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Renewable Energy set for Funding Boost

The Government's eagerly awaited renewable energy strategy, published on 26th June, will contain a number of measures designed to boost microgeneration, including solar thermal, PV, small wind, heat pump and biomass technologies. Under the new proposals, up to a third of UK homes could be fitted with solar hot water systems, small wind turbines, solar photovoltaic (PV) or ground source heat pumps. The strategy includes the recommendation to provide preferential 'feed-in tariffs' for small generators, which have been instrumental in helping develop the renewable energy sector in countries such as Spain and Germany. The renewable energy recommendations are combined with stringent energy efficiency requirements, supported by loans, grants and incentives for householders and small businesses.

Energy Minister Malcom Wickes says that there is now a "huge momentum" towards renewable energy and that the government will ensure that carbon emission reduction will be the "core concept behind our energy strategy". He described the plan as "the most ambitious renewable energy strategy for Britain that we have ever seen".

Fine words from Mr. Wickes. However, we at GreenEnergy360.org have heard similar sound bites from previous Ministers, but past renewable energy strategies have yet to be tranlated into real action. Unfortunately, the Government's track record in this respect doesn't bear scrutiny. We shall see this time around!

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