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Is energy storage the next farm diversification…

After a period of setbacks and uncertainty, the energy storage industry is on the cusp of major growth – with farmers leading the way. Katie Kozlowska, head of the energy…

2015: The best year for British wind…

Official statistics just released by National Grid show that 2015 was the most productive year for wind energy generation. Both the UK’s onshore and offshore wind farms supplied their highest…

What do new energy efficiency standards mean…

Are you clued up about the new regulations that require commercial properties to have a minimum standard for energy performance? Simon England explains the legal and financial implications for commercial property…

7 vital ways to protect your solar…

Has your business recently diversified into the renewables sector? Or maybe you are considering getting into the solar energy sector. Either way, Harrison Drury's energy law specialist has seven key…

Wind turbines ‘lesser of two evils’ shows…

Would you rather live near wind turbines than a fracking well? If the answer is yes, you wouldn’t be in the minority, as a recent poll suggests. Over 65% of…

Are you ready for feed-in-tariff cuts for…

A must-read for all solar panel users – it looks set to be an eventful few months for the solar energy industry in the lead up to the government’s January cuts.…

Compensation for businesses affected by Lancashire boil…

Was your home or business one of the 300,000 across Lancashire that was affected by the recent water crisis? While United Utilities has advised its customers in the county that…

How long will Lancashire have to wait…

It looks as though the people of Lancashire will have a long wait, perhaps as long as 16 months, before we find out if Cuadrilla’s appeal against the Council’s rejection…

Is the National Trust about to turn…

According to The National Trust, by 2020 it will have invested close to £30m in solar panels, woodchip boilers and innovative technology designed to extract heat from a lake, in…

Renewable generation capacity at record high in…

Renewable energy generation capacity reached record levels in 2014 allowing the world’s economy to grow without increasing carbon emissions for the very first time in history. By the end of…

Lancashire Fracking: Planning application rejected

Lancashire County Council has rejected a planning application by shale gas explorer Cuadrilla to frack in the county. Hundreds of anti-fracking campaigners outside the county hall in Preston, where the…

Will 2016 see the UK withdrawing its…

The UK’s new government has announced that as of April 2016 it will no longer provide Renewables Obligation subsidies for new onshore wind energy projects. Last week the Department of…

Lancashire Fracking Latest: Little Plumpton decision deferred…

The decision as to whether fracking (hydraulic fracturing, a technique in which water and chemicals are pumped into shale rock at high pressure to extract shale gas) at Cuadrilla’s proposed…

Six legal issues to address when negotiating…

Large businesses that are used to negotiating contracts on a day-to-day basis will no doubt be familiar with the legal pitfalls involved. They may have dedicated procurement departments handling negotiations…

Four ways to recover debt from an…

Just because a company has or is about to enter an insolvency process does not necessarily mean that all is lost. I have been involved in a number of recent…

Five ways to reduce claims for workplace…

A recent High Court case has shed more light on the circumstances in which an employer may be liable for psychiatric illness caused by occupational stress. In the case of…

Avoiding the libel trap lurking on social…

A number of high-profile politicians, sports stars, business people and other celebrities have got themselves into hot water for publishing defamatory comments on social media. The action Lord McAlpine took…

Dealing with disputes in a fragmenting boardroom

People who own and run limited companies will always have their differences – that’s just a fact of life. It is sometimes healthy for individuals within these businesses to have…

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