Cherrington, Ruth, Goodship, Vannessa, Longfield, A. and Kirwan, Kerry (2013) The feed-in tariff in the UK : a case study focus on domestic photovoltaic systems. Renewable Energy, Vol.50 . pp. 421-426. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2012.06.055 ISSN 0960-1481.

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This paper explores the photovoltaic (PV) industry in the United Kingdom (UK) as experienced by those who are working with it directly and with consideration of current standards, module efficiencies and future environmental trends. The government's consultation on the comprehensive review for solar PV tariffs, proposes a reduction of the generation tariff for PV installations in the UK of more than 50%. The introduction of the Feed-In Tariffs scheme (FITs) has rapidly increased deployment of PV technologies at small scale since its introduction in April 2010. The central principle of FIT policies is to offer guaranteed prices for fixed periods to enable greater number of investors. A financial analysis was performed on two real-life installations in Cornwall, UK to determine the impact of proposed cuts to the FIT will make to a typical domestic PV system under 4 kW. The results show that a healthy Return on Investment (ROI) can still be made but that future installations should focus on off-setting electricity required from the national grid as a long term push for true sustainability rather than subsidised schemes. The profitability of future installations will have to be featured within in-service and end-of-service considerations such as the feed-in tariff, module efficiencies and the implications of costs associated with end-of-life disposal.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Photovoltaic power generation -- Great Britain, Solar energy industries -- Great Britain, Solar energy policy -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title:	Renewable Energy
Publisher:	Elsevier Ltd.
ISSN:	0960-1481
Official Date:	February 2013
Dates:	Date Event February 2013 Published
Volume:	Vol.50
Page Range:	pp. 421-426
DOI:	10.1016/j.renene.2012.06.055
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit:	23 December 2015
Date of first compliant Open Access:	23 December 2015
Funder:	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Grant number:	EP/E007252/1 (EPSRC)

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