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
Tuesday, 25 October 2016
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by Tay Bishop

SFR provides greater traceability

We recently attended the Wood Heat Association members meeting in Birmingham and, following discussions about the future of the Biomass Suppliers List, it became clear that the industry is concerned about the traceability and integrity of sustainable fuels.
Tuesday, 18 October 2016
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by Tay Bishop

Registrations at the ready

The Sustainable Fuel Register (SFR) is about to receive Secretary of State Approval and is almost ready to accept online registrations!
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
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by Jon Swain

Miscanthus developments - burn it? sleep in it? live in it?

The rain finally stopped, and the sunshine made a welcome appearance, just in time for a guided walk around an experimental fields trial site of miscanthus at Hackthorn in Lincolnshire.
Tuesday, 31 May 2016
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by Thomas Wilkins

The latest degression announcement from DECC

DECC have just announced the tariffs for the Non Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme, which will be effective from 1st July 2016. Small biomass, continuing to be hit by the degressions, will be decreasing by 10%.
Friday, 18 March 2016
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by Oli Coe

Recent RHI changes

On the 3rd March 2016, the Government released a consultation document outlining proposals for the reform of the Domestic & Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).
Friday, 18 March 2016
by sam

Changes to RHI will affect all participants

The Government has released a consultation document, announcing the reform of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). There are proposed changes that will be implemented in April 2016 and Spring 2017. At the moment, the government has not confirmed whether these changes will effect RHI eligible
Friday, 04 March 2016
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by Jenny Beynon

Sustainable Fuel Register is launched

Earlier in February, the Sustainable Fuel Register (SFR) was launched at Energy Now Expo 2016. This reporting scheme will bridge the gap between fuel sustainability reporting and non-wood fuel users, just as the BSL does for wood biomass fuels.
Friday, 19 February 2016
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by Tay Bishop

The future of BSL discussed by industry reps

I recently visited DECC, along with representatives from the wood fuel industry, to discuss our experiences with the Biomass Suppliers List (BSL) and ways in which it could be improved for the future.
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
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by Elisa Evans

RHI Biogas tariff degression

DECC have released the latest forecast for estimated, committed Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) expenditure for the next 12 months. The ‘Biogas’ data from DECC’s forecast is applicable to AD clients, and it suggests that the Biogas combustion tariff will decrease by a minimum of 5% from 1 April 2016

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