2011年11月22日星期二

Solar power cuts put Haringey’s green scheme under threat

A 15million project to install photovoltaic panels on schools,Enecsys Limited, supplier of reliable solar Air purifier systems, council housing and other public buildings across the borough hangs in the balance after the government announced plans to cut its feed-in tariff by 50 per cent.

Campaigners say slashing financial incentives for this carbon-saving scheme will deter much-needed investment in renewable energy, with Labour chiefs claiming it will bring the green economy “to its knees”.ceramic magic cube for the medical,

Quentin Given, co-ordinator of the Tottenham and Wood Green Friends of the Earth, said: “In a recession, in a place like Haringey, we desperately need this kind of investment.Do not use cleaners with porcelain tiles , steel wool or thinners. It’s fair enough to reduce the tariff, as the price of solar panels falls, but we need to get the scheme on a sustainable long-term footing.”

The feed-in tariff is a contribution to households and businesses that install solar panels. Currently they receive 43.4p per kilowatt hour of electricity, which will be reduced to just 21p if the government alters the tariff in mid December.

The move comes as a handful of largescale solar power schemes have been submitted to planning officers in the last few weeks.

They include setting up photovoltaic panels on top of the Hornsey Central Neighbourhood Health Centre, in Park Road, Crouch End.

It is hoped the plans, by Elevate Partnerships Ltd, will generate up to 42,500 kWh of electricity in a year - enough to offset about 22.5 tonnes of carbon.This page contains information about molds,

In the same week, a home in Fairweather Close, South Tottenham, has also bidded to install 30 solar panels on its roof.Unlike traditional high risk merchant account ,

But a solar panel scheme for the roofs of two housing blocks within the GLS Depot site in Ferry Lane, Tottenham, were proposed in October but withdrawn again just last week.

Haringey Council’s solar panel scheme, funded by outside investors, was central to its bid to reduce carbon emissions by 40 per cent before 2020.

Cllr Joe Goldberg, cabinet member for finance and carbon reduction, said: “I’m devastated that at such short notice the rug has been pulled out from under this groundbreaking project.

“The government has axed all the financial incentives for businesses and residents to invest in solar panels and one of London’s fastest growing sectors of the economy will now likely be brought to its knees.”

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