Thursday, 23 March 2017
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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
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by Jenny Beynon

Easy RHI compliance for non-wood fuels

The Sustainable Fuel Register (SFR) is now live and officially able to accept registrations!
Friday, 03 March 2017
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by Jon Swain

Jon speaks to BBC Radio Scotland

Jon Swain recently spoke to BBC Radio Scotland’s Out of Doors programme with Amanda Calvert, an independent wood fuel consultant,  about sustainability and biomass fuels. Hear what they had to say below:
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
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by Jenny Beynon

Do you grow, sell or burn non-wood fuels?

If you grow, sell or burn non-wood fuels, then the Sustainable Fuel Register (SFR) is going to make your fuel sustainability reporting a lot simpler.
Thursday, 12 January 2017
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by Jenny Beynon

FEC Energy turns 50

This year, FEC Energy is celebrating its 50th anniversary and we intend to make it our biggest and best year yet.
Thursday, 22 December 2016
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by Jenny Beynon

**Stop Press: Singing live on the radio!**

We were live on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire radio at 1.30 and 2.30pm on Wednesday 22nd December! They saw our story behind our singing Christmas card and wanted to come and find out more about FEC Energy and the making of the video. We also performed a live acoustic version of Jingle Bells with a
Thursday, 15 December 2016
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by Jon Swain

What the consultation means for biomass boilers and biomass CHP

Yesterday’s announcement of the outcomes of the RHI consultation has delivered some clarity on the intentions to continue supporting biomass boilers and biomass CHP.
Wednesday, 07 December 2016
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by Andrew Kneeshaw

The power of people

We have launched our musical video Christmas card, after discovering that a third of our staff are accomplished (well, maybe pretty good) musicians.
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
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by Tay Bishop

January 2017 RHI degression announced

Small, medium and large biogas has continued its tariff nose dive with another 25% reduction for all sizes; not surprising as this technology is more than 400% over budget. Biomethane has been reduced by 10%. Small biomass has had another nibble from its tariff with another 5% reduction.
Monday, 14 November 2016
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by Jon Swain

State Approval for SFR

Together with Crops for Energy, we have been granted Secretary of State Approval to operate the Sustainable Fuel Register (SFR) as an authorised list of approved fuels. It is almost two years since we started working on the SFR, which shows just how difficult, time-consuming and involved a process

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