Wednesday, 10 May 2017
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by Thomas Wilkins

Medium biomass RHI degressions highly likely

BEIS has confirmed that the RHI regulatory reforms were not laid before Parliament and that the scheme will continue in its current form for now. This means that the 1st July 2017 degression assessment will be based on the January 2017 budget figures.
Friday, 05 May 2017
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by Thomas Wilkins

Continuous electrical supply from renewable technologies

One of the biggest problems with electrical renewable energy generation is the fluctuations in power that can be produced. Solar panels only really produce any meaningful power during the day, when it is sunny, and wind turbines only when the wind is blowing within the set wind-speed parameters.
Wednesday, 03 May 2017
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by Ed Hardy

Opportunities for renewable heating

AHDB GrowSave is inviting growers to an event to hear more about the current opportunities for converting to renewable heating systems in protected cropping, or adding to and expanding their existing renewable systems.
Thursday, 27 April 2017
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by Andrew Morbey

Thrown in at the deep end

I recently started as a Graduate Engineer at FEC Energy and I have been quickly learning the ropes. As a baptism of fire, Tim Pratt took me with him on his trip to Kent earlier this month and it was a great, if steep, learning curve.
Tuesday, 25 April 2017
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by Tay Bishop

RHI Reforms - emergency legislation

We have received an update on the reforms from Renewable Energy Association in light of the general election announcement.
Tuesday, 25 April 2017
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by Oli Coe

Great Britain goes coal free for a day

Friday 21st April 2017 was the first 24-hour period, since the industrial revolution, that Great Britain went without the need to run its coal-fired power stations.
Thursday, 13 April 2017
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by Jenny Beynon

Energy efficiency… the hidden money saver

Strawson Limited, a vegetable producer in Nottinghamshire, wanted to reduce energy cost as an overhead to the business and improve their understanding of energy consumption. They used us to carry out an on-site energy efficiency audit through E.ON, their energy supplier. 
Tuesday, 04 April 2017
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by Jenny Beynon

Chris Plackett becomes our MD

Chris Plackett is taking over as Managing Director from Andrew Kneeshaw who, after 17 years in the post, is stepping down to take a general directorial role prior to his retirement later this year.
Friday, 31 March 2017
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by Tay Bishop

RHI reforms - parliamentary process delayed

The Renewable Energy Association has just announced that the Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive regulatory reforms have been withdrawn from parliament due to technical issues. The reforms are expected to be re-laid before parliament as soon as possible, after the Easter recess. Parliamentary
Thursday, 30 March 2017
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by Paul Jesson

Helping you buy, generate and save energy

Earlier in March, I attended the annual conference of the National Association of Group Secretaries for the NFU. The event took place over three days in Newcastle, Northern Ireland. It was a great opportunity to meet with representatives of the NFU and discuss ways in which we could jointly

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