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We are proponents of the FIT system and have organised a number of events related to its development. We also develop projects that are based on the FIT providing a useful mechanism encourage investment. Here is a differing opinion from George Monbiot. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/mar/01/solar-panel-feed-in-tariff
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I've just returned from a really useful meeting in Sertã, Portugal. A very nice town in the mountains north of Lisbon. I was there to take part in a new INTERREG IVC funded project launch - RETS. We haven't been involved in these sort of multi-partner projects before, so I attended with quite a bit of trepidation. But I needn't have worried. The project is being co-ordinated very expertly by ADEC and will provide many opportunities for us to actively engage with our own local authority partners and those across Europe who are taking part in the project. We will be hosting a major event in July 2010, of which more details as they arise, and we will be promoting the project around Wales. RETS project summary The ”RETS: Renewable Energies Transfer System” project has grown up out of a local experience of economic development through renewable energies (RES) in Northern Alsace (France). The project aims to tackle the challenges of renewable energies for local and regional authorities (and in particular those with less than 25,000 inhabitants) in association with the expertise of existing competency centres that produce research and provide services on RES. These small sized authorities have to combat issues linked to their territorial competitiveness and access to project management skills for the implementation of complex projects (energy–mix). The main objective of RETS is to improve the knowledge and competencies of local and regional policymakers (decision makers, civil servants …) in renewable energies, so as to facilitate the deployment of coherent and value added strategic renewable energies policies. This will be realised through the creation of a European community for local authorities on RES, comprised of two key elements: physical tools for meeting and exchanging viewpoints and a virtual platform for collaborative exchange and transfer of good practice through an innovative online approach. The RETS partnership counts 12 partners from 9 EU Member States: France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, UK, the Netherlands, Romania, and Slovenia. It has been developed with the idea of obtaining partners with different types and levels of experiences in the deployment of RES and sustainable management. The panel contains local authorities, universities, energy agencies and associations, more or less advanced in their policy and experiences. The core RETS activities concern the creation of simple usable tools for local authorities in order to help them make informed choices for the implementation of the right renewable energy strategy within their territories: - Collection and analysis of regional RES initiatives and production of a good practice guidebook (45 good practices collected and 20 transferred) - Study visits (6) to exchange on ideas and practices between network members - Tailored RES seminars for local authorities (10 seminars) to transfer knowledge, good practices and stimulate policy implementation - Creation of an online RES community bringing together local authorities and RES experts on a collaborative tool, allowing them to find, exchange, discuss and transfer information on RES in an innovative way (publication of 25 articles on the web portal). - Dissemination of the results using both traditional (3 conferences, paper publications (leaflet, brochure), 10 newsletters, press releases) and new forms of communication (website, online collaborative tool). The immediate project result is expected within the members of the consortium and their regional local authority network contacts. RETS will then rapidly have a wider reach through the diffusion of its good practices and knowledge via the RETS web portal and guidebook.   
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I am pleased to say that we were recently awarded the contract to undertake the Talysarn and Nantlle Communities First energy project. This will be managed by our staff in the North Wales Office. This is very good news for us. It's always good to win a contract, especially after the disappointments of the last few months. The project will look at improving energy efficiency locally, saving energy and lifting householders away from the risk of fuel poverty. It will also look at renewable energy schemes for community buildings and longer term projects that will see a local energy champion carry on supporting householders' Best of luck to the NWEAC team. We are looking forward to working with the residents and communities of Talysarn and Nantlle over the next three months.
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