Renewable energy policy is great for Europe

The European Environment Agency has today published a report – “Renewable energy in Europe” – which describes some of the benefits which have arisen from the growing green economy since 2005. Greenhouse gas emissions in 2012 would have been 7%...

RenewableUK Cymru offers tour of wind farm to William Hague

The Shropshire Star has today published an in-depth report on William Hague, and his views on onshore wind and pylons. The MP for Richmond, Yorkshire, who will be stepping down at the 2015 General Election, stated his opposition to government support for new onshore...

(Green) building for the future

The future is green. And Wales took another tiny step in that direction yesterday, with the inaugural Wales Green Building Marketplace. The conference and expo was opened by Baroness Randerson, who took great pains to emphasise the importance of energy efficiency,...

Wales doesn’t deserve renewable heat

DECC today published the list of roadshows where they would be attending to explain the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) to householders, who can be paid for heating their homes with biomass or heat pumps, or heating their water with solar water heaters. The RHI is a...

Committee Report on the Planning (Wales) Bill

RenewableUK Cymru has welcomed the National Assembly for Wales’ Environment and Sustainability Committee report on the Planning (Wales) Bill. The report recommends a number of amendments be brought forward during Stage 2 of the Bill and has taken into account the...

Public support for onshore wind at record high

DECC today published the latest in the series of Public Attitudes Tracking Surveys, demonstrating that onshore wind continues to be one of the most popular choices of energy source. When compared against other technologies which attract a similar level of public...