Category Archives: Government

David Camerson defends windfarm plans to Tory MPs

Posted ago by ice-emily

Prime minister writes to 100 Conservative backbenchers who complained about wind farm subsidies and planning rules • David Cameron said there were ‘hard-headed reasons’ for building more on-shore wind farms. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images The prime minister has mounted a …

Government Urged to clarify Energy Tarifff Review to boost rural green economy

Posted ago by admin_kew

URGENT reassurance must be given by the Government to farmers and agri-businesses wanting to install wind turbines for income generation that a new review on sustainable energy tariffs will not stifle their projects, a Yorkshire-based government advisor says.

ICE Renewables meets with Minister to discuss Feed in Tariff Review

Posted ago by admin_kew

The Government have announced a review of the feed in tariff which will provide a comprehensive review of the tariff to create investment certainty and will fast-track consideration to be launched into large scale solar installations and farm-scale Anaerobic Digestion …

On shore wind energy debate

Posted ago by admin_kew

Andrea Leadsom, Conservative MP for South Northamptonshire, has tabled a debate on onshore wind energy to be debated in Westminster Hall at 2.30 on Thursday 10th February. She has supported fellow Conservative MP Chris Heaton-Harris’s calls for buffer zones to …