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  • Government response to Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) consultation published Consultation on budget management and environmental sustainability…

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • This Departmental Note informs the House of two developments aimed at providing greater certainty to Industry and investors and delivering financial…

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • I am pleased to be here this evening to say a few words at your annual Summer Reception. It is always important to look back on what has been achieved in order to set our future course. I want to tha...

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 25 July 2012 Today my department is publishing the Government’s decision on the levels of financial support that will be available through …

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Changes to subsidies for renewable electricity could incentivise between £20 billion and £25 billion of new investment in the economy between…

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • A joint public inquiry will be held into two applications for onshore windfarms in Powys, mid-Wales. These refer to applications made by Vattenfall…

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Commenting on the announcement that SunSolar is to build a 30MW solar photovoltaics manufacturing plant in Oldbury, Energy and Climate Change…

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 22 June 2012 Commenting on the announcement that SunSolar is to build a 30MW solar photovoltaics manufacturing plant in Oldbury, Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker said: “This announce...

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • I represented the United Kingdom at the EU Energy Council in Luxembourg on 15 June 2012. The Commission and Presidency gave progress reports…

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • I represented the United Kingdom at the EU Energy Council in Luxembourg on 15 June 2012. The Commission and Presidency gave progress reports on negotiations of the proposal for a Regulation on guide...

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 2050 Roadmap The Energy Council today agreed Presidency Conclusions supported by 26 Member States on the 2050 Energy Roadmap. UK Energy Minister Charles Hendry, who attended the talks, welcomed the p...

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Check against delivery Thanks very much. I'm delighted to be here today. This is my first Global Offshore Wind conference, and I'm immediately struck by the size of the exhibition. From British engi...

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Task Force Report sets out key actions for industry and Government to cut the cost of generating electricity…

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • I am delighted to be here today to launch the Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Task Force Report The fact that we are here today, at the RenewableUK Global Offshore Wind Conference, says much about how f...

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Greg Barker MP: Minister of State for Climate Change The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)  is the first of its kind in the world and provides…

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)  is the first of its kind in the world and provides long term support for renewable heat technologies such as heat pumps, biomass boilers and solar thermal panels. ...

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Geothermal power from Icelandic volcanoes could supply electricity to the UK under new Memorandum of Understanding The UK and Iceland today…

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  • A £10 million scheme aimed at getting low carbon forms of heating like biomass boilers, solar hot water panels and heat pumps  into the homes…

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Onshore wind industry provided around 8,600 jobs and was worth £548 million to the UK economy.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 24 May 2012 DECC is introducing regulations today to put the Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) scheme on a more predictable, certain and sustainable footing…

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government