Wednesday, 21 June 2017
by Anonymous
Maximise TRIAD income while you can
OFGEM have confirmed their ‘minded to’ decision to cut TRIAD income for embedded generators. It is still possible that Government will reject OFGEM’s proposal, but the chances of that are pretty slim. Thursday, 15 June 2017
by Andrew Kneeshaw
Shaping electricity
I recently visited a manufacturer of battery and power control electronics, located in Sheffield, to take a look at the technology they are using to control electricity demand at the user level. Tuesday, 13 June 2017
by Jon Swain
The summer of uncertainty…
So far, it’s shaping up to be an unpredictable summer. The political landscape has altered somewhat from what we have been used to, the weather can’t seem to make up its mind what to do, the grid electricity carbon emissions have fallen to their lowest ever level and on top of all this off, we Thursday, 08 June 2017
by Jenny Beynon
Cycling for Mind – 50 miles around Warwickshire via Amsterdam
Find out why Elisa, Mick, Oli and Jon thought it would be a good idea to get on their bikes dressed in a vibrant shade of orange to spend 3 days cycling 300km around the Netherlands. Thursday, 08 June 2017
by Paul Jesson
Solar power output reaches an all-time high
A couple of weeks ago, we were all enjoying the lovely warm English sunshine although, it’s hard to remember now after the recent inclement weather. While we were all baking on Friday 26 May 2017, the UK’s solar (PV) output quietly broke its previous record, peaking at 8.84GW at 13:00, and meeting Thursday, 01 June 2017
by Tay Bishop
Medium sized biomass RHI tariffs reduce
The Department of BEIS has just announced RHI degressions, effective from 1st July 2017, for biomass, biomethane and biogas. As expected, the tariff for medium sized biomass has been reduced by 10%. The forecast shows that this technology has exceeded its budget and, as the whole scheme is already Tuesday, 30 May 2017
by Jon Swain
Not all biomass fuel is wood
It is difficult to read anything about renewable heat without seeing the word ‘biomass’ inextricably linked with wood. In fact, they are often used interchangeably: “I have a biomass boiler”, “oh, so you heat with wood” etc. The definition of biomass encompasses sources of fuel that are much Thursday, 25 May 2017
by Jenny Beynon
Making friends over the handle bars
An intrepid group of FEC Energy staff set off from Amsterdam today, to cycle 300km across the Netherlands, as part of an event organised by one of our close trading partners. 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. Friday, 05 May 2017
by Thomas Wilkins
