Articles by
Liam Stoker
Vietnam eyes split self-consumption and export payments in feed-in tariff successor scheme
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Liam Stoker
Hung said a draft decision is being worked upon that would replace the previous payment mechanism with two separate tariffs set at different rates, one for solar to be consumed on site and another payment for power exported to Vietnam’s grid. The self-consumption payment would be for between 70 – 90% of power generated by projects, with the remaining 10 – 30% allocated for export payments.
Ofgem update clarifies deemed export tariff and storage confusion
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Liam Stoker
Within that guidance was the clarification that homes with solar already installed that then added battery storage units or smart meters would continue to receive deemed export tariff payments, a matter which had been in doubt following come contradictory guidance.
UK confirms intent to cull export tariff alongside FiT in future solar proposals
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Liam Stoker
The UK government has confirmed it will close the small-scale feed-in tariff (FiT) on 31 March 2019 as planned and, crucially, close the export tariff to new installations at the same time.
A Better FiT – Two years on from UK Solar’s ground zero
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Liam Stoker
8 February 2016 is a date reviled by the UK’s domestic solar industry. On that day a revised version of the small-scale feed-in tariff came into effect. It’s a date that will be firmly etched into UK renewables folklore, one that flipped an entire industry on its head and one, ultimately, that UK solar is still reeling from two years later.
UK renewables set new generation record in Q1 2017, says government
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Liam Stoker
With the Renewables Obligation scheme now closed to new installations, residential deployment under the feed-in tariff limited and subsidy-free schemes only just beginning to come through planning, onshore wind could retake the lead before the year is out.
Corbyn labels FiT cuts ‘nonsensical’ in renewables research pledge
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Liam Stoker
“The Tory cuts to the UK renewables sector – including dramatically cutting feed-in tariffs and subsidies for domestic installation – are nonsensical and a damaging backwards step in our efforts to decarbonise our energy production. My pledge is about ensuring that the UK is at the forefront of world-leading technology development in a sector of growing demand.”
Isle of Wight community group seeking solar investment
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Liam Stoker
A community group on the Isle of Wight is looking to secure investment to purchase what would become the island’s first community energy solar farm.
Bristol Energy Cooperative relaunches solar bond in major investment push
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Liam Stoker
BEC hopes to raise £2 million by 31 March 2016 to complete the purchase of a 4.6MW solar array near Puriton, Somerset, that has been constructed by renewable energy developer Anesco.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Lib Dem peer bid to block feed-in tariff cuts
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Liam Stoker
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Featherstone have both laid motions in an attempt to block the government’s controversial feed-in tariff cuts.
Chinese firm part-funding UK nuclear ambitions ploughs billions into solar…in France
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Liam Stoker
Reuters has reported that China Group Nuclear (CGN) will put its investment in Bordeaux-based renewables installer Inovia Concept Development with the aim of installing around 1GW of solar on rooftops across France.
Bristol Energy Co-op launches ambitious £2.8 million community energy offer
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Liam Stoker
The co-op is looking to develop two separate ground-mount projects – a 4.2MW solar farm near Avonmouth and a 4.6MW project near Puriton in Somerset – as well as a 500kW portfolio of rooftop installations throughout the city.
Conservative British MP becomes latest to slam ‘draconian’ FiT proposals
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Liam Stoker
Conservative MP for Somerton and Frome David Warburton has become the latest Tory politician to criticise his own party’s stance on renewables, slamming proposals to cut the feed-in tariff as “draconian”.
