On 1 April 2010 the UK government introduced 'feed-in tariff' (FIT) legislation to provide incentives for small …. Suggestions are made as to what effects FIT schemes may have on public attitudes and where further research efforts should be … focused. A key finding is that FIT schemes are likely to result in a shift in public behaviour, particularly towards reduced …

The aim of this paper is to look at the UK’s renewable energy policy in the context of its overall decarbonisation and … energy policies. This will allow us to explore the precise nature of the ‘failure’ of UK renewables policy and to suggest … policy changes which might be appropriate in light of the UK’s institutional and resource endowments. Our focus is on the …

technologies in liberalized markets has led to the introduction of quota-based tradable `green' certifcate (TGC) schemes for … feed-in tariffs (FIT), a price control policy. In this paper we contrast these two alternatives in terms of cost … effectiveness and social welfare, taking into account that electricity markets are not perfectly competitive. …

The development of feed-in tariff (FIT) programs to support green electricity in Ontario (the Green Energy and Green … differentiation found in the German policy, as well as the use of a price degression strategy for FIT rates in Germany compared to an …

(FiTs) for solar PV but debate has shifted from ‘if or how to implement a FiT’ to ‘how to move to a self-sustaining market … post FiT’. The aim of this paper is to explain how a sustainable FiT can be designed for residential solar PV installations … rationale for paying a FiT premium above market rates to achieve dynamic efficiency is no longer warranted. Socially, FiTs can …