Energy and Environment Expo to address RHI issues
The Energy and Environment Expo, which runs from 17-19 June, will advise attendees on how to get to grips with initiatives like the RHI. The newly-launched domestic Renewable Heat Incentive is already driving interest among those in the heating and ventilation arena. Yet, amid reports of rising numbers of applications to the Microgeneration Certification Scheme […]
Receive money by generating renewable heat – Can you make the Renewable Heat Incentive pay?
The domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) has launched, giving you the chance to receive payments from the government for generating your own renewable heat. The RHI scheme pays quarterly for seven years. The amount of money received will depend on which renewable heat technology you install, and how much renewable heat it produces. The scheme […]
Government incentives for installing renewable heating
The heat is on for renewables. The government will now pay you for installing a renewable heating system in your home. How does that work? The government has just launched the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme, a financial incentive to promote the use of renewable heat in homes. The scheme is open to owners, tenants, […]
Renewable heat incentive offers homeowners money to switch from oil
Financial incentives for homeowners off the gas grid to switch to technologies such as biomass boilers. Homeowners relying on expensive, dirty oil for heating will be offered payments of thousands of pounds from Wednesday to switch to renewable energy alternatives in a government drive to cut carbon emissions from heat. [More…]
MP backs Renewable Heat Incentive
The domestic renewable heat incentive (RHI) was launched this week nationwide, covering heat generated through biomass, heat pumps and thermal panels. Tariffs of between 7.3p and 19.2p per killowatt-hour will be paid by the government to those registered to the scheme, and Ms Munt has backed the idea for those locally. She said: “Many people […]
New scheme is good news for owners of older buildings
On April 9 the Government announced the full details of who will be eligible for support under the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive. Owner occupiers as well as second homes, private landlords and legacy applications are eligible for the domestic RHI, where renewable heating technologies have been installed since July 15, 2009. Eligible technologies include biomass, […]
Record numbers visit renewables event at Exeter’s Westpoint Arena
Sustainable energy experts RegenSW have said a ‘record’ number of visitors attended the organisation’s Renewable Energy Marketplace, held at Exeter’s Westpoint Arena. The Government launched its domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme this week, which will reward householders who replace fossil fuel boilers with renewable heating solutions such as biomass systems, air source heat pumps, ground […]
New Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive launched
UK homes can now earn up to £3,690 per year for heating their homes with renewable technologies and save themselves up to £2,000 per year on their energy bills Launched yesterday, the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is the world’s first long-term financial support programme for renewable heat. It follows months of speculation in the industry. […]