http://wesupportsolar.net Promoting solar power in the UK Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:56:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Alistair McGowan, impressionist, environmentalist and solar power advocate, today joined the ‘We Support Solar’ campaign in calling on the UK Government to commit to solar power as part of the country’s renewable energy future. Earlier this week it was reported by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that ... http://wesupportsolar.net/alistair-mcgowan-joins-we-support-solar/ Jeremy Leggett, Executive Chairman, Solarcentury said: "Since the CSR, I've had numerous conversations with Ministers during which I have been assured that any urgent review of feed-in tariffs would be carried out after publication of a proper trigger and would in any case exclude built-environment PV. The Government ... http://wesupportsolar.net/solar-supporters-disapointed-with-feed-in-tariff-proposals/ Solar photovoltaic (PV) industry leaders and the We Support Solar campaign today warned that up to 30,000 green jobs in the UK's growing solar sector were under threat from Government feed-in tariff cuts. The industry has witnessed significant growth since the introduction of the Feed-in tariffs, now under review. Their ... http://wesupportsolar.net/thousands-of-solar-jobs-at-stake-as-government-gears-up-to-slash-pv-tariffs/ Secretary of State Chris Huhne MP is questioned about his decision to review Feed-in tariffs for solar above 50kWp. He claims there is a 'gold rush' in solar in the UK, despite the market being a thousanth of the size of Germanys. He also demonstrates a deep lack of understanding ... http://wesupportsolar.net/channel-4-news-john-snow-grills-energy-minister-on-solar/ The Channel 4 News team visit Matthew Arnold School in Oxford, where the Feed-in tariff revenue from their 100kWp system is going towards the development of local low carbon initiatives such as insulation and deployment of other energy efficiency measures for homes. It is these size systems that the Government ... http://wesupportsolar.net/channel-4-news-on-solar-uncertainty/ Shadow Energy Minister Huw Irranca-Davies MP used a point of order in the Commons yesterday to draw attention to the increasingly shambolic nature of the Government's feed-in tariff review. The Shadow Minister highlighted the contradictory timelines for the review set out in the Commons written statement of 7th February ... http://wesupportsolar.net/carbon-plan-feed-in-tariffs-fiasco/ Ian Lucas MP, Shadow Business Minister whose Wrexham constituency includes Sharp's European PV manufacturing headquarters employing over 1,000 staff has said: "I was extremely concerned to hear about proposals from the Government to limit the size of installations covered by the Feed-in Tariff. This could be devastating for the industry. Sharp’s ... http://wesupportsolar.net/another-shadow-minister-calls-on-government-to-think-again-about-feed-in-tariff-review/ Thanks to www.edie.net http://wesupportsolar.net/shadow-energy-minister-huw-irranca-davies-mp-on-why-hes-backing-save-our-solar/ We call on Huhne to stop solar becoming an ‘endangered species’ in the UK. We Support Solar has launched a new campaign calling for the Government to raise its solar ambitions. “Save our solar” depicts solar as an endangered species, to raise awareness of  the ... http://wesupportsolar.net/save-our-solar/ Solar power in the UK faces an uncertain future as the Government has announced a review of the Feed-in tariff.  The issue of unceratinty for communities and businesses is articulated perfectly by: Jonathan Porritt, The Forum for The Future , Caroline Lucas, Leader of the Green Party and ... http://wesupportsolar.net/hundreds-write-to-huhne-as-feed-in-tariff-reviewed/