We must tell the government to stop the solar VAT hike
Good Energy argues the government's solar tax proposals urgently need a rethink Another government consultation has ended on increasing VAT on low-carbon technologies, including domestic solar panels, biomass boilers, and battery storage. Consumers are facing a five per cent to
Labour Party unveils new solar commitment in push to install PV on 1.75 million homes
The Labour Party has announced plans to install solar one 1.75 million homes as part of a huge energy sector shake-up. The plans would see solar installed on 1 million social homes in a bid to tackle fuel poverty, while
‘Significant acceleration’ in grid-connected storage could see 4.3GW installed worldwide in 2019
This year has already seen “significant acceleration” of activity in the global grid-connected energy storage market, with 4.3GW expected to be deployed this year, analysis firm IHS Markit has said. In a report released to its subscribers, IHS Markit also
CO2 in the atmosphere just exceeded 415 parts per million for the first time in human history
The human race has broken another record on its race to ecological collapse. Congratulations humanity! For the first time in human history — not recorded history, but since humans have existed on Earth — carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has
UK power records continue to fall as solar sets new generation high
Yet another power generation record fell in the UK yesterday afternoon, as the country’s solar fleet set a new generation record. The UK’s solar generation topped out at 9.47GW around midday yesterday (Tuesday 13 May 2019), toppling the previous record
Climate change: Scientists test radical ways to fix Earth’s climate
Scientists in Cambridge plan to set up a research centre to develop new ways to repair the Earth's climate. It will investigate radical approaches such as refreezing the Earth's poles and removing CO2 from the atmosphere. The centre is being
Renewable energy: Proposals to add full 20% VAT to solar panels and battery storage
The changes are set to come in from 1 October HMRC has proposed a price hike for a number of sustainable energy sources Prices would be higher, going from 5% to 20% VAT HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is set
Flood threat may force whole communities to abandon homes, report warns
Britain "can't win a war against water" by simply building higher flood defences, the head of the Environment Agency warns. Whole communities may need to be moved as traditional defences are not enough to protect against the growing risks of
Proposal to spend 25% of EU budget on climate change
Eight European countries have called for an ambitious strategy to tackle climate change – and to spend a quarter of the entire EU budget on fighting it. The joint statement says the EU should have net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by