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The Chancellor’s Budget rolled out a new plan to get the UK economy growing.

The “Plan for Growth” is based around four overarching ambitions for the British economy: to create the most competitive tax system in the G20; to make the UK the best place in Europe to start, finance and grow a business; … Continue reading

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Faster review of support for Renewable electricity to provide investor certainty

Developers of new large-scale renewable electricity projects will get earlier and greater certainty about how much support they will receive under the Renewables Obligation from 2013, Energy Minister Charles Hendry announced today. Industry will now get an indication of the … Continue reading

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Energy Focus for the UK

The recent spending review has certainly allowed the Coalition to consolidate our vision and ambitions for the UK’s energy. Those ambitions are clear: we want Britain to be a global leader in the transition to a low carbon economy; we … Continue reading

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Competition to improve access to offshore wind turbines receives world wide interest

The global market opportunity for access solutions for deeper water offshore wind environments is estimated to be worth over £2bn by 2020 and according to Carbon Trust research, the UK market alone could account for up to fifty per cent … Continue reading

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Government vows to fast-track renewable energy support decision

The government has today announced it will fast-track a decision on the level of support offered to renewable energy projects post-2012, despite industry speculation the entire regime of low-carbon energy incentives will be overhauled as part of the coalition’s imminent … Continue reading

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