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One investment failure...a reason to give up?
Now it is fairly common knowledge that the energy market is not like other markets; primarily in the sense that, the economic rate of return is significantly less than the social rate of return. This...
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Bigger Generation
As the renewable energy industry continues to develop, larger installations are being commissioned and constructed across the world. As the technology grows, the installations become more profitable...
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FITs
The Feed In Tariff refers to a reward system that encourages the development of small scale (less than 5MW) low carbon electricity generation, by organisations, businesses, individuals and communities....
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Alternative alternative energy
Whilst much of the focus on micro-renewables is concentrated on wind turbines and solar panels, there is a diverse range of larger renewable energy technologies that don't often get the coverage and...
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Feed In and Out
The Coalition Government announced this week that they plan to cut the Feed In Tariff (FIT) for solar PV, beginning next year. The decision came about due to the recent exploitation of the generous FIT...
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Irreversible Climate Change Coming Ever Closer
The IEA's World Energy Outlook for 2011 was released yesterday in London, which takes a look at the latest data and policy developments to provide an analysis of today's global energy markets and the...
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The Winds Of Change
Once seen as the only viable source of Renewable Energy, wind power developed a huge buzz of publicity and funding over the last 20 years, preparing it to take over the mantle of generation from the...
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Shale Gas: Saving Us from High Petrol Prices or Killing the Environment?
In a small Sussex village called Balcombe, the CEO of Cuadrilla was subjected to intense scrutiny as he explained his company's reason for prospecting for shale gas and oil in the financial center of...
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Team Work for Energy Management
Better Generation are featured in this month's Renewable Energy Installer magazine. You can view the article here.
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Rio Plus 20 Minus Progress
Can all those who were surprised that the Rio +20 conference brought about a weak and meaningless agreement please put their hands up. Don't all hurt your shoulders, guys! Nobody? Nobody. Yep, there is...
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Europe’s largest onshore wind farm boosting tourism
Much to the dismay of American tycoon Donald Trump, it has been confirmed Europe's largest onshore wind farm, located in Whitelee, near Glasgow is now a member of the Association of Scottish Visitor...
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The Battle Of The Solar Systems
You may not know it but we are currently embroiled in a battle of the solar systems. Unfortunately, we are not talking intergalactic solar systems or anything 'Star Wars' related but something much...
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Green or Growth?
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has sent its strongest message to date, in urging politicians to make a stand and realise the potential of green business adoption in the UK. In a report...
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The Sustainable Olympics?
So, all those years ago when London first won the bid for the 2012 Olympics, we were promised the first truly sustainable Olympics. Challenges included creating a low carbon Olympic Park, planning...
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Dashing for Gas
Last week two of Britain's biggest energy suppliers shocked the nation by announcing that gas and electricity bills would increase by up to 9% from next month. This announcement catapulted the...
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A Green and Pleasant Land?
Last weekend the city of Glasgow hosted the annual meeting of the biggest players in the wind, wave and tidal energy industries as the RenewableUK conference took place. Alongside the exhibitions a...
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What Are They Doha-ing?
So the latest headline grabbing climate talks have come to end and with what result? The hardliner environmentalist would say that the biggest emitters have got away with (climate change) murder...
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Two Wheels Good, Four Wheels Bad
This morning it was revealed that the department for transport (DfT) is going to be injecting the largest ever lump sum investment into the UK cycling infrastructure. The kitty will total £63 million...
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Rushlight Award Winner!
And the winner of the 2013 Rushlight Award for Environmental Analysis and Metrology is..... Better Generation and their flagship product the Power Predictor! It doesn't stop there as Better Generation...
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Global Warming? More Like Global Weirding
It is known that the British love to talk about the weather, we are renowned for filling conversation with idle chat about clouds, cold, warm, wind and rain. However the mildness that we are all used...
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