Many businesses consider the change from fossil fuels such as oil, coal and gas, to renewable energies such as wind, solar and geothermal is cost prohibitive. But since the 2009 Renewable Energy Directive dictated that the Government had to reduce its carbon footprint to reach a target by 2020, the market has changed considerably, and …
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Many of us in the Renewables industry were hoping that the Budget of 16th March would see some important funding and much needed focus geared towards renewable technologies. However, with tax breaks for oil and gas put forward, there was little mentioned about renewables. Energy and climate change did feature in Osborne’s proposals but they …
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There is little doubt that UK householders and the business and commercial sectors are anxious to expand their interest in solar thermal, but they face mixed messages from the Government and EU legislation, which is somewhat hindering their plans. UK growth in use of solar thermal The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) has operated since 2011 …
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The renewable energy industry has given a varied response to the government spending review, which included sizeable funding for RHI. The RHI will provide £1.15 billion of funding in 2021 with a reformed focus on value for money, saving £700 million. There has been a positive development on the Research and Development side, with the …
When the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme launched it brought hope that more homes and businesses would choose to adopt heat pump technology in return for the favourable financial subsidies on offer. However, the expectations of how powerful the RHI launching could be has fallen a little flat. When solar panels were introduced, there was …