagers for generations, now they have inspired plans for Kenya’s most ambitious infrastructure project in 50 years - a 310MW windfarm, that they said was an...
View ArticleThe Observer view on the Tory renewable energy policy | Observer editorial
Government cuts to solar-power subsidies are shortsighted and irresponsibleThe Conservative party has spent much time mocking Labour for being out of touch on business issues, particularly Jeremy...
View ArticleIndia's climate tech revolution is starting in its villages
From solar powered irrigation to handheld crop sensors, climate-smart villages are springing up across Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab and other statesCamels pulling wooden carts loaded with coconuts plod...
View ArticleHidden treasure: the modernist mural buried in a Scottish mountain
Fifty years ago, a vast mural decorated in gold leaf was assembled 1km beneath Ben Cruachan. We go underground to uncover the story behind the country’s most remote art workIf you want to get up close...
View ArticleNine ideas to spark innovation in the energy sector
Innovation is essential to improving access to renewable energy, but how can it be accelerated? An expert panel made these suggestions in a live online Q&AAt a very macro-level, the public sector...
View ArticleNorwegian PM demands global carbon price
Ahead of Paris climtae summit, Erna Solberg says governments should end fossil fuel subsidies and introduce carbon price, reports BusinessGreenErna Solberg, the Norwegian Prime Minister, has called on...
View ArticleBill Gates calls fossil fuel divestment a 'false solution'
Founder of Microsoft and the Gates foundation also accuses environmentalists of making misleading claims about the comparative price of solar Bill Gates has branded fossil fuel divestment “a false...
View ArticleLeading solar entrepreneur to put business into liquidation
Southern Solar is industry’s third high-profile casualty this month and founder Howard Johns is expected to blame government policyOne of Britain’s leading solar entrepreneurs is set to announce that...
View ArticleWhere is the world's windiest city? Spoiler alert: it's not Chicago
The wind speed in this breeziest of cities once hit 154mph just a few miles from the centre, but it’s not as bad as it sounds – 62 turbines generate the city’s electricity, while air pollution is...
View ArticleNational Grid winter capacity is lowest in a decade
The grid says electricity margins will be ‘tight but manageable’ and has asked companiesto be ready to cut output at peak timesNational Grid has said it is more likely to draw on additional sources of...
View ArticleGovernment blamed as third UK solar power installer goes bust
Southern Solar’s 22 employees will lose their jobs as chief executive Howard Johns blames government cuts to feed-in tariffsAnother solar company has gone out of business, blaming the government for...
View ArticleGreen investment bank will be taken out of ministerial control
Business secretary Sajid Javid announces further step in government’s privatisation of bank designed to fund renewable energy and waste projectsThe government’s controversial plan to privatise the...
View ArticleSomerset startup turning bracken into biofuel gets thumbs up from Michael Eavis
New company, Brackenburn, harvests local bracken to create briquettes, encouraging biodiversity in the processIn the days of Thomas Hardy, west country folk used to head to the moors and commons to cut...
View ArticleEnergy secretary blames Lib Dem predecessor for solar industry crisis
Amber Rudd said her first job was get a grip on energy spending, but Tory policy has been blamed for closure of Southern Solar Amber Rudd has blamed a mounting crisis in the solar industry on budget...
View ArticleEnergy giants want to be part of a green agenda but will they go far enough?
Eight oil and gas majors will meet in Paris to flesh out proposals for a move towards cleaner energy. Carbon pricing is a start but a firm list of more ambitious commitments could be transformational...
View ArticleThe rush for solar power: buy now, before it's too late
This has been a bumper year for solar energy in the UK, and polls show it has become our favourite kind of power. But with drastic cuts threatened, is the industry racing off the edge of a cliff?“The...
View ArticleWhat you can do to help stop the cuts threatening the UK solar industry
With less than one week to go before the government consultation on major cuts to solar subsidies closes, now is the time to have your sayThe public has less than one week to influence planned...
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