NFU Climate Change Levy scheme will be extended until March 2025
The scheme has been reopened for NFU members in the Horticulture, Poultry and Pigs sector, saving them up to 92% on CCL tax.
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Do you need to amend your RHI application, have you changed something?
Ed Shuldham | 02 Jul 2020Everyone involved with the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) will have come across talk of needing an ‘amendment’ at some point but what does that really mean? Read More
BEIS announce an RHI extension due to COVID-19
Thomas Wilkins | 30 Jun 2020The government has announced an extension to commissioning deadlines for all Tariff Guarantee projects to the 31 March 2022 and introducing a flexible 3rd allocation of Tariff Guarantees in a response to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) consolation. Read More
Energy contract volume tolerance
Candace Robb | 25 Jun 2020What is it, why is it in my contract and how do I avoid charges? Read More
Updates on permitting and ongoing compliance
Sophie Archer | 23 Jun 2020If your plant exceeds 1 MWth input and was commissioned after the 20 December 2018, it requires an Environmental Permit from the Environment Agency under the Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD). Existing plants that were commissioned prior to December 2018 will require permitting in: Read More
Waste Wood Acceptance: The P’s and Q’s
Sophie Archer | 18 Jun 2020If you burn, or plan to burn, waste wood you need to make sure your site has a procedure in place to check the type and quality of the fuel being delivered. Read More
Could the coronavirus crisis finally finish off coal?
Jenny Beynon | 16 Jun 2020Read our top five energy-related news stories from the last couple of weeks. Energy is always in the news in one way or another, from renewable energy technology advancements and the latest from the ‘big six’ energy suppliers to advancements in energy saving and sustainability. Read More
The Right Wood?
Sophie Archer | 11 Jun 2020For those with biomass boilers, renewable heat is a critical aspect of their business – but what you buy and use on site can carry more weight than most would think. Read More
Electricity prices took a Spring Bank Holiday rollercoaster
Mike Bond | 09 Jun 2020An unpredictable combination of factors on the electricity markets led to a prolonged period of negative electricity prices over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend. Read More
Going further with calculating carbon emissions
Eirinn Rusbridge | 04 Jun 2020Interest in calculating carbon emissions has been recently gathering pace, with lively discussions at the NFU conference and the launch of the Net Zero: Farm Status Indicator. Read More
Further RHI degression for large ground source heat pumps
Ryan Ward | 02 Jun 2020Towards the end of March 2020, we saw a degression in the large (100 kWth and above) ground/water source heat pump RHI tariff of 10%. Read More
Electricity generators paid to switch off
Ben Ablewhite | 02 Jun 2020Historically low demand on the electricity grid caused by the COVID-19 lockdown has driven National Grid to look for more ways to balance supply and demand, resulting in the launch of a new scheme paying generators to switch off. Read More
Life in lockdown: our new working environment
Jodie Hisgett | 28 May 2020When the UK first went into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic energy suppliers struggled to facilitate socially distanced working and they prioritised emergencies and vulnerable customers. Read More
Is vertical farming the future of horticulture?
Jenny Beynon | 26 May 2020We are often led to believe that the future of horticulture will be vertical farming (VF) facilities growing crops in soilless substrates, using systems such as hydroponics, aquaponics and aeroponics. Read More
New lease of life for Climate Change Levy discount
Steve Leil | 21 May 2020In the Spring Budget, the Government announced a two-year extension to the current Climate Change Agreement (CCA) scheme, with precise terms now out for consultation. Read More
Using Miscanthus chips or bales in your boiler?
Jenni Elves | 19 May 2020Now’s the time to register your harvest on the Sustainable Fuel Register (SFR).
It is easy to put things off. We all do it, saving those jobs for the rainy day and then finding something else to do when the heavens open. Read More
How the BSL helps your RHI accreditation
Ben Campbell | 14 May 2020As part of your ongoing Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) obligations, you must demonstrate that any non-waste wood fuels you are sourcing are sustainable. To do this, you must provide evidence that your fuel meets both the land criteria and the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) threshold. Read More