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How the feed-in tariff caps for wind, solar and green gas projects were hit within minutes of opening

Madeleine Cuff
Madeleine Cuff
clock 29 February 2016 •
How the feed-in tariff caps for wind, solar and green gas projects were hit within minutes of opening

More than two-thirds of larger wind developments miss out on subsidy contracts, as developers compete in a midnight race to secure accreditation that went down to the millisecond

Many developers hoping to secure accreditation under the revamped feed-in-tariff incentive scheme had their hopes dashed this month, after multiple technology categories spanning wind, solar and anaerobic...

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