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Government Eclipses Solar Aspirations

By maryjwalsh | Published: June 10, 2011

In a disappointing but not wholly unexpected development, DECC yesterday announced new levels of FITS as a result of its fast track review announced last February. In making the announcement, Rt Hon Chris Huhne stated: “We have carefully considered the evidence that has been presented as part of the consultation and this has reinforced my [...]

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A Huge Thank You…

By maryjwalsh | Published: April 15, 2011

…to everyone who came to the business planning for community energy event Colbha Consulting ran with the Energy Saving Trust and Envirolink in Lancaster yesterday. If you’ll excuse the pun, there was just a huge amount of energy in the room and as the event went on, the volume in the room got higher, the [...]

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Back…

By maryjwalsh | Published: October 11, 2010

…again A long delay admittedly but it’s testament to how fast moving and busy the world of renewables is right now that I’ve hardly had a second to update my blog for quite a few weeks. All good though.  September was a great month.  The offshore transmission bids are moving along rapidly, Ofgem have been [...]

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Press for Colbha and Ham Hydro

By maryjwalsh | Published: August 19, 2010

Lots of lovely press this week. Firstly I’ve just had an article published in the Ecologist magazine dealing with practical steps community groups can take to bring projects from the drawing board to reality. And following the award of development rights to Ham Hydro, the local press have picked up the story.  First the Richmond [...]

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Phew… what a couple of weeks!

By maryjwalsh | Published: August 11, 2010

If anyone thought the summer would be a quiet time for the renewable energy sector, think again.  After a bit of a lull as the Coalition Government found its feet, the summer has seen some new developments to keep us all busy for the next couple of months. Chris Huhne announced the first ever Annual [...]

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emPowering

By maryjwalsh | Published: July 1, 2010

Another bout of radio silence but it’s been a busy few months.  Despite waiting for the new coalition government to make up its mind on some key energy and climate decisions and a severe lack of information coming out of DECC, there has still been plenty to do.  Firstly, at local level, Ham Hydro has [...]

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Radio silence no more

By maryjwalsh | Published: April 26, 2010

There’s been a good reason for the radio silence on the website – I’ve been on holiday to wonderful California (sunshine, great locally produced food, lots of wind turbines) and recovering from the effects of said holiday.   Fortunately I made it back about 12 hours ahead of the cloud of volcanic dust from Iceland and [...]

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Getting FIT

By maryjwalsh | Published: March 9, 2010

This year sees a number of new developments come into force – the Carbon Reduction Commitment being one of the most significant as far as “big” organisations are concerned, the introduction of Feed-In Tariffs (FITs) being perhaps the most significant for householders, small businesse and communities. Although for some time there has been financial support in place for renewable energy generation [...]

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Ham United Group – New Engagement

By maryjwalsh | Published: December 22, 2009

Colbha Consulting is proud to announce that it has been engaged by Ham United Group (“HUG”), a community group based in Ham, Surrey. HUG’s primary aim is to improve the environment and living conditions for the local residents and it has a broad range of programmes.  The organisation has been expanding and broadening its scope [...]

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