Greg Barker articles

The BusinessGreen guide to the RHI

Wood ready to be processed before being blended and burnt with coal by Drax

The ultimate guide to understanding how your business can benefit from the Renewable Heat Incentive, including interviews, how to guides and more

26 Apr 2013

Welcome to the National Solar Centre - Could it hold the secret to a solar-powered Britain?

Solar array promens rooftop site beccles 3

Climate Minister Greg Barker will today open a major new solar research centre in Cornwall, BusinessGreen Plus reveals how the new hub could transform the UK's solar industry

25 Apr 2013

Climate Minister promises '110 per cent commitment' to Renewable Heat roll out

greg-barker-bgphoto

Increase in subsidy support on the cards as Minister vows to beef up delayed Renewable Heat Incentive scheme

22 Apr 2013

Exclusive: Minister confirms plan to increase support for renewable heat technologies

Greg Barker says Renewable Heat Incentive scheme back on track after latest delays

22 Apr 2013

Breaking: Green Deal gathers pace after 7,400 assessments lodged in second month

Greg Barker welcomes new figures which show a 332 per cent increase in Green Deal assessments, as Finance Company opens for business

11 Apr 2013

Under pressure - UK deep geothermal industry faces uncertain future

DECC pulls grant for Cornish deep geothermal project, but chief executive of company confident that government will ultimately back scheme

08 Apr 2013

Exclusive: DECC debuts solar windows as Climate Minister defends department’s efficiency record

DECC confirms it has installed solar film windows, as Greg Barker admits department "could do more" following drop down CRC league table

05 Mar 2013

Offshore wind sector buoyed by funding for floating wind farm

Government unveils winners of latest £2.3m funding round designed to drive down cost of offshore wind energy

01 Mar 2013

UK's marine energy parks team up to boost investment

Marine energy industry says specially designated development areas should not be pitted against each other

28 Feb 2013

Siemens dives into Wales' first tidal array project

Engineering giant says £50m Skerries project is due to be completed by 2015

28 Feb 2013

Breaking: SeaGen and Meygen swim away with £20m tidal power pot

Greg Barker unveils winners of government's marine energy array demonstration fund at Renewable UK wave and tidal conference

27 Feb 2013

Updated: Government confirms automatic cuts to 'safeguard' Renewable Heat Incentive

Consultation response outlines how payments will reduce by five per cent once installations hit a certain level

27 Feb 2013

Report: Government to back Cameron’s energy efficiency with £1bn investment

Reports suggest government is preparing major direct investment in energy efficiency improvements in an attempt to curb reliance on gas

08 Feb 2013

Cameron: UK can't afford not to prioritise green energy

'Together we can make Britain a global showcase for green innovation and energy efficiency'

04 Feb 2013

Davey hails potential for Green Deal jobs boost

Energy efficiency scheme should more than double jobs in insulation industry to 60,000, Energy and Climate Change Secretary claims

23 Jan 2013

Greg Barker speech at the launch of the National Solar Centre - in full

Climate Change Minister says solar PV will play "a critical role in helping the UK meet its vital renewable energy targets"

17 Jan 2013

Climate Minister: 'Solar is coming of age'

Greg Barker urges industry to beef up marketing efforts to get the message out that 'solar is a great deal'

17 Jan 2013

Tory modernisers vow to make the green economy the mainstream economy

2020 Group predicts that by end of the decade fossil fuel companies will “be regarded as having archaic business models”

07 Jan 2013

Lord Stern: Poorer countries must share carbon-cutting burden

New paper by leading economist says action will be required from emerging economies even if rich countries produce zero emissions by 2030

04 Dec 2012

The Green Investment Bank will deliver on the government's green commitments

Writing exclusively for BusinessGreen, Climate Change Minister Greg Barker argues the Green Investment Bank is the 'best response' to the government's green critics

28 Nov 2012

Barker admits to sluggish start for Green Deal

Shadow climate change minister warns of thousands of redundancies unless government steps up plans to promote energy efficiency

19 Nov 2012

Polling day shambles for coalition over climate change policy

Tensions grow as George Osborne's father-in-law claims chancellor is behind campaign to dilute environment pledges

15 Nov 2012

Updated: Energy efficiency could replace 22 power stations

Government launches wide-ranging energy efficiency strategy, including plans for nationwide roll-out of London's public building retrofit programme

12 Nov 2012

It is time to deliver some energy efficiency excitement

Writing exclusively for BusinessGreen, Climate Change Minister Greg Barker explains how the government's new energy efficiency strategy will provide a major boost to businesses and households

12 Nov 2012

« Previous 1 3 4 5 6 7 Next »

NEWSLETTER

INSIGHT

In the Green Room

JOB OF THE WEEK

Offshore Wind Structural Engineer

The Green Recruitment Company is representing one of the UK`s leading renewable energy firms, specializing in offshore wind projects.

 

Find out more >

handdryer

Cut your energy bills and carbon footprint with the world’s greenest hand-dryer

This exclusive whitepaper explains how brushless motor technology differs from conventional brushed motors to deliver huge energy efficiency savings, longer life, and increased reliability.

IBM

Data centre operational efficiency best practices

This paper looks at best practices for improving operational efficiency.