energy

The generation game

1 February 2012 | Michael Ware

Ministers may wish to cut solar energy subsidies, but there is still funding around for renewable power projects. Public bodies need to make the most of this ‘Golden Age’ before it disappears forever Read more

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Green for growth

6 October 2011 | Paul O'Brien & David Arnold

Could sustainable energy projects provide a boost to jobs and skills across the country? A survey suggests they could but also highlights a number of obstacles to progress Read more

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Power to the people

16 September 2011 | Michael Ware

We could be seeing a revolution in renewable energy if tax breaks for the rich are used to encourage the growth of solar, wind and water power in communities across the country Read more

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Some like it hot

8 June 2011 | Michael Ware

Next month the government will introduce a new subsidy scheme to encourage the production of renewable heat. Public bodies should stop delaying and do something to take advantage Read more

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Another brick out of the wall, by Michael Ware

11 February 2011 | Michael Ware

Reading the news this week, I was struck by the similarities between Chris Huhne, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary, and Marcus, my year-old baby boy. Read more...

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Green Bank blues, by Michael Ware

19 November 2010 | Michael Ware

Reading reports of the ongoing row between chancellor George Osborne and energy secretary Chris Huhne over the status of the government’s proposed Green Bank bought back anxious memories of my failed history A level; the answer I had carefully prepared in the preceding weeks bore little or no resemblance to the question in front of me. Read more...

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D-Day for the CRC, by Jonathan Gorrie

1 April 2010 | Jonathan Gorrie

From today more than 5,000 public and private sector organisations across the UK need to start complying with the government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC). Affected are organisations with annual electricity bills totalling approximately £1m or more which all must start measuring and accurately reporting their energy usage to government auditors. Read more...

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Power struggle, by James Close

15 March 2010 | James Close

Suddenly, the prospect of a Conservative election victory is far from certain. Government ministers and strategists have a bounce in their step not seen since Gordon Brown’s very first months as prime minister. Read more...

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