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 Wednesday, 28 February 2018
by Anonymous
Winter ends with a flurry for TRIADs
Today is the last day of the TRIAD Season. With the latest TRIAD in history being 15 February in 2016, and daylight extending into teatime, we would normally be thinking it’s all over by now. 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, 22 February 2018
by Jenny Beynon
What are the current “hot topics” for large electricity contracts
When you spend more than £20,000 a year on electricity getting the best deal and staying ahead of the paperwork can be a daunting task. Jodie Hisgett our Utilities Management Consultant looks after all our customers who are in this situation and we would like to introduce her to you and find out Tuesday, 20 February 2018
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? 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 Tuesday, 13 February 2018
by Ed Hardy
Belgian grower brings the taste of summer early
A Belgian strawberry grower, Welroy Fruit, has been able to produce the Sonata strawberry variety earlier than many competitors, due in part to the use of LED lighting. Friday, 09 February 2018
by Anonymous
Capacity Market clears at its lowest ever rates
A good Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and understanding of operating costs is even more essential for natural gas CHP after the Capacity Market (CM) auction cleared at it’s lowest ever rates this month. There were two auctions: T-1 for Oct18-Sept19 Cleared at £6.00/kW Previous low £6.95/kW T-4 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, 06 February 2018
by Jenny Beynon
