Subsidies

Industry extremely concerned that none of the new Contracts for Difference will be available to onshore wind following ROCs ban

DECC says it will legislate to block onshore wind farms accessing the Renewables Obligation scheme from April 1st 2016 and casts doubt on future of CfD for the sector

Scottish energy minister restates opposition to Conservative subsidy cuts, but calls for projects in planning to be protected if they go ahead

IPPR report urges government to act now to lower costs of decarbonising energy sector, before political pressure builds

Survey suggests no developers will be looking to secure support under controversial programme in the coming year

But DECC minister Lord Bourne says people should not be surprised by policy in Conservative manifesto

World's largest offshore wind farm delivers 5TWh of clean power, as policy uncertainty continues to dog onshore wind market

Renewable energy industry says wind farm policy contradicts promise to tackle climate change cost effectively

Scotland's First Minister seeks assurances Westminster will not alter support without agreement from Scottish government ministers

'Shocking' revelation finds $5.3tr subsidy estimate for 2015 is greater than the total health spending of all the world’s governments