Recently Oli and I took a trip to London to see Ofgem for a Fuelling and Sustainability workshop. The workshop was all about the Renewable Obligations Certificate (ROC) Scheme, of which my knowledge has so far been limited to solar technology.
Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) recently released a consultation that announces an end to Feed-in Tariff (FiT) schemes for new large anaerobic digestion (AD) sites, and a greater reduction to small and medium scale plants.
Here are the main points from the consultation:
I was pleased to celebrate my second anniversary at FEC recently.
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%.
Generators, and large users of electricity, can derive useful cash from coordinating their electricity use with the National Grid TRIAD periods. These are three half-hour periods in the year when national electricity demand is at its highest.
Scottish strawberry grower, PJ Stirling, estimate that they will produce an extra 150 tonnes of strawberries, as a result of extending their growing season with a new biomass heating system.
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).
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.
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.
Historically, April 1st is the start of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) renewal season as it coincides the financial year. For your new PPA contract, it’s worth making sure that you are getting all the benefits as an exporter.
