Tuesday, 30 April 2019
by Jenny Beynon
Storm Hannah arrives in the nick of time
The rain has come just at the right time for anyone thinking about planting Miscanthus this spring. With record breaking temperatures in February and over Easter and wall to wall sunshine, farmland was starting to become worryingly dry. Farmers and gardeners across the UK were metaphorically doing Thursday, 05 April 2018
by Jon Swain
Is your biomass boiler ash a resource or a waste?
The Wood Heat Association (WHA) Conference often tackles interesting and sometimes overlooked aspects of the use of biomass. This year was no different, as one of the sessions explored whether the ash from biomass combustion was a valuable resource or simply a waste. Thursday, 16 November 2017
by Jon Swain
New grant for woodland creation… don’t miss out!
In addition to the Farm Productivity Grant and the Improving Agri-Food business grants announced earlier this month, there is also another grant scheme available under the Rural Development Programme for England banner of improving countryside productivity. Tuesday, 29 August 2017
by Chris Plackett
FEC Energy joins the NFU
This week has seen changes here at FEC Energy that brings positive news for both our clients and staff alike. We have sold the FEC Energy Ltd business to the National Farmers Union (NFU) in a strategic move which recognises the increasing involvement of farmers in the energy business. Wednesday, 28 June 2017
by Jon Swain
RHI reforms - Governmental changes update
The Renewable Heat Incentive reforms that were originally laid before parliament and then withdrawn in mid-March have not yet been re-laid and latest news suggests that this may not be until after the summer recess. Wednesday, 10 May 2017
by Thomas Wilkins
Medium biomass RHI degressions highly likely
BEIS has confirmed that the RHI regulatory reforms were not laid before Parliament and that the scheme will continue in its current form for now. This means that the 1st July 2017 degression assessment will be based on the January 2017 budget figures. Tuesday, 25 April 2017
by Tay Bishop
RHI Reforms - emergency legislation
We have received an update on the reforms from Renewable Energy Association in light of the general election announcement. Friday, 31 March 2017
by Tay Bishop
RHI reforms - parliamentary process delayed
The Renewable Energy Association has just announced that the Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive regulatory reforms have been withdrawn from parliament due to technical issues. The reforms are expected to be re-laid before parliament as soon as possible, after the Easter recess. Parliamentary Thursday, 23 March 2017
by Jon Swain
Are you getting the most from your biomass boilers?
Edward Backhouse of C.S. Backhouse Ltd, growers of potatoes and arable crops (including oil seed rape and wheat) in Yorkshire, had two 500kW straw burning biomass boilers installed at two sites in order to provide grain drying as well as heating for the farm buildings, including the farmhouse. Wednesday, 08 March 2017
by Jenny Beynon
