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Government hits back over fuel bill "scare stories"
27 Jun 2008
Ministry drawing up plans to reintroduce solar panel subsidies as means of reinvigorating domestic market
25 Jun 2008
Final decision on plans to extend package of green energy tax credits past the end of this year may now have to wait until the autumn
18 Jun 2008Forestry projects producing fuel for biomass power plants targeted with up to £200,000 cash injection
09 Jun 2008European Commission reportedly set to support anti-dumping complaints against subsidised US biofuel
27 May 2008House of Representatives votes in favour of extending renewables tax credits, but fears remain that incentives will be allowed to lapse
22 May 2008The new Green Grants Machine website aims to make it easier for firms to find the environmental funding schemes that could work for them
13 May 2008Bright idea could cut Chinese carbon emissions by 60m tonnes per year
24 Apr 2008But fears remain the House of Representatives will can the proposed extension, hitting renewables investment
11 Apr 2008Grants of up to £100,000 available for firms installing biomass fuelled heating and combined heat and power systems
09 Apr 2008Conservatives echo prime minister's plans for lower rates of VAT on green products
04 Apr 2008Select Committee urges government to increase focus on curbing emissions from existing housing stock
02 Apr 2008New awards to offer cash prizes to researchers working on "actionable" cleantech solutions
01 Apr 2008Reducing upfront capital outlay may make solar power a viable option for more organisations
27 Mar 2008But White House still stands in their way
28 Feb 2008As the full impact of Defra's £300m budget cuts come to light, green groups accuse the government of slashing essential business support programmes
27 Feb 2008Businesses and local governments in deprived and remote areas urged to apply for EU financial support
21 Feb 2008Experts warn billions of dollars of clean energy investment could be lost if US axes renewables tax incentives
07 Feb 2008New tax breaks on capital investments threaten to dilute appeal of green tax break scheme
11 Jan 2008New government incentives are set to encourage solar farm investment in India
03 Jan 2008Support for biofuels and renewable energy welcomed, but critics ask questions over generous subsidies
19 Dec 2007
BusinessGreen takes a microscope to the government's labyrinthine renewable energy subsidy scheme 18 Jan 2008
Attempts to promote research into removing carbon from the atmosphere are admirable but run the risk of fueling belief that we can go on polluting 12 Feb 2007
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