Thursday, 01 March 2018
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by Jon Swain

How effective has the RHI scheme been?

Hot on the heels of the Government response to the Renewable Heat Incentives (RHI) consultation on drying of materials and the release of the long-awaited draft legislation for the reformed and refocussed scheme, comes a report from the National Audit Office (NAO) on the success and operation of
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
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by Jon Swain

Stay ahead of an RHI Audit by making sure you keep biomass fuel records

Together, with Sustainable Fuel Register (SFR) co-founder, Kevin Lindegaard of Crops for Energy, I recently attended the inaugural meeting of the RHI Industry Forum. This is a new initiative, coordinated by Ofgem, enabling industry bodies to provide feedback on procedures and documents associated
Thursday, 15 February 2018
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by Steven Leil

Environment Agency plans to crack down on CCL scheme members compliance

The Environment Agency (EA) has announced plans to audit facilities that are covered by Climate Change Agreements (CCAs). The aim of an audit is to satisfy the EA that Climate Change Levy Scheme (CCL) members remain compliant with their CCAs and have auditable records to support the data they
Thursday, 08 February 2018
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by Oli Coe

Don’t get caught out by ESOS

If you have more than 250 UK employees or an annual turnover exceeding €50 million and a balance sheet total exceeding €43 million it is time to start planning how you will comply with phase 2 of the Energy Saving Opportunities Scheme (ESOS) regulations. Fines for non-compliance can be up to £90,
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
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by Jon Swain

Government launches 25-year environment plan

Last week, the Government launched their 25 Year Environment Plan. Although the plan does mainly focus on reducing plastic waste, it also promises to deal with issues such as land use, forestry, waste and air pollution.
Tuesday, 09 January 2018
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by Steven Leil

The Environment Agency’s proposed Enforcement and Sanctions Policy

Currently, the Environment Agency (EA) has two separate policies in place, the Enforcement and Sanctions Statement (ESS) and the Enforcement and Sanctions Guidance (ESG), which will be combined and shortened into a single new Enforcement and Sanctions Policy (ESP).
Tuesday, 17 October 2017
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by Oli Coe

Almost time for ESOS round two

The deadline for the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) phase two is 5 December 2019. The scheme was introduced by the Government in 2015 in response to a European Union directive on energy reporting. The aim of the scheme is to reduce the UK’s carbon emissions by making it compulsory for
Thursday, 31 August 2017
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by Javier Cerrada

Javier heads off into the sunset

On the 7 October, I would have celebrated my third anniversary here at FEC Energy. However, Thursday (31 August) is my last day as I have been fortunate to get a job in my native country of Spain.
Tuesday, 29 August 2017
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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.
Thursday, 24 August 2017
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by Oli Coe

Irish Minister Denis Naughten proposals regarding the Irish RHI

I recently attended the Energy in Agriculture Event, held in County Tipperary, Ireland.  

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