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Barriers to microgeneration part 2: finance
Posted by Good Energy team on 31 May 2010 at 9:37 pm
Initial capital outlay is a major barrier to installing microgeneration systems, whatever someone's motivation. Renewable energy installations can cost from £4,000 to £25,000. Access to sums of capital of this size is not realistic for most UK homeowners. So how do we get around this? Especiall…
Rainwater harvesting: how to avoid sharks
Posted by Barry Nutley on 28 May 2010 at 9:31 am
A recent report by Which?, suggested that there are many "solar sharks" in the industry. We have been asked if there is a similar problem in the rainwater harvesting industry? And what to look out for? Firstly, let me say that I don't believe that there is the same sort of problem in the industry…
Uncertainty ahead as Low Carbon Building Programme is cut
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 26 May 2010 at 12:31 pm
The Low Carbon Building Programme (LCBP) grants scheme closed to new applications on Monday. We're calling on the Government to act quickly to eliminate the state of uncertainty facing consumers and the renewable heat industry as a result. The cut came as part of the Department of Energ…
Heat pumps: 10 things a good installer should ask
Posted by John Barker-Brown on 24 May 2010 at 12:20 pm
Finding an installer for a renewable energy technology should be a straight forward exercise. With all the certification an installer has to meet, such as the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS), to enable a client to access grants, the installer has to know what they are talking about and be…
Coalition plans for renewable energy and energy efficiency
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 21 May 2010 at 4:20 pm
So now we know what the department of Energy and Climate Change's priorities are. It believes that "climate change is one of the gravest threats we face, and that urgent action at home and abroad is required. We need to use a wide range of levers to cut carbon emissions, decarbonise the economy and …
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