Ofgem, the government energy watchdog has just released a report on the Feed-in Tariff Scheme (FITS) for its first full year to the end of March 2011. The report provides very detailed information on all renewable energy technologies, by region, on a quarterly basis.

Achieving a World Record according to the Guinness Book of World Records may be a dubious privilege, a bit of a novelty perhaps, but that's what SunPower Corporation of California has just achieved with its new generation PV panel.

While sales of solar panels are booming and high-pressure sales techniques are bringing the renewable technology industry into disrepute, a bigger concern is looming.

Beechdale Energy's rapid growth has taken a major step forward this week with the appointment of Craig Horn to the renewable energy sales team.

Following completion of the Government's fast-track review of the Feed-in Tariff Scheme (FITS), the revised (reduced) tariff rates applicable to larger-scale installations were announced today.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced that both the Energy Saving Trust and the Carbon Trust - the two bodies charged with leading the nation to a greener future - are to lose their direct Government funding. In a move which is part of the Government's spending reduction plans, this is another challenge to the coalition's claims to be the 'greenest government ever'.