Overview — biomass vs heat pumps Pete Downes put together this summary as a handout after a CPD event we presented for a group of surveyors and architects at The Abbey Group conference centre on Preston Road, Yeovil, on Tuesday 1st of March 2016, about Eco Homes/Renewable Heat Incentives + Tariffs. […]
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This grubby Hack 200 has worked hard all year on a broiler farm and is now getting the TLC that will keep it in good working order for the year ahead. With lots of biomass companies having gone out of business in the past year, many due to difficult […]
Biomass Boiler Servicing Calls on the Rise
Another big degression for the small biomass tariff on both domestic and commercial rates was announced on the 29th of May 2015. On 1st of July 2015 the tariffs drop to: Domestic • 7.15p per kW Non-Domestic Small (under 200kW) • Tier 1 = 4.4p per kW • Tier 2 […]
Another reduction in RHI from 1st July 2015
If you fancy a day out and some light refreshments, come and see us on stand 23 at the Sherborne Castle Country Fair on 25th May 2015. We will have our ETA trailer with us and a working biomass boiler to show you, plus a few other items from […]
Sherborne Castle Country Fair, and the Bath and West Show
Another big degression. Ouch! The hardest hit are the small biomass installations — those under 200 kW (cut by 15%) and the domestic market (cut by 20%). While the figures still look good for the largest boilers, the payback period is gradually lengthening and the smaller boilers are hardest […]
The latest degression figures for March 31st 2015
Great news — the latest degression announcement for small biomass (up to 200kw) says the rate is only going to drop 10%. The 150% trigger was not reached, so the anticipated 20% reduction came out at only 5%, but because the overall scheme exceeded its budget an extra 5% reduction […]
Degression Announcement for January 2015 lower than anticipated
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) rate is going to be reduced yet again for new applicants from midnight 30th September. The reduction has been confirmed at 10% this time. A further rate reduction will come into force on 1st January 2015, which will be at least 10%, but is more […]
RHI Reduction October 2014 and January 2015
To further recap: I was Googling ‘biomass boilers’, which is what I do to relax on my days off, when I came across a blog called greenwisebusiness.co.uk that appears pretty high on the first page. The subject of the article is “10 things your installer won’t tell you before you purchase a biomass […]
Ten Things *THIS* Installer Will Tell You About Biomass Boilers ...
Everybody has finally woken up to the returns you get with biomass heating and the rate of take-up has risen dramatically. The following is the content of an email sent out by Frank Aaskov, of REA (the Renewable Energy Association) and it was sent out to members of the Biomass […]
Bigger RHI cut likely in October 2014
Well, degression is here — the tariff for small biomass is being reduced by 5% on the first of July 2014. The DECC notice can be found here. Tier 1 will be reduced from 8.8p/Kwh to 8.4p/Kwh Tier 2 will be reduced from 2.3p/Kwh to 2.2p/Kwh Uptake of small biomass has […]