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Will feed in tariffs deliver for us?
Posted by Matthew Rhodes on 27th March 2009 at 7:38 am
I spent most of yesterday at a conference about feed in tariffs, the new incentive mechanism proposed for renewable energy technologies from next April (2010) to replace the existing grant regime. It was organised by the Renewable Energy Association (REA) It is encouraging to see the government …
Posted in: General
Green party promises best finance scheme for microgeneration
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 16th November 2009 at 11:59 am
Proper insulation for every home and interest-free loans for domestic renewable energy are just some of the policies promised by the Green party if they win the next election. While it would be expensive, says Paula Black, Totnes councillor, and prospective Green Party parliamentary candidate for Ex…
Posted in: General, Energy efficiency, Solar electricity, Wind turbines
Barriers to microgeneration part 2: finance
Posted by on 31st 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…
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