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Solar Impulse pilot defends UK subsidy cuts
2016-01-25 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Bertrand Piccard , the pioneer of a solar-powered attempt to fly around the Earth, has defended a decision by David Camerons government to cut subsidies for householders installing solar panels by 65%. A cap on subsidies has fanned industry fears that the rate of domestic solar panel installations is set to halve, and the government admits that more than half the UK solar industrys 32,000 jobs could be lost. But Piccard, a high-profile entrepreneur, pilot and chairman of the Solar Impulse...
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Fuel subsidy cut, austerity to boost real estate market in Oman, says survey
2016-01-19 21:18:17| Real Estate - Topix.net
According to the international real-estate consultancy Cluttons, measures set in place by Oman's government, such as plans to remove fuel and utility subsidies, could also lead to a rise in the number of private public partnerships by enticing additional foreign investment into the Sultanate. Photo-Files According to the international real-estate consultancy Cluttons, measures set in place by Oman's government, such as plans to remove fuel and utility subsidies, could also lead to a rise in the number of private public partnerships by enticing additional foreign investment into the Sultanate.
United Kingdom: Solar still a good option despite subsidy cut and VAT hike, says industry
2016-01-14 12:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Solar panels still make financial sense for consumers despite a double whammy of subsidy cuts and a rise in VAT rates, the industry has said. Midnight on Thursday marks the final chance for homeowners to secure the current incentive of 12.47p per kWh for electricity from solar panels. The feed-in tariff scheme then closes to new applicants for three weeks and anyone installing panels will get 4.39p per kWh, a 65% cut that was branded huge and misguided when it was announced just before Christmas....
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UK announces solar subsidy cuts
2015-12-17 10:07:38| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The UK government says subsidies for small scale solar electricity panels on homes are to be cut, although by less than expected.
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Energy minister 'open-minded' about UK solar subsidy cuts
2015-10-20 17:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Energy minister Andrea Leadsom has told MPs she remains open-minded about plans to slash subsidies for solar power in order to protect consumer bills, but told MPs on Tuesday that very expensive nuclear power stations were nonetheless affordable for customers. Leadsom was questioned by MPs on the energy and climate change (ECC) select committee about proposed cuts to renewable energy subsidies that her predecessor has called catastrophic. She said changes were needed to avoid a projected...
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