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Sunak’s promise to protect farmland from solar farms criticised

A green think tank has criticised Rishi Sunak’s promise to protect farmland from solar farms, saying biofuels use 77 times the amount of arable land. The Green Alliance’s intervention comes after Mr Sunak and his opponent in the race to be the next ...

19 Aug 2022 at 14:09

Scotland

Scotland could benefit from solar power boom, say industry chiefs

A “solar boom” could see the amount of energy Scotland gets from the sun overtake that generated by hydropower, industry leaders have said. Solar Energy Scotland made the claim as it urged ministers to help the “rapidly growing” sector by removing ...

31 Mar 2022 at 01:25

EcoLive

Kilkenny households to benefit from scrapping of VAT on sustainable solar PV panels

The average Kilkenny household could achieve freedom from costly electricity bills a year earlier than expected after the VAT on sustainable solar PV panels was scrapped this week (May1). Savvy homeowners will now recoup the estimated cost of a ...

03 May 2023 at 14:33

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Carlow firms to see solar energy payback 'two years ahead of schedule'

Carlow businesses switching to solar power can expect their new energy system to pay for itself in three years – two years ahead of government predictions, an expert has said. New funding packages from €2,700 to €162,600 have been introduced ...

25 Jul 2023 at 14:33

City

E.On reports rise in UK sales and profit as boss urges action on fossil fuels

Energy giant E.On has reported an eight billion euro (£6.9 billion) increase in its UK sales over the last six months. The German company said it plans to invest billions across Europe as it revealed a 1% drop in sales there to around 52.4 ...

09 Aug 2023 at 13:36

Proposed solar farm law change could see households ‘£5bn a year worse off’

UK households could collectively lose up to £5 billion a year if a law blocking large-scale solar farms on productive agricultural land is passed, energy analysts have said. Tabled as an amendment to the Energy Bill, the proposed ...

04 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Scotland ‘leading the UK’ with record year for solar and heat pump installations

A record number of heat pumps and solar power systems were installed across Scotland last year, figures show. The MCS Foundation, which collates the data, said 25,875 solar power systems were fitted to homes and businesses ...

25 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Humza Yousaf: Floating solar power has ‘significant potential’ for Scotland

Floating solar panels are to be installed in the waters off Scotland for the first time this year – with First Minister Humza Yousaf insisting the technology has “significant potential”. Mr Yousaf visited Nova Innovation ...

11 Apr 2023 at 12:24

Businesses to be able to use more rooftop space for solar, Coutinho says

Businesses will be able to use more of their rooftops to generate solar power in a bid to reduce the technology’s presence in the countryside, the Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary has said. Claire Coutinho, ...

02 Oct 2023 at 12:17

World

Europe’s warm summer sees temperature and solar power records smashed

Europe smashed previous temperature records this summer, with long periods of sunshine causing sweltering conditions and droughts across much of the continent but also helping boost much-needed solar power, ...

08 Sept 2022 at 18:46

Scotland

Removing outdated barriers will help roll out solar power in Scotland, MSPs say

A cross-party group of MSPs has urged the Scottish Government to put its words on solar energy deployment into action by removing “outdated” policy barriers. The group of MSPs from all five of the Scottish ...

27 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Price of offshore wind power falls to record low

Price of offshore wind falls to record low

The price of offshore wind power has fallen to a new record low, as the Government announced 11 gigawatts of winning bids for various renewable technologies. The Government said it has secured a record ...

07 Jul 2022 at 16:12

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