REAL provided a response to DECC's consultation on the Domestic RHI...
Posted: 19 December, 2012
REAL provided a response to TSI's consultation on the core criteria for Consumer Codes Approval Scheme...
Posted: 19 December, 2012
MCS has completed an initial review of thermodynamic products (including solar thermodynamic panels), and as a result, MCS has now taken the decision to temporarily suspend the registration of solar thermodynamic products within the MCS installation database until requirements for the installatio...
Posted: 13 November, 2012
The Government recently announced that responsibility for the Consumer Codes Approval Scheme (CCAS) will pass from the Office of Fair Trading to the Trading Standards Institute (TSI) on 1 April 2013...
Posted: 3 November, 2012
The feed-in tariff rates for solar PV have decreased for all installations with an eligibility date after 1 November 2012. The tariff rates for installation under 4kWp that meets the energy perfomance requirment will now receive 15.44p per kWh...
Posted: 2 November, 2012
DECC have opened a consultation on extending the RHI beyond the non-domestic sector and the eligibility to other technologies. It proposes the inclusion of air source heatpumps and proposes the tariff rates for all eligible technologies...
Posted: 2 November, 2012
BSI has launched its consultation on proposed revisions to PAS 2030, the standard against which installation companies wishing to participate in the Green Deal will be certified...
Posted: 2 October, 2012
The annual Solar Power UK conference will be held at the NEC in Birmingham from 2nd – 4th October 2012. REAL members can benefit from a special offer which will allow free access to the conference seminars...
Posted: 21 September, 2012
As of Monday, 10 September 2012, Renewable Energy Assurance Ltd has moved to the following address: 2nd Floor 25 Eccleston Place London SW1W 9NF Our telephone and email details remain the same...
Posted: 11 September, 2012
REAL announced today that David Laird took over the role of Chair of the Supervisory Panel on 3 September 2012. He takes over the role from Dr. Gill Owen who stood down at the end of July 2012 and has since moved to Melbourne, Australia...
Posted: 11 September, 2012
Ofgem have now published the Feed-in Tariff rates that will apply to new solar pv installations with an eligibility date after 1 November 2012. The tariff rates will be reduced by around 3% meaning that PV installations under 4 kW will receive 15.44 p/kWh...
Posted: 30 August, 2012
REAL devotes a large amount of time to resolving complaints and since 2008 it has resolved over 1,000. There is no practice, past or present, in involving TV production companies handling and resolving consumer complaints or in administering the code...
Posted: 20 August, 2012
Solar Energy Savings Limited (SES), a company which marketed and sold solar PV systems to the general public, was wound-up on 26 July 2012 by the High Court in Manchester in the public interest...
Posted: 6 August, 2012
OFT spokesperson said: ‘The OFT is aware of the concerns raised about changes to the REAL Code of Practice and is looking into them. The OFT has no plans to withdraw approval for REAL’s Consumer Code of Practice...
Posted: 31 July, 2012
The OFT are launching a campaign to raise awareness of the risks associated with doorstep selling. They have produced a number of publicatiion materials covering the issues associated with doorstep sellers and are particularly directed at vulnerable consumers...
Posted: 19 July, 2012
The REAL Consumer Code was featured in an article published on the Solar Power Portal website - 'Enforcing the Code doesn't make you popular'...
Posted: 11 July, 2012
Renewable Energy Assurance Ltd (REAL) runs a Consumer Code for the small-scale renewables sector approved by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). The purpose of its Code is to maintain the highest standards of consumer protection in the sector...
Posted: 5 July, 2012
DECC today published their response to the Feed-in Tariff Scheme Consultation on Comprehensive Review Phase 2A: Solar PV cost control. A number of changes to the FIT scheme will come into force from the 1st August 2012...
Posted: 29 May, 2012
The Renewable Energy Association in collaboration with Innovas has produced a report on employment in the renewables sector in the UK...
Posted: 26 April, 2012
On Friday the 23 March the supreme court rejected the government's appeal over a court ruling in December that its proposed cuts to feed-in tariff rates were legally flawed, marking the end of legal proceedings and providing clarification to recipients of the fee...
Posted: 26 March, 2012
Lawyers acting on behalf of DECC have submitted their final appeal to the Supreme Court. If the panel of judges agrees to hear the appeal the outcome will decide if the lower tariff rate of 21p/kWh will apply to installations from 12 December 2011 or from 3 March 2012...
Posted: 21 February, 2012
The Government today published the Decisions it has taken following analysis of the proposals set out in its consultation on the Comprehensive Review Part 1, Feed-in Tariffs rates for Solar PV. The consultation was published on 31 October 2011...
Posted: 9 February, 2012
Guidance for REAL members on the current situation of the Feed-in Tariffs was e-mailed to all REAL members recently. A copy of that e-mail has now been made available on the REAL website...
Posted: 7 February, 2012
The Court of Appeal today ruled that Government cuts to the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) were unlawful. Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne said: "The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court ruling on FITs albeit on different grounds...
Posted: 25 January, 2012
Today DECC will be laying before Parliament some draft licence modifications which, subject to the Parliamentary process set out in the Energy Act 2008, makes provision for a reduced tariff rate (from 1 April 2012 onwards) for new PV installations with an eligibility date on or after 3 March 2012...
Posted: 19 January, 2012
"The Court of Appeal has not yet decided whether to give permission for an appeal or made a judgement on the FITs case. The Court will wrap up the decision on permission for an appeal and a possible judgement if an appeal is allowed in the next few weeks...
Posted: 13 January, 2012
Following confirmation that there will be a hearing of their appeal against the JR finding DECC have provided an update on the Feed-in Tariff- The tariff rate for PV installations less than or equal to 4kW will not fall below 21p for installations with an eligibility date between 12...
Posted: 6 January, 2012
It is a very difficult time for companies in the Solar PV industry and we are trying to keep our members updated on the current situation. The guidance below was provided by DECC which should help potential customer to know where they stand...
Posted: 4 January, 2012