Latest articles on Renewable Heat Incentive RHI 
Danfoss Heat Pumps cut electricity costs at community sports club in Lichfield(13/04/2011)
The £10,000 per year cost of running its electric heating and hot water system at Lichfield Cricket and Hockey Club - which runs a large clubhouse supporting many local sporting teams - was becoming a huge drain on club funds. The organising committee therefore sought a more cost effective and environmentally friendly solution, with funding support through the Low Carbon Buildings Programme. The club decided to install a ground source heat pump for space heating, along with solar panels on t... [more]
The Renewable Heat Incentive will help accelerate the installation of renewable heating in place of fossil fuels(06/04/2011)
From July, the Renewable Heat Incentive will mean up to 25,000 installations will be supported by a RHI Premium Payment to help people cover the purchase price of green heating systems – this is expected to be around £300 per unit for solar thermal systems. Those taking up the Premium will then be eligible for a RHI tariff from October 2012 when the Government’s Green Deal begins, as will anyone else who has had eligible equipment installed from July 2009. Full details of the Premium Payment and... [more]
Registered heating professionals have a major role to play in helping consumers make the transition to renewable heat sources(18/03/2011)
At present, the UK obtains more than 95% of its heat by burning fossil fuels. In addition to decreasing dependence on fossil fuels, the £860m Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) will encourage jobs and technological advances. It aims to stimulate a new market in renewable heat and save the UK 44 million tonnes of carbon by 2020. Installations promoted by the new scheme are expected to supply around 25% of the heat demand in the commercial and public sectors by 2020. Up to 25,000 households will be... [more]
Renewable Heat Incentive will help the UK shift away from fossil fuel and reduce carbon emissions
(17/03/2011)
Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has launched the Renewable Heat Incentive by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). This is the world’s first financial incentive of its kind and it will help the UK shift away from fossil fuel, reducing carbon emissions and encouraging innovation, jobs and growth in new advanced technologies. The £860m Government scheme will support emerging renewable technologies and businesses in the UK, strengthening security of supply by reducing dependence on fo... [more]
Renewable Heat Incentive must be designed to be attractive to the customer(04/11/2010)
BEAMA's marketing director Kelly Butler has welcomed the Government's sustained commitment to develop the renewable heat market by announcing its intention to launch the Renewable Heat Incentive from June 2011. The Comprehensive Spending Review included confirmation that the Government is to maintain support for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). "The UK's legally binding renewable energy target always meant that a Renewable Heat Incentive had to be launched, despite the economic challeng... [more]
Renewable Heat Incentive and boiler replacement schemes can help meet carbon emission targets(03/08/2010)
This year, UK greenhouse gas emissions plummeted by 8.6%, mainly due to the recession rather than new measures introduced by Government. The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) forecasts an annual 4% reduction in carbon emissions to 2022. As the economy improves, the Committee highlights the need for a required ‘step-change’ in the Government’s approach in key areas to achieve this target, including improvements in home energy efficiency. Baxi Group has welcomed the second Annual Report fr... [more]
Windhager launches VarioWIN compact biomass wood pellet boiler(19/04/2010)
Windhager is launching its new VarioWIN wood pellet boiler, a very versatile and compact biomass wood pellet boiler with pellet feed variants and different boiler versions to suit installation anywhere in the home. With a footprint of only 800mm by 600mm, the new VarioWIN wood pellet boiler is a compact and practical heating solution unrivalled for its adaptability, allowing options of direct pellet feed, pneumatic suction system or manual loading of fuel. The system ensures efficient and cle... [more]
Heat pumps are growing in importance as energy efficient building design moves up the building services sector's agenda(10/02/2010)
Heat pumps use electricity to extract heat from the environment, usually from the ground or the air. More than three quarters of the energy produced by the heat pump is available free from a sustainable, renewable source. Unlike other sources of renewable energy like wind and solar, the heat in the ground or the air is always available for use. Although they are not carbon neutral (after all, they are powered by electricity), heat pumps typically generate three or four times the energy used t... [more]
OFTEC welcomes the move to include new bio-liquid heating fuel within the consultation paper for the RHI(08/02/2010)
The UK’s 1.4 million homes currently heated by oil could be able to receive incentive payments for switching to a new bio-liquid heating fuel. The Oil Firing Technical Association (OFTEC) believes that these plans are vital to encourage consumer take-up. OFTEC was instrumental in the successful campaign to include the option of using blends of bio liquids to heat buildings in the consultation paper for the proposed Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), which was issued by the Department of Energy a... [more]
Renewable Energy Strategy may force more rural households into fuel poverty(18/08/2009)
Calor, which supplies liquefied petroleum gas to 500,000 households in country areas not on mains gas, said it was alarmed by Ministers’ backing for what amounted to a “country heating tax”. The Government’s Renewable Energy Strategy will penalise families living in the countryside and force many more rural households into fuel poverty. This would add £250 to £4001 to the average energy bill for rural households using heating oil, solid fuel, electricity or LPG. Paul Blacklock, the company... [more]
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