Tuesday, 28 March 2017
by Tay Bishop
RHI reforms - our answers to FAQs
The recent RHI degression announcement has thrown yet more uncertainty on the future on the RHI scheme. While the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) continue to keep business as usual, there are many questions erupting as to what, when and how the RHI reforms will happen 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. Tuesday, 21 March 2017
by Ed Hardy
Glasshouse roofs used to heat underneath
Growers could use their glasshouses to generate electricity through the use of solar glass. Translucent solar panels have been developed by Soliculture, an American start-up company, specifically for the greenhouse sector. Their panels convert some of the sunlight into electricity, while still Wednesday, 15 March 2017
by Tay Bishop
RHI Reforms - laid before parliament
The Wood Heat Association (WHA) has just confirmed that the Renewable Heat Incentive Reforms have now been laid before parliament. The parliamentary process is likely to take 6-8 weeks, and the regulations will come into force one day after approval has been granted. Wednesday, 15 March 2017
by Jenny Beynon
Are you on out of contract rates?
Eric Brown, who farms a moderate sized beef herd in Devon, recently contacted us to see if he could save money on his energy contracts for the three electricity supplies on his farm, Friday, 10 March 2017
by Anonymous
Embedded generators – TRIAD income to be slashed
We are finally seeing what is thought to be the ‘end result’ from OFGEM’s review of TRIAD income for embedded generators and it doesn’t look very good. Wednesday, 08 March 2017
by Jenny Beynon
Easy RHI compliance for non-wood fuels
The Sustainable Fuel Register (SFR) is now live and officially able to accept registrations! Tuesday, 07 March 2017
by Andrew Kneeshaw
Why should on-farm generators choose a ‘managed contract’ to sell their power?
Do you generate energy and wonder if you are getting the best price for it? The answer is most likely to be ‘no’ if you are selling via a simple Power Purchase Agreement; especially if you just opted to go with your existing import supply provider without shopping around. A ‘managed’ power sales 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, 02 March 2017
by Ed Hardy
