Tuesday, 11 February 2020
by Ben Campbell
Carbon as a crop…
The first Woodland Carbon Guarantee (WCaG) auction of the five-year period is currently underway. This incentive scheme is set to increase tree planting rates across the UK and is part of the government’s 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment. The UK’s commitment to Net Zero by 2050 means storing Tuesday, 04 February 2020
by Jon Swain
How to get help with energy related disputes
The Feed-in Tariff (FiT) and Renewables Obligation have closed to new applicants, and the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) will close to new applicants in March 2021. However, all have 20 year lifetimes for accredited systems. It is already becoming more common for disputes to arise between operators Tuesday, 14 January 2020
by Jenny Beynon
2019 the greenest year on record
The UK’s renewable sector outperformed fossil fuel plants on a record 137 days in 2019, making it the greenest year yet. Tuesday, 22 October 2019
by Jenny Beynon
MCPD environmental permits – all you need to know
Under the rules of the Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) that came into force at the end of 2018, combustion plants and generators rated at greater than 1MWth and less than 50MWth capacity (based on the fuel input) must have an environmental permit to operate. Tuesday, 30 July 2019
by Jon Swain
RHI: Points to watch
Many farm businesses run into difficulty when it comes to an RHI audit due to failure to notify system changes or omissions or inaccuracies in record keeping. One issue seen in recent months relates to planning permission for biomass boilers. It’s always been a requirement of the RHI to have proof Tuesday, 25 June 2019
by Oli Coe
Get more for your straw
With the harvest approaching, you may be looking at market prices and thinking about how much straw to keep or stockpile for your own use and how much to sell on. Tuesday, 04 June 2019
by Oli Coe
Are you SECR ready?
Check now to ensure you don’t get caught out by SECR, a new mandatory compliance scheme for large companies. Tuesday, 28 May 2019
by Elisa Evans
How complaint are you?
If you have an approved RHI application then there are several ongoing obligations with which you need to comply with to claim payments. These are laid out by Ofgem which administers the RHI scheme on behalf of the Government. Instances of non-compliance identified or reported to Ofgem can result Tuesday, 26 March 2019
by Steven Leil
Be sure to claim your increased CCL relief
Calling all members of the NFU CCL Scheme... On 01 April 2019, the Government is increasing Climate Change Levy (CCL) Rates and the level of discount you receive as part of the Climate Change Agreement (CCA) you hold under the NFU CCL Scheme. You must complete new PP10 and PP11 forms in order to Tuesday, 05 March 2019
by Oli Coe
