Incentives

As judicial review gets go-ahead, climate minister defends cuts to solar incentives and pledges to support rollout of hundreds of thousands of installations

DECC approves proposed cuts to solar feed-in tariffs, slashing support for large projects by up to 70 per cent

But European wind energy sector calls for further action to eliminate discriminatory practices favouring Chinese wind turbine manufacturers over imports

Climate Minister predicts up to two million SMEs will benefit from green loan scheme

New amendments to place legal requirement on secretary of state to ensure Green Deal delivers promised energy efficiency improvements

Industry argues cuts to feed-in tariffs of 25 per cent would still help deliver cost parity for solar technologies within eight years

Industry offers cautious welcome to news that solar panels and biomass boilers could access Green Deal finance

Advice line and independent standards body to crack down on 'shoddy workmanship and dodgy technology'