Tag Archives: Decc

Energy Price Hikes Drive Up Interest in Green Energy

Posted on November 16, 2012 by UKSS

Companies who are willing to invest in green technologies could make savings despite the latest round of price increases by the major energy suppliers. Small and medium sized companies could have more to gain than ever by opting in to … Continue reading →

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The viability of wind

Posted on October 10, 2012 by UKSS

As the Chair of the Office for Renewable Energy Deployment, I’ve been following with interest the recent blog posts by the Guardian and the Global Warming Policy Foundation who take opposing views on the viability of wind turbines as part … Continue reading →

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The common problem of consensus

Posted on September 27, 2012 by UKSS

Last week I wrote about the launch by China of their version of DECC’s 2050 Pathways Calculator. What I didn’t mention was that the Chinese officials were so enthused that they wanted to encourage other countries to copy DECC as … Continue reading →

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This week’s energy news – 21/09/12

Posted on September 22, 2012 by UKSS

Strong public support for renewables, DECC to examine community benefits from wind & more

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An exciting opportunity: RHPP Communities Scheme

Posted on August 24, 2012 by UKSS

This summer has been a busy time so far for DECC’s Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) Team. On 24 July Greg Barker announced the launch of the new and exciting RHPP Phase 2 Communities Scheme. I recently joined the RHPP team … Continue reading →

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This week’s energy news – 25/05/12

Posted on May 26, 2012 by UKSS

Ed Davey’s long awaited Electricity Market Reform, DECC decides on solar Feed-in Tariff & more.

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Putting Low Carbon Heating on the Map

Posted on April 12, 2012 by UKSS

At the end of March, DECC celebrated the launch of its Heat Strategy, and alongside it we launched a new, state of the art, National Heat Map. The National Heat Map is a unique device that gives people reliable information about … Continue reading →

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Future consumers would not thank us for looking for an energy policy in the bargain basement

Posted on March 6, 2012 by UKSS

Nothing generates column inches these days like discussion about the costs of our future energy mix.  And rightly so.  Our ageing fleet of power stations, our increasing reliance on imported fossil fuels and the need for us to reduce carbon … Continue reading →

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Life in the fast stream

Posted on February 14, 2012 by UKSS

Hello! My name is Katie and I work in the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) as a Science and Engineering Fast Streamer. I started in October 2011 and for my first role I’ve been placed in the Evidence … Continue reading →

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The impact of energy and climate change policies on a household energy bill in 2020

Posted on January 20, 2012 by UKSS

On 23 November, DECC published its updated analysis of the estimated impact of energy and climate change policies on gas and electricity prices and bills paid by UK energy consumers .  Alongside this report, we published the chart below showing … Continue reading →

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