Tuesday, 06 March 2018
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by Jenny Beynon

What “hot topics” are affecting renewable heat generators?

When installing a renewable heat generation project, such as biomass boilers or heat pumps, there are many opportunities where things could go wrong and this doesn’t stop once the system is up and running. Thomas Wilkins, our Renewables Heat Team Engineer, looks after many of our customers’
Thursday, 01 March 2018
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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, 20 February 2018
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by Andrew Morbey

Producing energy on Mars

As Elon Musk’s Space X launched its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time a few weeks ago with the aim to send a Tesla car and mannequin towards Mars’ orbit, we ask could life on Mars be getting closer?
Tuesday, 06 February 2018
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by Jenny Beynon

Join us at Energy Now Expo

As the renewable energy sector becomes ever more mainstream, farmers and landowners can engage with industry experts on the latest renewable energy opportunities available, together with the best practices in energy generation and efficiency, at the Energy Now Expo in Telford, Shropshire, on 7th
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
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by Jon Swain

UK wood pellet supply – shortage of fibre leads to restricted supplies and price hikes

If you own a wood pellet boiler, you are likely to have run into problems finding an adequate supply of wood pellets at a decent price this winter. The reason for this is that the unseasonably warm winter across Europe has restricted timber harvesting. This has had a knock-on effect, causing the
Tuesday, 30 January 2018
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by Oli Coe

RHI eligible heat use consultation… a lobbying success

In response to Renewable Heat Incentives (RHI) Consultation, the Government has decided NOT to remove all drying practices as eligible heat uses. Although it will be tightening up the rules of the RHI scheme and drying wood for fuel as well as drying waste WILL be removed.
Thursday, 25 January 2018
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Hope fades for the TRIAD rescue plan

We have previously written about the legal challenge raised to try and stop the loss of TRIAD income to embedded generators. Well, the first results have just come out …
Thursday, 04 January 2018
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by Jenny Beynon

2017 the UK’s greenest year for electricity… ever

National Grid figures recently revealed that 2017 was the ‘greenest year ever’ in terms of electricity generation in the UK. The move towards renewables, with record outputs for solar, wind and hydropower, caused record low levels of carbon pollution.
Tuesday, 02 January 2018
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by Jenny Beynon

The UK’s only Renewable Energy Event for the Agricultural Sector RETURNS!

The Energy Now Expo will be returning to Telford, Shropshire, on 7 and 8 February 2018 for its ninth year, and farmers and landowners across the UK are being urged to save the date.
Thursday, 14 December 2017
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by Jon Swain

GrowSave goes to Scotland

It was a close-run thing… heavy snowfall on Sunday night in the Midlands nearly prevented the delivery of the latest GrowSave* event in St Andrews, Scotland. Fortunately, however, the roads cleared in time and all the speakers made it for Tuesday’s event.

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