Microgeneration

Experts predict extension of permitted development rights will remove one of the main barriers to adoption for onsite renewables

Solar panels, small scale turbines and air source heat pumps would all benefit from relaxation of planning permission rules

Industry warns that the government's Clean Energy Cashback scheme does little to boost the economic case for onsite renewable energy

Mayor Bloomberg vows to create 13,000 new low-carbon jobs by 2018

Workshops to help businesses and land owners install renewable energy technologies

Survey from Energy Saving Trust finds that people may be willing to pay more for a home with a renewable energy source

New weather station device aims to "take the guesswork out of microgeneration "

Grants for insulating homes increased and extended to cover renewable energy technologies

Government proposes "green version of Changing Rooms" for housing stock and hints small businesses could also access new financing mechanisms

But some within the industry happy to see the back of flawed Low Carbon Buildings Programme