The future of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Scheme
DECC has today announced degressions for the Non-Domestic RHI scheme that will be effective from January 2016.
Read MoreLatest RHI Tariff Announcement – July 2015
This extract has been taken from the Farm Energy Centre – posted 29th May 2015. OFGEM have announced their quarterly expenditure forecast for non-domestic RHI. The latest RHI tariff announcement doesn’t make good reading for small (up to 200kW) commercial biomass boilers. A reduction of 25% will be applied which will be effective as of 1 July 2015. The biomethane tariff will see a 5% reduction applied. The small commercial biomass reduction has come as a bit of a shock to the industry as a slowdown of installations after the December 2014 rush indicated there would be a smaller...
Read MoreBiomass Study Tour – 12 Feb 2015
More than 30 grower and supplier delegates attended an afternoon seminar at Canons Brook Club in Harlow and visited three nearby nurseries the following day, each with different biomass heating systems. You can view and download all the presentations from the event at the Grow Save website. On the 11th and 12th February 2015 more than 30 grower and supplier delegates attended an afternoon seminar at Canons Brook Club in Harlow and visited three nearby nurseries the following day, each with different biomass heating systems. In Farm Energy Centre’s Senior Engineer Jon Swain’s words “I would...
Read MoreFiring on all cylinders
The article below featured in the February edition of Fresh Produce Journal – a PDF copy is available below on the link below: Fresh Produce Journal – Feb 2015. The Lea Valley growing region is powering ahead as growers are diversifying into becoming small-scale energy suppliers. Nina Pullman visits the region. Acres of glasshouses stretching as far as the eye can see have been a historic part of the Lea Valley pro- duce industry – famed for its production of salad crops – for decades. Heating these glasshouses has always meant energy costs have been one of the biggest challenges...
Read More£1 million investment in Hertfordshire tomato growing
Guy and Wright have been growing tomatoes since 1928, the business having been started by John Jones’ great-great-grandfather in Hoddesdon.
Read MoreBiomass boilers receive emission certification
ARG Biomass’ range of Graso biomass boilers from 30 to 999kW have received the full RHI emission certificate that allows the boilers to be used for non-domestic use in Great Britain.
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