New pipe works mean gas security for North Wales (13/02/2012)

A vital gas pipeline providing energy security to thousands of households in North Wales is to be replaced. Energy Minister Charles Hendry (pictured) has given approval for Wales and West Utilities to construct a 22km gas pipeline from Llanwrin in...

Government loses appeal on solar PV FiTs (25/01/2012)

The government's appeal against a recent court decision to block its attempts to halve the feed-in tariff (FiT) for solar photovoltaic (PV) installations has failed in the Court of Appeal. The government had argued that the existing subsidies were...

South West named as first marine energy park (24/01/2012)

The South West has been named as the UK’s first Marine Energy Park. Climate Change Minister Greg Barker made the announcement on a visit to Bristol where he met with key members of the new initiative. The South West Marine Energy Park will stretch...

Government reduces FiTs for domestic PV schemes (01/11/2011)

Urgent action is needed to put the solar industry on a steadier, clearer and sustainable growth path, avoid boom and bust and protect the wider Feed-in Tariff (FiTs) scheme, says climate change and energy minister Greg Barker. Reduced subsidies for...

Huhne moves to improve UK energy market competitiveness (12/07/2011)

Secretary of state, Chris Huhne told small energy suppliers that ‘we need more companies and more competition to keep price rises as low as possible’. On July 7 energy suppliers, including Ecotricity, Co-op Energy, First Utility, Good Energy, Ovo...

CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme and Climate Change Agreements to be simplified (05/07/2011)

Proposals to make the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme simpler, easier and more straightforward have been outlined by the government. The CRC scheme started in April last year to reduce carbon emissions in businesses through energy efficiency...

Chris Huhne responds to UK concerns about nuclear safety (14/03/2011)

Responding to the question of nuclear safety in the wake of events in North East Japan over the weekend, Energy and Climate Change secretary Chris Huhne said: “We take this incident extremely seriously even though there is no reason to expect a...

Huhne delays start of CRC Phase II implementation until 2013 (19/11/2010)

In a speech to the CBI conference earlier this week, Chris Huhne, secretary of state for energy & climate Change said that while the principle of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme is sound, its implementation fell short of the ideal and his...

Huhne heralds green homes 'revolution' (04/11/2010)

According to the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC), thousands of new insulation workers will soon be hitting Britain’s streets as part of a national effort to make people’s homes warmer and cheaper to run. Chris Huhne (pictured), Energy...

Huhne 'fed up' with the stand-off between advocates of renewables and of nuclear (26/10/2010)

Chris Huhne (pictured), Secretary of State for Energy says a surge of investment in new energy sources will be needed to ensure our energy security and reduce our reliance on fossil fuels in the decades ahead. The Government has launched the...

Minister urges late registering companies to act on the CRC now (11/08/2010)

With just 50 days to go until the end of registration for the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC), energy and climate change minister Greg Barker (pictured) is calling on the remaining organisations to...