Green Britain

Despite government commitment to helping homeowners to achieve reduced levels of energy consumption, the installation of a wind turbine still requires planning permission in most cases.

If you would like to have solar panels installed on your home, you will need to make sure that the installer has been correctly certified to carry out the work.

Wind turbine installation company "Maden Design and Build"is enjoying rapid expansion thanks to the surge of interest in renewable energy generation thanks to the Feed In Tariffs.

Solar Technology International, a solor photovoltaic panel manufacturer has announced the creation of 80 new jobs across the South West of England as it struggles to keep up with demand since the introduction of the Clean Energy Cash-Back Scheme or Feed-in tariff.

Cornwall council has approved a project likely to cost some £14m to create a solar PV farm close to Newquay airport. Councillors say the scheme would pay for itself in ten years and for th following fifteen years generate an annual income of £1.5 - £1.9m.

A school in West Cornwall has taken advantage of the renewable energy feed-in tariff by fitting a 4kWp solar PV system which is estimated to generate approximately 4000kWh per year, which will generate an income of £1,600 and save £400 on energy bills.

According to figures released recently by energy regulator Ofgem a record number of households have taken advantage of the new Feed in tariff and had solar panels installed this month, according to energy regulator Ofgem. So far during August 2,257 homes have installed systems, up from 1,700 in July and 1,400 in June.

Farmers in Dorset are hoping to cash-in on a new type of crop; money from the sun. The feed in tariffs announced earlier this year guarantee a payment for 25 years for Solar PV panels of up to 41.3p for every kWh produced, and another 3p for electricity fed back to the grid which could harvest £1,500 an acre for the Solar farms.

New Feed in Tariff Rates from April 2010 to March 2012 came into force from 1st April 2010 which offer payments not only for electricity you feed back into the grid, but you also get paid for the energy you use, and it's tax free!Add to this the money you'll save on ever-increasing electricity bills and you could be in for saving a tidy sum, as well as the planet.