Wednesday, 08 March 2017
by Jenny Beynon
Easy RHI compliance for non-wood fuels
The Sustainable Fuel Register (SFR) is now live and officially able to accept registrations! Tuesday, 07 March 2017
by Andrew Kneeshaw
Why should on-farm generators choose a ‘managed contract’ to sell their power?
Do you generate energy and wonder if you are getting the best price for it? The answer is most likely to be ‘no’ if you are selling via a simple Power Purchase Agreement; especially if you just opted to go with your existing import supply provider without shopping around. A ‘managed’ power sales Friday, 03 March 2017
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: Wednesday, 01 March 2017
by Ed Hardy
UK growers could learn a lot from European neighbours
In Belgium and the Netherlands horticulture is big business and the facilities tend to be more high-tech than their UK counterparts. During a recent GrowSave study tour I saw some of the advanced technology and practices used by growers, such as LED lighting, diffuse glass and bio-beds for water Tuesday, 28 February 2017
by Tay Bishop
RHI tariff degression announcement for April 2017
The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has today announced tariff degressions for the Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), which will come into effect on 1st April 2017. As in previous quarters, tariffs have been reduced for small biomass, biomethane and all Tuesday, 31 January 2017
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
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. Wednesday, 11 January 2017
by Tay Bishop
Easy sustainability reporting for non-wood biomass
As a result of greater scrutiny from environmental non-governmental organisations, it has become a necessity for the bioenergy industry to demonstrate that biomass fuel is obtained from sustainable and legal sources and does not have a harmful environmental impact. Tuesday, 20 December 2016
by Jenny Beynon
2020 is fast approaching!
In the world of energy and climate change, 2020 marks a significant milestone. In accordance with the Renewable Energy Directive, the UK is mandated to produce 15% of its energy from renewable sources. With a starting point of 1.3% in 2005, one of the lowest in the EU, that target might have seemed Thursday, 15 December 2016
by Jon Swain
