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Tuesday, 13 June 2017
by Jon Swain
The summer of uncertainty…
So far, it’s shaping up to be an unpredictable summer. The political landscape has altered somewhat from what we have been used to, the weather can’t seem to make up its mind what to do, the grid electricity carbon emissions have fallen to their lowest ever level and on top of all this off, we Tuesday, 30 May 2017
by Jon Swain
Not all biomass fuel is wood
It is difficult to read anything about renewable heat without seeing the word ‘biomass’ inextricably linked with wood. In fact, they are often used interchangeably: “I have a biomass boiler”, “oh, so you heat with wood” etc. The definition of biomass encompasses sources of fuel that are much Thursday, 23 March 2017
by Jon Swain
Are you getting the most from your biomass boilers?
Edward Backhouse of C.S. Backhouse Ltd, growers of potatoes and arable crops (including oil seed rape and wheat) in Yorkshire, had two 500kW straw burning biomass boilers installed at two sites in order to provide grain drying as well as heating for the farm buildings, including the farmhouse. Friday, 03 March 2017
by Jon Swain
Jon speaks to BBC Radio Scotland
Jon Swain recently spoke to BBC Radio Scotland’s Out of Doors programme with Amanda Calvert, an independent wood fuel consultant, about sustainability and biomass fuels. Hear what they had to say below: Thursday, 15 December 2016
by Jon Swain
What the consultation means for biomass boilers and biomass CHP
Yesterday’s announcement of the outcomes of the RHI consultation has delivered some clarity on the intentions to continue supporting biomass boilers and biomass CHP. Wednesday, 14 December 2016
by Jon Swain
RHI reforms - what it means for tariffs and renewable heat
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has just released the results of the consultation into RHI reforms. While we take time to digest all 161 pages, a summary of the main points is below. The consultation proposed several changes to the existing non-domestic RHI scheme, which Tuesday, 22 November 2016
by Jon Swain
An introduction to SFR and how it works
Jon Swain,Senior Consultant, will be giving a presentation on the Sustainable Fuel Register (SFR) at the largest UK wood fuel conference in Edinburgh next week. Wood Heat 2016 will be at Edinburgh Zoo on the 28th and 29th November 2016. Monday, 14 November 2016
by Jon Swain
State Approval for SFR
Together with Crops for Energy, we have been granted Secretary of State Approval to operate the Sustainable Fuel Register (SFR) as an authorised list of approved fuels. It is almost two years since we started working on the SFR, which shows just how difficult, time-consuming and involved a process Friday, 15 July 2016
by Jon Swain
Electricity can be more expensive than petrol on the motorway!
For several years, Ecotricity has been providing ‘free to use’ charging points at motorway service stations, amongst other locations, for electric vehicle owners. Wednesday, 13 July 2016
by Jon Swain
