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We are an innovative organisation specialising in the financing, design and installation of economical and environmentally sound green energy solutions for homes and businesses in the South West.
We only install products that lead the way within the renewable energy industry and that are renowned for their high quality and ecologically sound production. This reflects our own high standards and quality assurance.
We understand that introducing a renewable energy system i.e solar panels, to either your home or business is an investment that lasts for many years. With our in-house installation team and electrical division, it is our promise to you the customer, that your satisfaction and peace of mind throughout this period is our number one priority.
The Granary, Phillips Lane, Stratford-sub-Castle, Salisbury SP1 3YR
Tel: 0800 2321624
Email: info@urbanenergy.org.uk
Showing posts with label renewable energy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label renewable energy. Show all posts
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Thursday, 24 May 2012
Open Day June 9th 10am - 4pm: Samsung Eco Airsource Heating System
Specialists in Green Energy Solutions for both homes and
businesses.
Come and visit our Eco Showroom for some wine, nibbles and a
chat with one of our Airsource Specialists.
Is your home dependent on Oil or LPG?
- Replacing Oil 50% Saving
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- Significantly reduce your CO2
Find out how you can reduce your bills by up to 50% with a Samsung Airsource Heating System
by visiting our Eco Showroom on Saturday June 9th 10am to 4pm
The Granary, Phillips Lane, Stratford-sub-Castle, Salisbury
SP1 3YR
Tel: 0800 2321624
Email:info@urbanenergy.org.uk
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
UK Government Loses Court Appeal
The government has lost its appeal against a
judge's ruling that its cuts to solar power subsidies were illegal,
suggesting thousands of homes and businesses will now be able to claim the
higher payments.
Three court of appeal judges unanimously rejected the appeal
from Chris Huhne, the secretary of state at the Department
of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), who said he would be taking the
case on to the supreme court. "We want to maximise the number of installations
that are possible within the available budget rather than use available money
to pay a higher tariff to half the number of installations," he said.
The decision to prolong the uncertainty that has seen the
number of solar panel installations fall since 12 December and was immediately
condemned by opponents of the cuts. Green party MP Caroline Lucas said:
"Having lost twice in the courts and been roundly humiliated over the
shambolic handling of solar policy, it is absolutely beggars belief that Huhne
is planning to appeal to the supreme court."
The government announced proposed cuts to the solar feed-in
tariff payments in October but in December, a high court judge ruled that
the government's handling of the cuts was "legally flawed", after a
challenge by a coalition of solar installation companies and Friends of the
Earth.
On 19 January, the government said that if it lost the legal
case, it would fund the higher rate payments for any panels installed by 3
March, which would affect about 3,700 homes and businesses. A DECC spokeswoman
said: "We totally appreciate the uncertainty in the solar industry and
hopefully the 3 March date will provide some certainty."
DECC's legal fees have cost taxpayers £58,000 so far, though
this does not include the costs of their opponents, which the appeal court said
DECC must also pay.
The court of appeal refused permission for Huhne to seek a
hearing in the supreme court, but this does not prevent the secretary of state
going directly to the higher court. He has 28 days to lodge permission to
appeal. Some campaigners have suggested this continued uncertainty may reduce
the number of new installations, and therefore reduce the number eligible for
the higher feed-in-tariff if the government ultimately loses its case.
John Cridland, director-general of the CBI, said: "The
judgment should be used to draw a line under this saga, which saw the
government scoring a spectacular own goal."
Gaynor Hartnell, chief executive of the Renewable Energy
Association, said the rejection of the appeal prevented a precedent being set
which would allowed the government to make retrospective policy changes in
future. "The government is well aware that it would be incredibly unwise
to reduce payments to renewable energy producers after they had commissioned
their projects, as it knows what immense damage that would do," she said.
The judgment stated: "The question [is] whether
parliament conferred a power [to DECC] to make a modification with such a
retrospective effect. It did not."
The cuts proposed in October – from 43.3p per kWh of energy
generated to 21p – prompted a furious backlash, with the main complaint being
the speed of the changes, which were designed to come into effect just six
weeks later, on 12 December. Critics also drew attention to the fact that the
consultation did not end until 23 December – over a week after the changes were
proposed to take place.
In December, a cross-party group of MPs said in a strongly
worded report that the reductions were "clumsily handled", had
threatened jobs and could have dealt a fatal blow to the scheme, because the
changes required homes to meet the C-rated energy efficiency standard before
becoming eligible for the solar feed-in tariff.
Urban Energy
Urban Energy are delighted that nearly half the population
would like to install renewable energy technologies; what worries us is the
lack of awareness surrounding it. To bridge the Green Gap it’s essential we
continue to educate consumers and break down some of the myths surrounding the
Green Deal, energy efficiency and microgeneration.
Urban Energy has earned a reputation as the south’s leading
renewable energy specialist. This has been achieved by ensuring that from the
initial point of client contact we offer 1st class customer service and care.
We only install products that lead the way within the
renewable energy industry and that are renowned for their high quality and
ecologically sound production. This reflects our own high standards and quality
assurance.
We understand that introducing a renewable energy system to
either your home or business is an investment that lasts for many years. With
our in-house electrical and plumbing division it is our promise to you the
customer that your satisfaction and peace of mind throughout this period is our
number one priority.
For further information about Urban Energy products and
services:
Call: 0800 232 1624
Email: info@urbanenergy.org.uk
Website: http://www.urbanenergy.org.uk/
Sunday, 4 September 2011
Farmers to benefit from £100m fund in renewable energy
Farmers in the UK will now be able to access a new £100 million fund to support the costs of installing large-scale renewable energy systems.
Barclays, with the help of the National Farmers Union (NFU), will provide loans to fund new solar panels, wind turbines and hydro electricity on farmland.
According to figures compiled by the bank, 37 per cent of farmers plan to invest in renewable energy, many of whom will be installing renewables in the next year, with the hope to generate returns of around £25,000 a year through the feed-in tariff (FIT).
However, the move also comes at a time when the government reduces the payment level that farmers can get through FITs, so the loan could be an additional incentive and help to reach the UK's renewable energy targets.
"The opportunities for farmers to produce renewable energy thereby helping to decarbonise the economy and contribute to the UK's long-term energy security are there for all to see," commented Meurig Raymond, NFU deputy president.
"Given the significant up-front costs of renewables technologies, commercial lending is essential to unlocking these opportunities."
Reference: Energy Saving Trust
Barclays, with the help of the National Farmers Union (NFU), will provide loans to fund new solar panels, wind turbines and hydro electricity on farmland.
According to figures compiled by the bank, 37 per cent of farmers plan to invest in renewable energy, many of whom will be installing renewables in the next year, with the hope to generate returns of around £25,000 a year through the feed-in tariff (FIT).
However, the move also comes at a time when the government reduces the payment level that farmers can get through FITs, so the loan could be an additional incentive and help to reach the UK's renewable energy targets.
"The opportunities for farmers to produce renewable energy thereby helping to decarbonise the economy and contribute to the UK's long-term energy security are there for all to see," commented Meurig Raymond, NFU deputy president.
"Given the significant up-front costs of renewables technologies, commercial lending is essential to unlocking these opportunities."
Reference: Energy Saving Trust
Urban Energy:
Urban Energy has earned a reputation as the south’s leading renewable energy specialist. This has been achieved by ensuring that from the initial point of client contact we offer 1st class customer service and care.
Urban Energy has earned a reputation as the south’s leading renewable energy specialist. This has been achieved by ensuring that from the initial point of client contact we offer 1st class customer service and care.
We
only install products that lead the way within the renewable energy
industry and that are renowned for their high quality and ecologically
sound production. This reflects our own high standards and quality
assurance.
We
understand that introducing a renewable energy system to either your
home or business is an investment that lasts for many years. With our
in-house electrical and plumbing division it is our promise to you the
customer that your satisfaction and peace of mind throughout this period
is our number one priority.
For further information about Urban Energy products and services:
Call: 0800 232 1624
Email: info@urbanenergy.org.uk
Website: http://www.urbanenergy.org.uk/
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
Survey results suggest over 80% of farmers want rooftop solar power
A recent survey conducted by Farming Futures has found that 80% of farmers in the UK want to have solar photovoltaics installation on their roofs within the next three years. These results prove that farmers’ interest in generating renewable electricity has increased dramatically since the launch of the feed-in tariff (FiT), which was launched in April this year.
Recent press coverage has concentrated on the issue of solar installations on farmland and open fields; however the survey’s findings indicate that just under 20% of farmers considering solar want it at this scale, with the majority considering the technology for large farm buildings.
However, while the survey did outline the success of the FiT, it did also highlight farmers’ relatively poor understanding of how the subsidy mechanism works. Only 55.2% understood to what extent they could actually earn from the FiT while 25.4% thought payment was only for generation, or export (19.4%).
Dr. Jonathan Scurlock, Chief Advisor, Renewable Energy and Climate Change at the National Farmers' Union said, "These findings certainly reflect what our members have been saying. Agricultural and horticultural buildings present ideal platforms for solar PV, and small-to-medium sized roof-mounted systems are likely to be an attractive investment. It's hugely encouraging to see our farming industry become stronger through the generation of power, and helping this country reduce its reliance on fossil fuels."
Stephen Frankel, a farmer from Wadebridge said, "We installed solar PV on our barn roof this year, and immediately starting saving on our bills and earning extra income thanks to the FiT. Traditionally, farming revenue is quite seasonal, but now we’re making money by creating clean energy we have the peace of mind of another income, and we’re doing our bit reducing our carbon footprint. I’d recommend any farmer to consider this – our land brings us so much value, so why not our roofs?”
Sustainable farming is at the core of a healthy future for the UK, and it’s great to see farmers recognising the opportunity they now have with solar. Urban Energy welcome the opportunity to help UK farmers get maximum return from their property. Solar power is a sophisticated active industrial building product designed to work with business.
The main findings of the survey are:
*88.1% of Farmers are currently considering renewables on their farm
*Since the introduction of the FiT in April 2010, 83.2% of farmers have considered renewables; as the financial incentive secures a return on investment for 25 years
*Of those considering renewables, an overwhelming 93.3% are interested in solar PV, with wind energy as the second choice
*Of those who have already invested in renewables, only 28.6% have done so in PV; but 85.7% are now considering it
*82.2% of farmers are considering solar PV (93.3% of those interested in renewables (88.1%)
*80.6% of those surveyed are considering solar on a roof
*89.8% of those interested in investing in renewables are planning to do so within the next two years, which would enable them to take advantage of the FiT
*However, only 55.2% understood to what extent they could actually earn from the FiT; being paid for all electricity generated and consumed, as well as that exported. The remainder (25.4%) thought payment was only for generation, or export (19.4%)
URBAN ENERGY
Our mission: “To provide and install, sustainable, world class, clean energy products with the highest level of service and care.
"Urban Energy is an innovative organisation specialising in the financing, design and installation of economic and environmentally sound solar powered energy systems for commercial property (private and public) and domestic dwellings. Our expertise in the field of Government incentive schemes and solar power products will provide individuals and organisations with an excellent opportunity to overcome capital cost barriers, save money on energy bills, increase profit margins, increase the value of their property and reduce their carbon footprint.
Urban Energy employ the very best engineers in this field, all of which are fully qualified, MCS certified and Government approved to carry out this task, complying with strict guidelines and are members of the Solar Trade Association.
For further information about Urban Energy products and services:
Call: 0800 232 1624
Email: info@urbanenergy.org.uk
Website: http://www.urbanenergy.org.uk/
Recent press coverage has concentrated on the issue of solar installations on farmland and open fields; however the survey’s findings indicate that just under 20% of farmers considering solar want it at this scale, with the majority considering the technology for large farm buildings.
However, while the survey did outline the success of the FiT, it did also highlight farmers’ relatively poor understanding of how the subsidy mechanism works. Only 55.2% understood to what extent they could actually earn from the FiT while 25.4% thought payment was only for generation, or export (19.4%).
Dr. Jonathan Scurlock, Chief Advisor, Renewable Energy and Climate Change at the National Farmers' Union said, "These findings certainly reflect what our members have been saying. Agricultural and horticultural buildings present ideal platforms for solar PV, and small-to-medium sized roof-mounted systems are likely to be an attractive investment. It's hugely encouraging to see our farming industry become stronger through the generation of power, and helping this country reduce its reliance on fossil fuels."
Stephen Frankel, a farmer from Wadebridge said, "We installed solar PV on our barn roof this year, and immediately starting saving on our bills and earning extra income thanks to the FiT. Traditionally, farming revenue is quite seasonal, but now we’re making money by creating clean energy we have the peace of mind of another income, and we’re doing our bit reducing our carbon footprint. I’d recommend any farmer to consider this – our land brings us so much value, so why not our roofs?”
Sustainable farming is at the core of a healthy future for the UK, and it’s great to see farmers recognising the opportunity they now have with solar. Urban Energy welcome the opportunity to help UK farmers get maximum return from their property. Solar power is a sophisticated active industrial building product designed to work with business.
The main findings of the survey are:
*88.1% of Farmers are currently considering renewables on their farm
*Since the introduction of the FiT in April 2010, 83.2% of farmers have considered renewables; as the financial incentive secures a return on investment for 25 years
*Of those considering renewables, an overwhelming 93.3% are interested in solar PV, with wind energy as the second choice
*Of those who have already invested in renewables, only 28.6% have done so in PV; but 85.7% are now considering it
*82.2% of farmers are considering solar PV (93.3% of those interested in renewables (88.1%)
*80.6% of those surveyed are considering solar on a roof
*89.8% of those interested in investing in renewables are planning to do so within the next two years, which would enable them to take advantage of the FiT
*However, only 55.2% understood to what extent they could actually earn from the FiT; being paid for all electricity generated and consumed, as well as that exported. The remainder (25.4%) thought payment was only for generation, or export (19.4%)
URBAN ENERGY
Our mission: “To provide and install, sustainable, world class, clean energy products with the highest level of service and care.
"Urban Energy is an innovative organisation specialising in the financing, design and installation of economic and environmentally sound solar powered energy systems for commercial property (private and public) and domestic dwellings. Our expertise in the field of Government incentive schemes and solar power products will provide individuals and organisations with an excellent opportunity to overcome capital cost barriers, save money on energy bills, increase profit margins, increase the value of their property and reduce their carbon footprint.
Urban Energy employ the very best engineers in this field, all of which are fully qualified, MCS certified and Government approved to carry out this task, complying with strict guidelines and are members of the Solar Trade Association.
For further information about Urban Energy products and services:
Call: 0800 232 1624
Email: info@urbanenergy.org.uk
Website: http://www.urbanenergy.org.uk/
Sunday, 31 October 2010
Further energy bill hikes expected
Households are braced for a fresh round of energy bill hikes after Scottish & Southern Energy raised its gas prices by 9.4%.
SSE, which owns Southern Electric, Scottish Hydro and Swalec, blamed the price hike, which will come into effect on December 1, on a 25% increase in the wholesale price of gas this year.
It means the average annual household gas bill for an SSE customer will increase by £5.60 a month to £782. A dual fuel customer's annual bill will rise to £1,226 from £1,159 a year ago.
The timing of the hike could hardly be worse for consumers as it will come at the start of winter when gas consumption soars, and just weeks before Christmas and a planned hike in VAT to 20%.
Mark Todd, director of Energy Helpline, said SSE is the first major supplier to hike gas prices for two years but others are likely to follow suit.
"This is a grim Christmas present for millions of customers before what's predicted to be a very harsh winter," he said.
"We expect there to be a response from the other suppliers, and it's likely there will be at least a few that move before Christmas. UK consumers are in the last chance saloon for cheap energy deals and must act now if they want to keep their costs down."
He also warned the price hikes may not be restricted to gas after EDF became the first major player to put electricity prices up, when it implemented a 2.6% rise on October 1.
Watchdog Consumer Focus said wholesale gas prices are still 40% below their peak in 2008, whereas SSE's prices are just 2% below their 2008 peak.
Audrey Gallacher, head of energy at Consumer Focus, said: "We are worried this could be the start of some serious bad news for all consumers."
URBAN ENERGY
Our mission: “To provide and install, sustainable, world class, clean energy products with the highest level of service and care.
"Urban Energy is an innovative organisation specialising in the financing, design and installation of economic and environmentally sound solar powered energy systems for commercial property (private and public) and domestic dwellings. Our expertise in the field of Government incentive schemes and solar power products will provide individuals and organisations with an excellent opportunity to overcome capital cost barriers, save money on energy bills, increase profit margins, increase the value of their property and reduce their carbon footprint.
Urban Energy employ the very best engineers in this field, all of which are fully qualified, MCS certified and Government approved to carry out this task, complying with strict guidelines and are members of the Solar Trade Association.
For further information about Urban Energy products and services:
Call: 0800 232 1624
Email: info@urbanenergy.org.uk
Website: http://www.urbanenergy.org.uk/
SSE, which owns Southern Electric, Scottish Hydro and Swalec, blamed the price hike, which will come into effect on December 1, on a 25% increase in the wholesale price of gas this year.
It means the average annual household gas bill for an SSE customer will increase by £5.60 a month to £782. A dual fuel customer's annual bill will rise to £1,226 from £1,159 a year ago.
The timing of the hike could hardly be worse for consumers as it will come at the start of winter when gas consumption soars, and just weeks before Christmas and a planned hike in VAT to 20%.
Mark Todd, director of Energy Helpline, said SSE is the first major supplier to hike gas prices for two years but others are likely to follow suit.
"This is a grim Christmas present for millions of customers before what's predicted to be a very harsh winter," he said.
"We expect there to be a response from the other suppliers, and it's likely there will be at least a few that move before Christmas. UK consumers are in the last chance saloon for cheap energy deals and must act now if they want to keep their costs down."
He also warned the price hikes may not be restricted to gas after EDF became the first major player to put electricity prices up, when it implemented a 2.6% rise on October 1.
Watchdog Consumer Focus said wholesale gas prices are still 40% below their peak in 2008, whereas SSE's prices are just 2% below their 2008 peak.
Audrey Gallacher, head of energy at Consumer Focus, said: "We are worried this could be the start of some serious bad news for all consumers."
URBAN ENERGY
Our mission: “To provide and install, sustainable, world class, clean energy products with the highest level of service and care.
"Urban Energy is an innovative organisation specialising in the financing, design and installation of economic and environmentally sound solar powered energy systems for commercial property (private and public) and domestic dwellings. Our expertise in the field of Government incentive schemes and solar power products will provide individuals and organisations with an excellent opportunity to overcome capital cost barriers, save money on energy bills, increase profit margins, increase the value of their property and reduce their carbon footprint.
Urban Energy employ the very best engineers in this field, all of which are fully qualified, MCS certified and Government approved to carry out this task, complying with strict guidelines and are members of the Solar Trade Association.
For further information about Urban Energy products and services:
Call: 0800 232 1624
Email: info@urbanenergy.org.uk
Website: http://www.urbanenergy.org.uk/
Monday, 21 June 2010
Festival founder builds UK's biggest solar farm
The countdown is on as Glastonbury Festival goers pack up their belongings and get ready for what is looking like a very hot week ahead.
Sunshine is never guaranteed at the festival but that has not deterred the founder of the event from building Britain's biggest privately owned solar farm.
Michael Eavis, who will host the 40th festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton over the weekend will become the first person to take advantage of the Government's new, heavily subsidised scheme to create an array of solar panels.
It features the feed-in tariff, under which participants are paid for the electricity they produce, even if they use it themselves.
More than 1,100 panels, costing £550,000 and covering 1,500sqm, will be installed on the roof of the Mootel, the barn where Mr Eavis keeps his cows while the festival is held on his fields.
The panels will generate 200 kilowatts of electricity, enough power in a year to meet the needs of 40 homes.
Mr Eavis will sell the electricity to the National Grid at a premium rate, guaranteed by the Government for 25 years. He expects to earn about £45,000 a year (£1,125,000 over 25 years) from the feed-in tariff as well as reducing his own energy bills, meaning that the system will pay for itself in six years.
Mr Eavis told The Times newspaper: "I've been planning this for a long time but the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has brought home just how urgent it is that we move to renewable electricity. We have already bought all the recycled fat from chip shops that we can find to run the generators during the festival and we wanted to create a permanent source of renewable energy. It makes sense to use some of the massive amount of free energy that comes from the sun."
He said that feed-in tariffs, which all homeowners will be obliged to pay for through higher energy bills, were a "great offer" for landowners such as him. Mr Eavis designed the barn roof to face south and reinforced girders were installed to support 22.5 tons of panels. Construction of the solar array will begin in August, and Mr Eavis is already planning to seek permission for a similar-sized array on another building.
"We will benefit from this. But when it starts generating a profit, I will spend all that money on more solar energy, so it will be a good investment for the nation," he said.
Mr Eavis is putting £50,000 of his own money into the project and the rest is being funded by Triodos Bank, which invests in renewable energy projects.
Hundreds of other farmers are expected to strike similar deals in the next few years.
The biggest solar array so far is on the side of the Co-op Tower in Manchester. Mr Eavis's is the biggest privately owned solar array and the largest mounted on a roof.
URBAN ENERGY
Our mission: “To provide and install, sustainable, world class, clean energy products with the highest level of service and care."
Urban Energy is an innovative organisation specialising in the financing, design and installation of economic and environmentally sound solar powered energy systems for commercial property (private and public) and domestic dwellings. Our expertise in the field of Government sponsored funding programmes and solar power products will provide individuals and organisations with an excellent opportunity to overcome capital cost barriers, save money on energy bills, increase profit margins, increase the value of their property and reduce their carbon footprint.
Urban Energy employ the very best engineers in this field, all of which are fully qualified, MCS certified and Government approved to carry out this task, complying with strict guidelines and are members of the Solar Trade Association.
For further information about Urban Energy products and services:
Call: 0800 232 1624
Email: info@urbanenergy.org.uk
Website: http://www.urbanenergy.org.uk/
Sunshine is never guaranteed at the festival but that has not deterred the founder of the event from building Britain's biggest privately owned solar farm.
Michael Eavis, who will host the 40th festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton over the weekend will become the first person to take advantage of the Government's new, heavily subsidised scheme to create an array of solar panels.
It features the feed-in tariff, under which participants are paid for the electricity they produce, even if they use it themselves.
More than 1,100 panels, costing £550,000 and covering 1,500sqm, will be installed on the roof of the Mootel, the barn where Mr Eavis keeps his cows while the festival is held on his fields.
The panels will generate 200 kilowatts of electricity, enough power in a year to meet the needs of 40 homes.
Mr Eavis will sell the electricity to the National Grid at a premium rate, guaranteed by the Government for 25 years. He expects to earn about £45,000 a year (£1,125,000 over 25 years) from the feed-in tariff as well as reducing his own energy bills, meaning that the system will pay for itself in six years.
Mr Eavis told The Times newspaper: "I've been planning this for a long time but the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has brought home just how urgent it is that we move to renewable electricity. We have already bought all the recycled fat from chip shops that we can find to run the generators during the festival and we wanted to create a permanent source of renewable energy. It makes sense to use some of the massive amount of free energy that comes from the sun."
He said that feed-in tariffs, which all homeowners will be obliged to pay for through higher energy bills, were a "great offer" for landowners such as him. Mr Eavis designed the barn roof to face south and reinforced girders were installed to support 22.5 tons of panels. Construction of the solar array will begin in August, and Mr Eavis is already planning to seek permission for a similar-sized array on another building.
"We will benefit from this. But when it starts generating a profit, I will spend all that money on more solar energy, so it will be a good investment for the nation," he said.
Mr Eavis is putting £50,000 of his own money into the project and the rest is being funded by Triodos Bank, which invests in renewable energy projects.
Hundreds of other farmers are expected to strike similar deals in the next few years.
The biggest solar array so far is on the side of the Co-op Tower in Manchester. Mr Eavis's is the biggest privately owned solar array and the largest mounted on a roof.
URBAN ENERGY
Our mission: “To provide and install, sustainable, world class, clean energy products with the highest level of service and care."
Urban Energy is an innovative organisation specialising in the financing, design and installation of economic and environmentally sound solar powered energy systems for commercial property (private and public) and domestic dwellings. Our expertise in the field of Government sponsored funding programmes and solar power products will provide individuals and organisations with an excellent opportunity to overcome capital cost barriers, save money on energy bills, increase profit margins, increase the value of their property and reduce their carbon footprint.
Urban Energy employ the very best engineers in this field, all of which are fully qualified, MCS certified and Government approved to carry out this task, complying with strict guidelines and are members of the Solar Trade Association.
For further information about Urban Energy products and services:
Call: 0800 232 1624
Email: info@urbanenergy.org.uk
Website: http://www.urbanenergy.org.uk/
Thursday, 27 May 2010
Emergency Budget: Coalition Government sets June 22nd date.
The coalition government will hold its emergency Budget on 22 June.
The Tories pledged before the election to hold a Budget within 50 days of coming to power to show their intention to get to grips with the deficit.
Mr Osborne confirmed the date at a briefing with Lib Dem David Laws, who is the Treasury Chief Secretary.
As part of their coalition deal, the two parties agreed to make £6 billion in spending cuts in the current year.
Labour's last Budget was held at the end of March, weeks before the start of the general election. When they came to office in 1997, Labour also held a Budget within three months of being elected.
Mr Osborne refused to be drawn on the details of next month's statement - which is expected to start at the later time of 1530 BST - but said the "bulk" of his deficit-reduction measures would take the form of spending cuts rather than tax rises.
"A new, strong coalition government is going to do what the Labour government failed to do and let Britain live within its means," he said.
New Coalition British Govt. agrees on More Feed-in Tariffs:
Less than two months after Britain's Labour Party launched its highly regarded feed-in tariff (FiT) program, the newly elected conservative/lib-dem government has announced the program will be expanded. The announcement is included in the coalition government's agreement published as the new government took office.
The coalition government of the Conservative Party, and the Liberal Democrats have issued statements in the past supporting the principle of feed-in tariffs for developing Britain's renewable energy potential.
In his first press conference since becoming chancellor, Mr Osborne announced an audit of all government spending over the past year - to be carried out by the new Office for Budget Responsibility.
He said the government will announce next week how it plans to make £6 billion in spending cuts this year, focusing on reducing the size of quangos and cutting IT, consultancy and advertising expenditure.
New Coalition British Govt. pledges to increase targets for renewables:
A document outlining the basis of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat administration states: “We are agreed that we would seek to increase the target for energy from renewable sources, subject to the advice of the climate change committee."
Both the Tory Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy, Lib Dem Nick Clegg, expressed support for a low carbon economy in their first press conference.
Cameron promised the new government would be "passionate about building a green economy", with Clegg outlining plans to ensure "fine words on the environment are finally translated into action".
There has been considerable unease in the wind sector about Conservative plans to abolish the Renewable Obligations (RO) scheme and replace it with a feed in tariff (FiT) for large scale renewables.
The Lib Dem position has been to maintain RO, although a party environment adviser says that "positions will be worked out jointly from now on" adding that "nothing has been decided yet".
In a pledge yet to be clarified by the new government, the document promises "the full establishment of feed-in tariff systems in electricity – as well as the maintenance of banded ROCs".
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) coming April 2011:
Next April, the new Renewable Heat Incentive begins. As currently proposed, it will expand twelvefold during the decade the amount of heat generated from renewable sources.
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme will guarantee payments for up to 23 years for those who install technologies such as solar thermal, ground or air source heat pumps, biomass boilers or bio-methane or bio-diesel projects.
It is envisaged that you will earn a fixed income for every kilowatt hour (kWh) of heat you produce. Solar thermal is expected to receive the following tariff:
Up to a 45 kW system will attract an RHI of 18 pence per kWh for 20 years*
45 kW to 500 kW will attract an RHI of 17 pence per kWh for 20 years*
The sums involved are huge. According to the published cost benefit analysis, the cumulative gross resource costs of all these payments may reach £26.7 billion. Officials are quoting publicly an even higher figure of £36 billion.
It is hoped that the scheme will help deliver 17 million tonnes of carbon dioxide savings by 2020, though two million of these are already accounted for by the European Emissions Trading Scheme. Around 85 per cent of the 73 terawatt hours of savings anticipated will be from non-residential buildings. Conversely, of the 1.87 million installations, some 1.72 million – or one in 14 – households will participate; just 144,000 installations will be made in the commercial and public sectors.
So, one in 14 households – predominantly those with spare cash to invest – will get a 12 per cent tax free return on investment. While the remaining 13 out of 14 will just see their fuel bills rise that much more.
*TBC out for consultation
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Our mission: “To provide and install, sustainable, world class, clean energy products with the highest level of service and care."
Urban Energy is an innovative organisation specialising in the financing, design and installation of economic and environmentally sound solar powered energy systems for commercial property (private and public) and domestic dwellings. Our expertise in the field of Government sponsored funding programmes and solar power products will provide individuals and organisations with an excellent opportunity to overcome capital cost barriers, save money on energy bills, increase profit margins, increase the value of their property and reduce their carbon footprint.
Urban Energy employ the very best engineers in this field, all of which are fully qualified, MCS certified and Government approved to carry out this task, complying with strict guidelines and are members of the Solar Trade Association.
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The Tories pledged before the election to hold a Budget within 50 days of coming to power to show their intention to get to grips with the deficit.
Mr Osborne confirmed the date at a briefing with Lib Dem David Laws, who is the Treasury Chief Secretary.
As part of their coalition deal, the two parties agreed to make £6 billion in spending cuts in the current year.
Labour's last Budget was held at the end of March, weeks before the start of the general election. When they came to office in 1997, Labour also held a Budget within three months of being elected.
Mr Osborne refused to be drawn on the details of next month's statement - which is expected to start at the later time of 1530 BST - but said the "bulk" of his deficit-reduction measures would take the form of spending cuts rather than tax rises.
"A new, strong coalition government is going to do what the Labour government failed to do and let Britain live within its means," he said.
New Coalition British Govt. agrees on More Feed-in Tariffs:
Less than two months after Britain's Labour Party launched its highly regarded feed-in tariff (FiT) program, the newly elected conservative/lib-dem government has announced the program will be expanded. The announcement is included in the coalition government's agreement published as the new government took office.
The coalition government of the Conservative Party, and the Liberal Democrats have issued statements in the past supporting the principle of feed-in tariffs for developing Britain's renewable energy potential.
In his first press conference since becoming chancellor, Mr Osborne announced an audit of all government spending over the past year - to be carried out by the new Office for Budget Responsibility.
He said the government will announce next week how it plans to make £6 billion in spending cuts this year, focusing on reducing the size of quangos and cutting IT, consultancy and advertising expenditure.
New Coalition British Govt. pledges to increase targets for renewables:
A document outlining the basis of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat administration states: “We are agreed that we would seek to increase the target for energy from renewable sources, subject to the advice of the climate change committee."
Both the Tory Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy, Lib Dem Nick Clegg, expressed support for a low carbon economy in their first press conference.
Cameron promised the new government would be "passionate about building a green economy", with Clegg outlining plans to ensure "fine words on the environment are finally translated into action".
There has been considerable unease in the wind sector about Conservative plans to abolish the Renewable Obligations (RO) scheme and replace it with a feed in tariff (FiT) for large scale renewables.
The Lib Dem position has been to maintain RO, although a party environment adviser says that "positions will be worked out jointly from now on" adding that "nothing has been decided yet".
In a pledge yet to be clarified by the new government, the document promises "the full establishment of feed-in tariff systems in electricity – as well as the maintenance of banded ROCs".
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) coming April 2011:
Next April, the new Renewable Heat Incentive begins. As currently proposed, it will expand twelvefold during the decade the amount of heat generated from renewable sources.
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme will guarantee payments for up to 23 years for those who install technologies such as solar thermal, ground or air source heat pumps, biomass boilers or bio-methane or bio-diesel projects.
It is envisaged that you will earn a fixed income for every kilowatt hour (kWh) of heat you produce. Solar thermal is expected to receive the following tariff:
Up to a 45 kW system will attract an RHI of 18 pence per kWh for 20 years*
45 kW to 500 kW will attract an RHI of 17 pence per kWh for 20 years*
The sums involved are huge. According to the published cost benefit analysis, the cumulative gross resource costs of all these payments may reach £26.7 billion. Officials are quoting publicly an even higher figure of £36 billion.
It is hoped that the scheme will help deliver 17 million tonnes of carbon dioxide savings by 2020, though two million of these are already accounted for by the European Emissions Trading Scheme. Around 85 per cent of the 73 terawatt hours of savings anticipated will be from non-residential buildings. Conversely, of the 1.87 million installations, some 1.72 million – or one in 14 – households will participate; just 144,000 installations will be made in the commercial and public sectors.
So, one in 14 households – predominantly those with spare cash to invest – will get a 12 per cent tax free return on investment. While the remaining 13 out of 14 will just see their fuel bills rise that much more.
*TBC out for consultation
URBAN ENERGY:
Our mission: “To provide and install, sustainable, world class, clean energy products with the highest level of service and care."
Urban Energy is an innovative organisation specialising in the financing, design and installation of economic and environmentally sound solar powered energy systems for commercial property (private and public) and domestic dwellings. Our expertise in the field of Government sponsored funding programmes and solar power products will provide individuals and organisations with an excellent opportunity to overcome capital cost barriers, save money on energy bills, increase profit margins, increase the value of their property and reduce their carbon footprint.
Urban Energy employ the very best engineers in this field, all of which are fully qualified, MCS certified and Government approved to carry out this task, complying with strict guidelines and are members of the Solar Trade Association.
For further information about Urban Energy products and services:
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Thursday, 20 May 2010
New Conservative British Govt. Agrees on More Feed-in Tariffs
Less than two months after Britain's Labour Party launched its highly regarded feed-in tariff (FiT) program, the newly elected conservative government has announced the program will be expanded. The announcement is included in the coalition government's agreement published as the new government took office.
The coalition government of the Conservative Party, and the Liberal Democrats have issued statements in the past supporting the principle of feed-in tariffs for developing Britain's renewable energy potential.
The Tories said during the campaign that they would scrap the current Renewable Obligation (RO), the British form of Renewable Portfolio Standards, and use feed-in tariffs to develop renewable energy.
Britain is one of Europe's renewable energy laggards. Despite the best wind resource in Europe, the county has only developed 4,000 megawatts (MW) of generation after two decades of effort. During the same period, Germany has installed 25,000 MW of wind capacity. France, itself a laggard, has installed as much as Britain in half the time. Both Germany and France use feed-in tariffs.
The agreement implies that the new government will expand the feed-in tariff policy further to encompass more than the "microgenerators" covered under the existing program while maintaining the Renewable Obligation Certificates that are the heart of the RO program. Specifically, the agreement states: "The full establishment of feed-in tariff systems in electricity - as well as the maintenance of banded ROCs"
In another measure of how far the conservatives has moved toward the rapid development of renewable energy can be found in the Tory manifesto published prior to the election. The manifesto's section on sustainability singles out Freiburg, Germany for adulation with a picture of the solar seidlung in the city's famed Vauban quarter. The solar development in the picture was all driven by Germany's "banded" system of feed-in tariffs, since emulated in Britain's new program.
The coalition agreement also stipulates that the two parties will "seek to increase the target for energy from renewable sources" over that of the previous Labour government.
The agreement also has an intriguing passage on nuclear power that may be a harbinger of a change in conservative policies in other English-speaking countries.
"Liberal Democrats have long opposed any new nuclear construction. Conservatives, by contrast, are committed to allowing the replacement of existing nuclear power stations provided they are subject to the normal planning process for major projects (under a new national planning statement) and provided also that they receive no public subsidy."
Nuclear plants receive various subsidies in both Canada and the US, most famously exemption from risk insurance. Further, the Obama administration announced earlier this year a new subsidy program for new nuclear construction in the US.
Only time will tell whether the statement was simply rhetorical and the Tories define "subsidies" narrowly enough to permit the government to fund the new reactors proposed by Electricité de France.
Reference: Renewable Energy World, Paul Gipe, May 2010.
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Urban Energy is an innovative organisation specialising in the financing, design and installation of economic and environmentally sound solar powered energy systems for commercial property (private and public) and domestic dwellings. Our expertise in the field of Government sponsored funding programmes and solar power products will provide individuals and organisations with an excellent opportunity to overcome capital cost barriers, save money on energy bills, increase profit margins, increase the value of their property and reduce their carbon footprint.
Urban Energy employ the very best engineers in this field, all of which are fully qualified, MCS certified and Government approved to carry out this task, complying with strict guidelines and are members of the Solar Trade Association.
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The coalition government of the Conservative Party, and the Liberal Democrats have issued statements in the past supporting the principle of feed-in tariffs for developing Britain's renewable energy potential.
The Tories said during the campaign that they would scrap the current Renewable Obligation (RO), the British form of Renewable Portfolio Standards, and use feed-in tariffs to develop renewable energy.
Britain is one of Europe's renewable energy laggards. Despite the best wind resource in Europe, the county has only developed 4,000 megawatts (MW) of generation after two decades of effort. During the same period, Germany has installed 25,000 MW of wind capacity. France, itself a laggard, has installed as much as Britain in half the time. Both Germany and France use feed-in tariffs.
The agreement implies that the new government will expand the feed-in tariff policy further to encompass more than the "microgenerators" covered under the existing program while maintaining the Renewable Obligation Certificates that are the heart of the RO program. Specifically, the agreement states: "The full establishment of feed-in tariff systems in electricity - as well as the maintenance of banded ROCs"
In another measure of how far the conservatives has moved toward the rapid development of renewable energy can be found in the Tory manifesto published prior to the election. The manifesto's section on sustainability singles out Freiburg, Germany for adulation with a picture of the solar seidlung in the city's famed Vauban quarter. The solar development in the picture was all driven by Germany's "banded" system of feed-in tariffs, since emulated in Britain's new program.
The coalition agreement also stipulates that the two parties will "seek to increase the target for energy from renewable sources" over that of the previous Labour government.
The agreement also has an intriguing passage on nuclear power that may be a harbinger of a change in conservative policies in other English-speaking countries.
"Liberal Democrats have long opposed any new nuclear construction. Conservatives, by contrast, are committed to allowing the replacement of existing nuclear power stations provided they are subject to the normal planning process for major projects (under a new national planning statement) and provided also that they receive no public subsidy."
Nuclear plants receive various subsidies in both Canada and the US, most famously exemption from risk insurance. Further, the Obama administration announced earlier this year a new subsidy program for new nuclear construction in the US.
Only time will tell whether the statement was simply rhetorical and the Tories define "subsidies" narrowly enough to permit the government to fund the new reactors proposed by Electricité de France.
Reference: Renewable Energy World, Paul Gipe, May 2010.
URBAN ENERGY
Our mission: “To provide and install, sustainable, world class, clean energy products with the highest level of service and care."
Urban Energy is an innovative organisation specialising in the financing, design and installation of economic and environmentally sound solar powered energy systems for commercial property (private and public) and domestic dwellings. Our expertise in the field of Government sponsored funding programmes and solar power products will provide individuals and organisations with an excellent opportunity to overcome capital cost barriers, save money on energy bills, increase profit margins, increase the value of their property and reduce their carbon footprint.
Urban Energy employ the very best engineers in this field, all of which are fully qualified, MCS certified and Government approved to carry out this task, complying with strict guidelines and are members of the Solar Trade Association.
For further information about Urban Energy products and services:
Call: 0800 232 1624
Email: info@urbanenergy.org.uk
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Wednesday, 12 May 2010
New UK government pledges to increase targets for renewables
The new UK coalition government has pledged to increase the country’s renewable energy targets.
A document outlining the basis of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat administration states: “We are agreed that we would seek to increase the target for energy from renewable sources, subject to the advice of the climate change committee."
Both the Tory Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy, Lib Dem Nick Clegg, expressed support for a low carbon economy in their first press conference.
Cameron promised the new government would be "passionate about building a green economy", with Clegg outlining plans to ensure "fine words on the environment are finally translated into action".
There has been considerable unease in the wind sector about Conservative plans to abolish the Renewable Obligations (RO) scheme and replace it with a feed in tariff (FiT) for large scale renewables.
The Lib Dem position has been to maintain RO, although a party environment adviser says that "positions will be worked out jointly from now on" adding that "nothing has been decided yet".
In a pledge yet to be clarified by the new government, the document promises "the full establishment of feed-in tariff systems in electricity – as well as the maintenance of banded ROCs".
The text also promises a series of measures to support the development of a low carbon economy, which include:
- The establishment of a smart grid and the roll-out of smart meters
- Measures to promote a huge increase in energy from waste through anaerobic digestion
- The creation of a green investment bank
- The provision of home energy improvement paid for by the savings from lower energy bills
- Measures to encourage marine energy
- The provision of a floor price for carbon, as well as efforts to persuade the EU to move towards full auctioning of ETS permits
- Mandating a national recharging network for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Reference: Ben Backwell, RECHARGE. Published: Wednesday, May 12 2010
URBAN ENERGY
Our mission: “To provide and install, sustainable, world class, clean energy products with the highest level of service and care."
Urban Energy is an innovative organisation specialising in the financing, design and installation of economic and environmentally sound solar powered energy systems for commercial property (private and public) and domestic dwellings. Our expertise in the field of Government sponsored funding programmes and solar power products will provide individuals and organisations with an excellent opportunity to overcome capital cost barriers, save money on energy bills, increase profit margins, increase the value of their property and reduce their carbon footprint.
Urban Energy employ the very best engineers in this field, all of which are fully qualified, MCS certified and Government approved to carry out this task, complying with strict guidelines and are members of the Solar Trade Association.
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A document outlining the basis of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat administration states: “We are agreed that we would seek to increase the target for energy from renewable sources, subject to the advice of the climate change committee."
Both the Tory Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy, Lib Dem Nick Clegg, expressed support for a low carbon economy in their first press conference.
Cameron promised the new government would be "passionate about building a green economy", with Clegg outlining plans to ensure "fine words on the environment are finally translated into action".
There has been considerable unease in the wind sector about Conservative plans to abolish the Renewable Obligations (RO) scheme and replace it with a feed in tariff (FiT) for large scale renewables.
The Lib Dem position has been to maintain RO, although a party environment adviser says that "positions will be worked out jointly from now on" adding that "nothing has been decided yet".
In a pledge yet to be clarified by the new government, the document promises "the full establishment of feed-in tariff systems in electricity – as well as the maintenance of banded ROCs".
The text also promises a series of measures to support the development of a low carbon economy, which include:
- The establishment of a smart grid and the roll-out of smart meters
- Measures to promote a huge increase in energy from waste through anaerobic digestion
- The creation of a green investment bank
- The provision of home energy improvement paid for by the savings from lower energy bills
- Measures to encourage marine energy
- The provision of a floor price for carbon, as well as efforts to persuade the EU to move towards full auctioning of ETS permits
- Mandating a national recharging network for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Reference: Ben Backwell, RECHARGE. Published: Wednesday, May 12 2010
URBAN ENERGY
Our mission: “To provide and install, sustainable, world class, clean energy products with the highest level of service and care."
Urban Energy is an innovative organisation specialising in the financing, design and installation of economic and environmentally sound solar powered energy systems for commercial property (private and public) and domestic dwellings. Our expertise in the field of Government sponsored funding programmes and solar power products will provide individuals and organisations with an excellent opportunity to overcome capital cost barriers, save money on energy bills, increase profit margins, increase the value of their property and reduce their carbon footprint.
Urban Energy employ the very best engineers in this field, all of which are fully qualified, MCS certified and Government approved to carry out this task, complying with strict guidelines and are members of the Solar Trade Association.
For further information about Urban Energy products and services:
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Saturday, 13 March 2010
The Case for Global Warming Stronger Than Ever
One of the many crimes that climate scientists have been accused of lately is that they claim absolute certainty in a field of research fraught with uncertainty. Sure, the planet is warming, say skeptics, but that's happened throughout Earth's history, long before humans were burning fossil fuels. So, how can we be sure this isn't just a natural phenomenon?
Yet a search through the much vilified Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports shows that absolute certainty is notably absent. In the most recent document, for example, published in 2007, the authors write: "Most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic GHG [that is, human-generated greenhouse gas] concentrations."
If that doesn't sound definitive, it's because, as the authors freely admit, it isn't: climate science continues to evolve as new evidence comes in. Indeed, back in 2006, even before the latest IPCC report was complete, researchers in Britain were already planning to launch an update. Helmed by the U.K.'s Met Office (formerly known as the Meteorological Office), the update, published March 5 in the journal Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, is based on more than 100 peer-reviewed post-IPCC studies. The new data may shift the evidence for climate change, but none of it weakens what the IPCC said three years ago.
By looking at a wide range of observations from all over the world, the Met Office study concludes that the fingerprint of human influence on climate is stronger than ever. "We can say with a very high significance level that the effects we see in the climate cannot be attributed to any other forcings [factors that push the climate in one direction or another]," says study co-author Gabriele Hegerl of the University of Edinburgh.
Plenty of these climate effects had already been observed at the time of the 2007 IPCC report, including warming temperatures, shifts in rainfall (wet regions getting wetter, dry regions getting drier) and the increase in summer meltback of Arctic sea ice. Those patterns have continued, and in some cases gotten worse.
Some entirely new observations have been recorded as well. In its 2007 report, the IPCC did not include the impact of Greenland's or Antarctica's melting glaciers in its estimate of future sea-level rise, saying it lacked sufficient data. But now the speed-up of flow from these glaciers has been documented. And while the IPCC noted in 2007 that every continent had warmed throughout the 20th century except Antarctica, that continent has now been shown to be warming as well — very likely due to man-made influences, says Hegerl. (See the top 10 scientific discoveries of 2009.)
There's plenty more evidence in the Met Office report to support global warming. But the question from critics remains: how can we be sure this isn't just a natural phenomenon? Scientists haven't done a good enough job of communicating how they distinguish human versus natural influences, says Hegerl. The answer lies in climate models — massive computer simulations that allow the scientists to project climate effects in various scenarios, including those in which humans do not emit any greenhouses at all. "We go out of our way to check out other explanations — by assuming it's all explained by solar activity, or by solar activity plus volcanoes, or by combinations of any of the other natural forcings known to affect climate," says Hegerl.
According to the models, none of those combinations can produce the climate patterns currently being observed in the real world. Add the greenhouse gases that we know humans are generating (and which we've known since the 1800s tend to warm the Earth, all other things being equal), and the simulations finally come close to matching the real world. Its possible, albeit far-fetched, that the simulations are defective. It is even less possible that all of them (and there are many) are defective in the direction of overstating humanity's contribution to warming.
Again, none of the evidence adds up to absolute certainty, a rare commodity in any field of science. On Wednesday, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced that an independent panel of scientists, representing national science academies from around the world, would review the IPCC's research procedures — an effort to account for the 2007 report's mistakes, for which the IPCC has come under hard criticism. But while the U.N. group may benefit publicly from more transparency, it won't change the fact that more than 99% of the scientific details in the 2007 report have already withstood the most intense scrutiny. The fact that climate change evidence that was "very likely" a few years ago has now been declared likelier still by the comprehensive Met Office report suggests that the evidence for human-caused climate change is getting better all the time.
Reference: Time. Michael D. Lemonick is the senior science writer for Climate Central.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1971702,00.html#ixzz0i3FdVE7B
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Urban Energy employ the very best engineers in this field, all of which are fully qualified, MCS certified and Government approved to carry out this task, complying with strict guidelines and are members of the Solar Trade Association.
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Yet a search through the much vilified Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports shows that absolute certainty is notably absent. In the most recent document, for example, published in 2007, the authors write: "Most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic GHG [that is, human-generated greenhouse gas] concentrations."
If that doesn't sound definitive, it's because, as the authors freely admit, it isn't: climate science continues to evolve as new evidence comes in. Indeed, back in 2006, even before the latest IPCC report was complete, researchers in Britain were already planning to launch an update. Helmed by the U.K.'s Met Office (formerly known as the Meteorological Office), the update, published March 5 in the journal Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, is based on more than 100 peer-reviewed post-IPCC studies. The new data may shift the evidence for climate change, but none of it weakens what the IPCC said three years ago.
By looking at a wide range of observations from all over the world, the Met Office study concludes that the fingerprint of human influence on climate is stronger than ever. "We can say with a very high significance level that the effects we see in the climate cannot be attributed to any other forcings [factors that push the climate in one direction or another]," says study co-author Gabriele Hegerl of the University of Edinburgh.
Plenty of these climate effects had already been observed at the time of the 2007 IPCC report, including warming temperatures, shifts in rainfall (wet regions getting wetter, dry regions getting drier) and the increase in summer meltback of Arctic sea ice. Those patterns have continued, and in some cases gotten worse.
Some entirely new observations have been recorded as well. In its 2007 report, the IPCC did not include the impact of Greenland's or Antarctica's melting glaciers in its estimate of future sea-level rise, saying it lacked sufficient data. But now the speed-up of flow from these glaciers has been documented. And while the IPCC noted in 2007 that every continent had warmed throughout the 20th century except Antarctica, that continent has now been shown to be warming as well — very likely due to man-made influences, says Hegerl. (See the top 10 scientific discoveries of 2009.)
There's plenty more evidence in the Met Office report to support global warming. But the question from critics remains: how can we be sure this isn't just a natural phenomenon? Scientists haven't done a good enough job of communicating how they distinguish human versus natural influences, says Hegerl. The answer lies in climate models — massive computer simulations that allow the scientists to project climate effects in various scenarios, including those in which humans do not emit any greenhouses at all. "We go out of our way to check out other explanations — by assuming it's all explained by solar activity, or by solar activity plus volcanoes, or by combinations of any of the other natural forcings known to affect climate," says Hegerl.
According to the models, none of those combinations can produce the climate patterns currently being observed in the real world. Add the greenhouse gases that we know humans are generating (and which we've known since the 1800s tend to warm the Earth, all other things being equal), and the simulations finally come close to matching the real world. Its possible, albeit far-fetched, that the simulations are defective. It is even less possible that all of them (and there are many) are defective in the direction of overstating humanity's contribution to warming.
Again, none of the evidence adds up to absolute certainty, a rare commodity in any field of science. On Wednesday, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced that an independent panel of scientists, representing national science academies from around the world, would review the IPCC's research procedures — an effort to account for the 2007 report's mistakes, for which the IPCC has come under hard criticism. But while the U.N. group may benefit publicly from more transparency, it won't change the fact that more than 99% of the scientific details in the 2007 report have already withstood the most intense scrutiny. The fact that climate change evidence that was "very likely" a few years ago has now been declared likelier still by the comprehensive Met Office report suggests that the evidence for human-caused climate change is getting better all the time.
Reference: Time. Michael D. Lemonick is the senior science writer for Climate Central.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1971702,00.html#ixzz0i3FdVE7B
URBAN ENERGY
Our mission: “To provide and install, sustainable, world class, clean energy products with the highest level of service and care."
Urban Energy is an innovative organisation specialising in the financing, design and installation of economic and environmentally sound solar powered energy systems for commercial property (private and public) and domestic dwellings. Our expertise in the field of Government sponsored funding programmes and solar power products will provide individuals and organisations with an excellent opportunity to overcome capital cost barriers, save money on energy bills, increase profit margins, increase the value of their property and reduce their carbon footprint.
Urban Energy employ the very best engineers in this field, all of which are fully qualified, MCS certified and Government approved to carry out this task, complying with strict guidelines and are members of the Solar Trade Association.
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Friday, 5 March 2010
Solar Aid: enabling some of the poorest communities on the planet to receive clean, free energy!
Urban Energy actively supporting Solar Aid, enabling some of the poorest communities on the planet to receive clean, free energy:
Hi all at Urban Energy!
During my recent trip to Kenya and Tanzania last month, my colleagues and I made a series of short films about our work on the ground and how our donors and supporters are having a real impact on the lives of thousands of people. I’d love you to watch this short film. Please simply type: urbanenergy.mysolaraid.org into your web browser to view the special web page and to watch the short film. I hope you enjoy it! I look forward to catching up soon.
All the best,
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Hi all at Urban Energy!
During my recent trip to Kenya and Tanzania last month, my colleagues and I made a series of short films about our work on the ground and how our donors and supporters are having a real impact on the lives of thousands of people. I’d love you to watch this short film. Please simply type: urbanenergy.mysolaraid.org into your web browser to view the special web page and to watch the short film. I hope you enjoy it! I look forward to catching up soon.
All the best,
Anna
Marketing Manager
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Sunday, 21 February 2010
OFGEM WARNS HOUSEHOLDS COULD FACE 25% INCREASE TO BILLS IN 10 YEARS TIME!
In a report out 03.02.2010, Ofgem has given its biggest indication yet that bills will rise dramatically over the next decade. It has announced that bills could rise by up to 25% in the next ten years due to factors such as the global financial crisis, tough environmental targets and increasing gas import dependency. Based on today’s average bill size of £1,239, this will mean bills could hit £1,549 in ten year’s time[1].
However, uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service, is warning that Ofgem could be underestimating the increases. It says that ongoing pricing trends coupled with required investment could see household energy bills hit as high as £4,733 a year by 2020[2], nearly four times higher than they are today. The additional cost of investment alone is expected to add £548 a year onto household bills[2].
Ann Robinson, Director of Consumer Policy at uSwitch, says: “Today’s report is one of many recent announcements from Ofgem, which have gradually lifted the lid on what household energy bills are expected to look like in the future. When you add the pieces together it’s a big wake-up call and raises serious concerns about the ongoing affordability of our energy. While investment in the sector is crucial, there can be no doubt that it will have a big impact on household energy bills and this has to be explained to consumers now so that they can start taking action to protect themselves in the future.
"The £5,000 a year energy bill may seem like an outside possibility, but we have to remember that energy bills doubled in the last five years alone and that the huge investment needed to keep the lights on in Britain will alone add £548 a year onto our bills. The fact is we are entering a new era of high cost energy and households will have to adapt their behaviour accordingly by paying the lowest possible price for their energy and reducing the amount they use.”
£233.5 billion investment – what are the key costs?[2]
Renewable energy generation - £112.5 billion
Power plants (including gas-fired, coal-fired and nuclear) - £52.1 billion
Upgrading pipes, networks and gas storage - £39.8 billion
Roll-out of smart metering - £13.4 billion
Carbon emissions reduction target - £15.7 billion
Total = £233.5 billion
Reference: uSwitch.com
URBAN ENERGY
Our mission: “To provide and install, sustainable, world class, clean energy products with the highest level of service and care”.
The Feed in Tariff (FiT) announced earlier this month, for introduction in April 2010, means that every household installing solar electric photovoltaic (PV) panels could earn over £1000/year for 25 years.
These new tariffs will allow people to turn their homes into mini-power stations. For householders who have a south-facing roof, PV panels are really worth looking at. Not only are they a sound financial investment (approx.10% return on your initial investment), they will also allow you to do your part in tackling climate change.
0% interest instalment payment program available for domestic solar thermal and photovoltaic systems.
For further information about Urban Energy products and services:
Call: 0800 232 1624
Email: info@urbanenergy.org.uk
Website: http://www.urbanenergy.org.uk/
1. Based on a medium user consuming 3,300 kWh electricity and 20,500 kWh gas, on a standard plan, paying on receipt of bill with bill sizes averaged across all regions. In 2004, the average annual dual fuel bill was £580. At present it is £1,239.
2. Based on a medium user consuming 3,300 kWh electricity and 20,500 kWh gas, on a standard plan, paying on receipt of bill with bill sizes averaged across all regions. The £4,733 figure takes into account pricing trends over the last 5 years and investment costs required by the energy industry. According to Ernst & Young, reported in The Times on Monday 25th May, 2009 in an article written by Robin Pagnamenta, these investment costs total £233.5 billion and imply a total bill of £8,977 or £598 a year for the next 15 years for every household. However, Ernst & Young factored in £112.5 billion for renewable generation and £15.7 billion of Carbon Emission Reduction Targets (CERT) investment. Consumers are already contributing for these items on their bills: according to Ofgem, in 2006/07, the Renewable Obligation cost each domestic consumer about £10 a year plus, under the CERT scheme we are all paying an extra £19 a year on gas and £18 on electricity to provide funding to support energy efficiency measures. Therefore, to reflect these costs across all domestic energy accounts we have added £548 a year onto household energy bills instead of the £598 a year predicted by Ernst & Young.
However, uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service, is warning that Ofgem could be underestimating the increases. It says that ongoing pricing trends coupled with required investment could see household energy bills hit as high as £4,733 a year by 2020[2], nearly four times higher than they are today. The additional cost of investment alone is expected to add £548 a year onto household bills[2].
Ann Robinson, Director of Consumer Policy at uSwitch, says: “Today’s report is one of many recent announcements from Ofgem, which have gradually lifted the lid on what household energy bills are expected to look like in the future. When you add the pieces together it’s a big wake-up call and raises serious concerns about the ongoing affordability of our energy. While investment in the sector is crucial, there can be no doubt that it will have a big impact on household energy bills and this has to be explained to consumers now so that they can start taking action to protect themselves in the future.
"The £5,000 a year energy bill may seem like an outside possibility, but we have to remember that energy bills doubled in the last five years alone and that the huge investment needed to keep the lights on in Britain will alone add £548 a year onto our bills. The fact is we are entering a new era of high cost energy and households will have to adapt their behaviour accordingly by paying the lowest possible price for their energy and reducing the amount they use.”
£233.5 billion investment – what are the key costs?[2]
Renewable energy generation - £112.5 billion
Power plants (including gas-fired, coal-fired and nuclear) - £52.1 billion
Upgrading pipes, networks and gas storage - £39.8 billion
Roll-out of smart metering - £13.4 billion
Carbon emissions reduction target - £15.7 billion
Total = £233.5 billion
Reference: uSwitch.com
URBAN ENERGY
Our mission: “To provide and install, sustainable, world class, clean energy products with the highest level of service and care”.
The Feed in Tariff (FiT) announced earlier this month, for introduction in April 2010, means that every household installing solar electric photovoltaic (PV) panels could earn over £1000/year for 25 years.
These new tariffs will allow people to turn their homes into mini-power stations. For householders who have a south-facing roof, PV panels are really worth looking at. Not only are they a sound financial investment (approx.10% return on your initial investment), they will also allow you to do your part in tackling climate change.
0% interest instalment payment program available for domestic solar thermal and photovoltaic systems.
For further information about Urban Energy products and services:
Call: 0800 232 1624
Email: info@urbanenergy.org.uk
Website: http://www.urbanenergy.org.uk/
1. Based on a medium user consuming 3,300 kWh electricity and 20,500 kWh gas, on a standard plan, paying on receipt of bill with bill sizes averaged across all regions. In 2004, the average annual dual fuel bill was £580. At present it is £1,239.
2. Based on a medium user consuming 3,300 kWh electricity and 20,500 kWh gas, on a standard plan, paying on receipt of bill with bill sizes averaged across all regions. The £4,733 figure takes into account pricing trends over the last 5 years and investment costs required by the energy industry. According to Ernst & Young, reported in The Times on Monday 25th May, 2009 in an article written by Robin Pagnamenta, these investment costs total £233.5 billion and imply a total bill of £8,977 or £598 a year for the next 15 years for every household. However, Ernst & Young factored in £112.5 billion for renewable generation and £15.7 billion of Carbon Emission Reduction Targets (CERT) investment. Consumers are already contributing for these items on their bills: according to Ofgem, in 2006/07, the Renewable Obligation cost each domestic consumer about £10 a year plus, under the CERT scheme we are all paying an extra £19 a year on gas and £18 on electricity to provide funding to support energy efficiency measures. Therefore, to reflect these costs across all domestic energy accounts we have added £548 a year onto household energy bills instead of the £598 a year predicted by Ernst & Young.
Best Green Blogs
Urban Energy blog added to 'Best Green Blogs' website!
Best Green Blogs is the web’s largest directory of green and sustainable themed weblogs. Writers from all over the world are publishing articles and stories dealing with a wide variety of topics dealing with environmental issues and green living; and Best Green Blogs is an attempt to capture some of that independent publishing spirit.
Their selection of categories is diverse, but what they all have in common is the desire to educate people about making smarter, more sustainable choices for themselves and the planet we call home.
URBAN ENERGY:
"To provide and install, sustainable, world class, clean energy products with the highest level of service and care”.
Urban Energy is an innovative organisation specialising in the financing, design and installation of economic and environmentally sound solar powered energy systems for commercial property (private and public) and domestic dwellings. Their expertise in the field of Government sponsored funding programmes and solar power products will provide individuals and organisations with an excellent opportunity to overcome capital cost barriers, save money on energy bills, increase profit margins, increase the value of their property and reduce their carbon footprint.
Please visit our website for more information: http://www.urbanenergy.org.uk/
To view our page on Best Green Blogs go to: http://www.bestgreenblogs.com/urban-energy/
Best Green Blogs is the web’s largest directory of green and sustainable themed weblogs. Writers from all over the world are publishing articles and stories dealing with a wide variety of topics dealing with environmental issues and green living; and Best Green Blogs is an attempt to capture some of that independent publishing spirit.
Their selection of categories is diverse, but what they all have in common is the desire to educate people about making smarter, more sustainable choices for themselves and the planet we call home.
URBAN ENERGY:
"To provide and install, sustainable, world class, clean energy products with the highest level of service and care”.
Urban Energy is an innovative organisation specialising in the financing, design and installation of economic and environmentally sound solar powered energy systems for commercial property (private and public) and domestic dwellings. Their expertise in the field of Government sponsored funding programmes and solar power products will provide individuals and organisations with an excellent opportunity to overcome capital cost barriers, save money on energy bills, increase profit margins, increase the value of their property and reduce their carbon footprint.
Please visit our website for more information: http://www.urbanenergy.org.uk/
To view our page on Best Green Blogs go to: http://www.bestgreenblogs.com/urban-energy/
Friday, 19 February 2010
Ofgem badge launched to help consumers identify green electricity tariffs.
Because coal-fired power stations are so obviously bad for the environment and electricity so profligately used, governments have been quick to hand out environmentally friendly regulations to its generators and suppliers.
An integrated power company in the UK must now, by law,
a) increasingly source its power from renewable energy
b) undertake a certain level of activity to improve energy efficiency in households,
c) pay a fixed reward to consumers producing their own renewable electricity (so-called 'feed-in' tariffs) and d) ensure their total emissions stay within a fixed cap (or buy in emissions reductions from elsewhere to compensate).
Soon they will also be required to collect a levy to be spent on capturing and storing carbon underground. It may not be long before they are also obliged to go nuclear.
All this regulation is absolutely essential for driving investment in climate solutions but it makes the act of choosing an electricity tariff considered 'greener' than average almost impossible. The good news is that by the time electricity reaches us it's already got all the legal green obligations priced into it. So we are all doing our bit via our bills already. But if you don't think the government's obligations are going fast or far enough and want to exercise your consumer power to go further, it quickly gets complicated trying to work out if that thing you want done is really additional or just meeting a legal requirement.
Ofgem's new trademarked label for green electricity tariffs is a welcome step forward. Help is at hand for the consumer seeking to navigate this carbon policy jungle.
A new panel of auditors has taken Ofgem's guidelines, issued last year, and scrutinised proposed green tariffs wishing to bear the new trademark – those that have passed will be announced today. The crucial test: is this product doing something that wasn't required of the electricity company already? Broadly, three things qualify – investing in (but not owning) community renewables projects too small to be part of the renewables obligation (point a. above), paying for energy efficiency projects that do not qualify for the existing requirement, and buying and cancelling emissions permits that would be otherwise used to allow pollution to carry on.
Of these, by far the easiest to audit and most clear in terms of doing something new, is the last: permit cancellation. The Environmental Audit Committee report, issued yesterday, clearly recommended that caps on emissions, in the UK and Europe, be significantly tightened. This must ultimately be achieved by changes to the policy at EU level but it can also be helped along by action by member states and by consumers.
Fewer permits in circulation mean less pollution. So tariffs that cancel them are good. More investment in renewable power and electrical energy efficiency unfortunately cannot be guaranteed to do the same unless some of the fixed supply of pollution permits are also cancelled. If they are not, they will be sold to someone else who will use them to pollute.
This fact has long been ignored in Europe though it has been the subject of intense debate in Australia, where the government is trying to introduce caps on emissions, and has already been addressed in the existing US regional cap and trade scheme. This has to change.
The Ofgem guidelines go a long way towards untangling the many overlapping climate policies that now exist. They are not perfect and there is still a long way to go to increase awareness and make the distinction clear between cancelling pollution permits and the much-criticised use of 'carbon offsetting', which is not the same thing.
If this can be achieved and more policies and products be aligned so that we get the number of permits in circulation down, then this new scheme will be an efficient way to harness green consumer power.
Reference: Bryony Worthington; director of Sandbag.org.uk campaigner for tighter caps on pollution.
URBAN ENERGY:
Switching to energy suppliers that have the Ofgem badge is a great start, but why not produce your own electricity & hot water by installing solar photovoltaic (pv) and solar thermal panels? Become a microgenerator, and get paid by the government to do it!
URBAN ENERGY THERMAL:
Solar panels are typically located on the roof of your house or commercial property. These panels are able to convert everyday sunlight into heat energy stored within a cylinder, where it can be used to provide hot water for your home or business.
URBAN ENERGY SOLAR ELECTRICAL POWER:
Photovoltaic (PV) panels can be installed ‘on’ or ‘within’ the roof of your commercial property or home and are designed to convert day light into usable solar electricity. The solar electricity generated will be able to power any electrical device within the building without compromising quality of delivery. Their Photovoltaic panels have been designed to work within a grid system to permit the sale of redundant electricity to power suppliers, eradicating the need for unnecessary and costly battery systems found on other types of installations. Please visit our website for more information: http://www.urbanenergy.org.uk/
An integrated power company in the UK must now, by law,
a) increasingly source its power from renewable energy
b) undertake a certain level of activity to improve energy efficiency in households,
c) pay a fixed reward to consumers producing their own renewable electricity (so-called 'feed-in' tariffs) and d) ensure their total emissions stay within a fixed cap (or buy in emissions reductions from elsewhere to compensate).
Soon they will also be required to collect a levy to be spent on capturing and storing carbon underground. It may not be long before they are also obliged to go nuclear.
All this regulation is absolutely essential for driving investment in climate solutions but it makes the act of choosing an electricity tariff considered 'greener' than average almost impossible. The good news is that by the time electricity reaches us it's already got all the legal green obligations priced into it. So we are all doing our bit via our bills already. But if you don't think the government's obligations are going fast or far enough and want to exercise your consumer power to go further, it quickly gets complicated trying to work out if that thing you want done is really additional or just meeting a legal requirement.
Ofgem's new trademarked label for green electricity tariffs is a welcome step forward. Help is at hand for the consumer seeking to navigate this carbon policy jungle.
A new panel of auditors has taken Ofgem's guidelines, issued last year, and scrutinised proposed green tariffs wishing to bear the new trademark – those that have passed will be announced today. The crucial test: is this product doing something that wasn't required of the electricity company already? Broadly, three things qualify – investing in (but not owning) community renewables projects too small to be part of the renewables obligation (point a. above), paying for energy efficiency projects that do not qualify for the existing requirement, and buying and cancelling emissions permits that would be otherwise used to allow pollution to carry on.
Of these, by far the easiest to audit and most clear in terms of doing something new, is the last: permit cancellation. The Environmental Audit Committee report, issued yesterday, clearly recommended that caps on emissions, in the UK and Europe, be significantly tightened. This must ultimately be achieved by changes to the policy at EU level but it can also be helped along by action by member states and by consumers.
Fewer permits in circulation mean less pollution. So tariffs that cancel them are good. More investment in renewable power and electrical energy efficiency unfortunately cannot be guaranteed to do the same unless some of the fixed supply of pollution permits are also cancelled. If they are not, they will be sold to someone else who will use them to pollute.
This fact has long been ignored in Europe though it has been the subject of intense debate in Australia, where the government is trying to introduce caps on emissions, and has already been addressed in the existing US regional cap and trade scheme. This has to change.
The Ofgem guidelines go a long way towards untangling the many overlapping climate policies that now exist. They are not perfect and there is still a long way to go to increase awareness and make the distinction clear between cancelling pollution permits and the much-criticised use of 'carbon offsetting', which is not the same thing.
If this can be achieved and more policies and products be aligned so that we get the number of permits in circulation down, then this new scheme will be an efficient way to harness green consumer power.
Reference: Bryony Worthington; director of Sandbag.org.uk campaigner for tighter caps on pollution.
URBAN ENERGY:
Switching to energy suppliers that have the Ofgem badge is a great start, but why not produce your own electricity & hot water by installing solar photovoltaic (pv) and solar thermal panels? Become a microgenerator, and get paid by the government to do it!
URBAN ENERGY THERMAL:
Solar panels are typically located on the roof of your house or commercial property. These panels are able to convert everyday sunlight into heat energy stored within a cylinder, where it can be used to provide hot water for your home or business.
URBAN ENERGY SOLAR ELECTRICAL POWER:
Photovoltaic (PV) panels can be installed ‘on’ or ‘within’ the roof of your commercial property or home and are designed to convert day light into usable solar electricity. The solar electricity generated will be able to power any electrical device within the building without compromising quality of delivery. Their Photovoltaic panels have been designed to work within a grid system to permit the sale of redundant electricity to power suppliers, eradicating the need for unnecessary and costly battery systems found on other types of installations. Please visit our website for more information: http://www.urbanenergy.org.uk/
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