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Good Energy rewards renewable heat generators
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 3rd February 2009 at 10:42 am
Solar thermal panels to heat your water just got more attractive with the launch of Good Energy's renewable heat incentive, or HotROC, contract. This means that customers who generate heat or hot water from renewable sources are paid for the energy they create. This is a first step towards putting t…
Posted in: Biomass, Combined heat & power, Solar heat & hot water
Support for microgenerators increased this month
Posted by Graham Eastwick on 20th April 2009 at 8:42 am
Financial incentives for people generating electricity with photovoltaic solar panels (PV) are provided though the system of renewable obligations certificates, (commonly referred to as ROCs). All electricity providers have to buy these certificates each year, in proportion to the amount o…
Posted in: Combined heat & power, Hydro electricity, Solar electricity, Wind turbines
Learn how to generate your own electricity
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 8th October 2009 at 2:19 pm
Wind farms - you either love them or you loathe them. I'm on the side of love. Ever since the first time I drove down the A395 in Cornwall, and they loomed, eerie and magnificent in the bleak dusk, I've been a wind turbine fan. So I'm excited to hear about Good Energy's Power from the People day …
Posted in: General, Hydro electricity, Solar electricity, Wind turbines
Feed-in tariff scheme is shortsighted
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 8th February 2010 at 12:46 pm
A last, we've got our foot firmly on the road to making renewable energy part of the UK's energy mix. Yes, the Feed-in Tariff rates could be higher. The government's goals for microgeneration could have been more ambitious. But the rates are probably attractive enough, especially in the current e…
Posted in: General, Hydro electricity, Solar electricity, Wind turbines
Ecotricity offers the best tariff for pioneer microgenerators
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 16th June 2010 at 9:25 am
The best generation rates for early adopters of solar electricity and micro electricity who installed their system before the 15 June 2009 cut offs for feed-in tariffs are available from Ecotricity. The green electricity provider has introduced a new Microtricity scheme that pays 16p a unit…
Posted in: Green Electricity
Overcoming obstacles to microgeneration part 4: consumer confidence
Posted by on 13th August 2010 at 9:26 am
Anyone investing in microgeneration will need between £4,000 and £25,000 to get set up. This is significant expenditure for any household and the homeowner wants peace of mind that they are opting for the right technology at the right scale and the right people to install it. Our survey confirm…
Posted in: General
New wind turbines at Delabole generate more than twice as much
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 24th February 2011 at 9:15 am
The new wind turbines at Good Energy's Delabole wind farm are very impressive. I visited on Tuesday for the celebration of its repowering and learnt a lot about how wind generation has improved. There are four new wind turbines, replacing the original 10. Delabole, in Cornwall, is the site of one…
Posted in: Wind turbines
How to buy renewable electricity
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 8th April 2010 at 10:18 am
Until recently the electricity market was flooded with 'green' tariffs, usually for a premium price, with no clear indication of what made them 'green'. Were they just packaging up the renewable energy that they are obliged to produce under the government’s Renewables Obligation and selling…
Posted in: General, Green Electricity
Time to stand up for renewables
Posted by Merlin Hyman on 16th February 2012 at 9:14 am
The recent anti-wind letter from MPs and some of the coverage of the rapid cuts in the feed-in tariff are evidence of an unholy alliance of right wing tories and the elements of the press targeting renewable energy. Blaming energy bill price rises on renewable energy subsidies also provides a us…
Posted in: General
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