Tuesday, 15 May 2018
by Jon Swain
Part two: Benefit from renewable energy
Renewable energy systems have been widely adopted by the poultry industry through the uptake of Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). This scheme pays owners and operators of accredited renewable systems such as biomass boilers and heat pumps a tariff for the use of the heat. Monday, 14 May 2018
by Jon Swain
Part one: Buying energy for poultry housing
Heating and powering poultry houses are a significant expense for producers. The good news is that it’s also a cost that farmers have a great deal of control over. This blog is the first part of our 3 part blog series that looks into the best way to buy energy. Thursday, 10 May 2018
by Jodie Hisgett
Put your eggs in one basket and save your bacon…
…at the British Pig & Poultry Fair Visit us at the NFU stand to see how taking advantage of buying power for contracts and reviewing your Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) compliance can help your business. Tuesday, 08 May 2018
by Jenny Beynon
UK powered without coal for three days
Read our top five renewable energy related news stories from the last couple of weeks. Energy is always in the news in one way or another, from renewable energy technology advancements and the latest from the ‘big six’ energy suppliers to advancements in energy saving and sustainability. In this Thursday, 03 May 2018
by Anonymous
25 years in energy and 50 years in farming
No, I’m not 75 years old! I was born on a farm (yes, I’m 50 in a month or so) and on 4 May 1993, I started work here. At the time, the company was known as Farm Electric Centre and I was only offered a two-year contract. I thought ‘it’ll do for now…’ Tuesday, 01 May 2018
by Ed Hardy
Learning how to empower plants
UK growers may have heard of Next Generation Growing (NGG), but could be forgiven for not really knowing what it is. In essence, it refers to a set of growing techniques, developed in the Netherlands over the last decade or so, with the aim of empowering the plant – i.e. giving it what it needs (e. 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, 24 April 2018
by Jon Swain
How can we help you?
At FEC Energy, we provide services in a whole range of different topic areas and describe our capabilities as ‘anything to do with energy in agriculture’. However, this doesn’t really describe in simple terms how we may be able to help NFU members or others looking to solve their energy-related Thursday, 19 April 2018
by Anonymous
Could blockchain change how we buy/sell electricity?
I always like to keep an eye on the future of the energy market and this week I saw that Elexon has published a White Paper exploring how customers could buy their electricity from more than one supplier at the same time. Tuesday, 17 April 2018
by Jenny Beynon
