The British public love renewables, are concerned about climate change and are broadly supportive of the green economy.

Ofgem has announced new feed-in tariff rates applicable from the 1 April 2014.

Rates were frozen in October until March 31 2014. Systems under 4kW in size will receive 14.38p per kW/h. The rates for systems over 50kW and less than 250kW will not be changed.

Investment in renewables and energy efficiency measures will be critical in helping businesses cope with future energy price increases, according to a new analyst's report.

Soaring energy costs are being blamed for a huge rise in the number of people going to hospital with illnesses caused by having to live in cold homes.

Installing solar panel system on household roofs is a better investment than a pension, a minister has said.

Last year, key manufacturers such as Waterfurnace Renewable Energy and LSB Industry subsidiary Climate Master managed to achieve major breakthroughs in efficiency via the incorporation of variable speed compressors into their heat pump systems.

A survey carried out by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has discovered that 9% of households in the UK are considering installing solar.

Last year, key manufacturers such as Waterfurnace Renewable Energy and LSB Industry subsidiary Climate Master managed to achieve major breakthroughs in efficiency via the incorporation of variable speed compressors into their heat pump systems.

The UK installed 1.00 GW of solar panel system (PV) in 2013, according to statistics released by the nation's Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). This is a 41% market growth over the 711 MW installed in 2012, and brings the nation to 2.71 GW to date.