Friday, 25 May 2018
by Tay Bishop
We are hiring… be part of our team!
Our business is continuing to expand and we have a vacancy for a project engineer to help support the technical delivery side of our business. We have a number of engineers already working at FEC Energy, from graduate engineers to the more experienced senior engineers. Tuesday, 22 May 2018
by Oli Coe
RHI regulations to come into force today
After long delays, the latest set of Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) reforms have come into effect today (22 May 2018) after successfully making their way through both the House of Commons and the House of Lords earlier this month. Thursday, 26 April 2018
by Jon Swain
New RHI Regulations progress through the parliamentary process
On Monday the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) regulation changes, which we have been following in avid interest, were approved by the House of Commons committee. The next stage is now to pass through the House of Lords committee. This morning we have been told that this debate is scheduled for Tuesday, 03 April 2018
by Jon Swain
How important is waste wood to the UK heat industry?
One of the more debated topics at this year’s Wood Heat Association (WHA) Conference was the use of waste wood, along with the requirements to remain legal and Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) compliant. There have been an estimated 250,000 tonnes used in RHI accredited systems in the last 12 months Thursday, 01 March 2018
by Jon Swain
How effective has the RHI scheme been?
Hot on the heels of the Government response to the Renewable Heat Incentives (RHI) consultation on drying of materials and the release of the long-awaited draft legislation for the reformed and refocussed scheme, comes a report from the National Audit Office (NAO) on the success and operation of Tuesday, 27 February 2018
by Jon Swain
Stay ahead of an RHI Audit by making sure you keep biomass fuel records
Together, with Sustainable Fuel Register (SFR) co-founder, Kevin Lindegaard of Crops for Energy, I recently attended the inaugural meeting of the RHI Industry Forum. This is a new initiative, coordinated by Ofgem, enabling industry bodies to provide feedback on procedures and documents associated Thursday, 15 February 2018
by Steven Leil
Environment Agency plans to crack down on CCL scheme members compliance
The Environment Agency (EA) has announced plans to audit facilities that are covered by Climate Change Agreements (CCAs). The aim of an audit is to satisfy the EA that Climate Change Levy Scheme (CCL) members remain compliant with their CCAs and have auditable records to support the data they Thursday, 08 February 2018
by Oli Coe
Don’t get caught out by ESOS
If you have more than 250 UK employees or an annual turnover exceeding €50 million and a balance sheet total exceeding €43 million it is time to start planning how you will comply with phase 2 of the Energy Saving Opportunities Scheme (ESOS) regulations. Fines for non-compliance can be up to £90, Tuesday, 16 January 2018
by Jon Swain
Government launches 25-year environment plan
Last week, the Government launched their 25 Year Environment Plan. Although the plan does mainly focus on reducing plastic waste, it also promises to deal with issues such as land use, forestry, waste and air pollution. Tuesday, 09 January 2018
by Steven Leil
