Can I Get a Water Source Heat Pump (WSHP) on the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)?
What is the Renewable Heat Incentive? The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is a government run scheme designed to get more people investing in renewable energy. Essentially, the scheme works by providing quarterly payments based on your rate of heat generation.…
Heat pump FAQs
How do heat pumps work? Heat pumps transfer heat energy either into, or out of, of a property. There are three types: air source (the most common), ground source and water source. As their names suggest, they all gather heat…
RHI rates have increased
2016 saw fewer people benefit from the Renewable Heat Incentive, as budgets were cut and there was less support for those hoping to install alternative heating sources. However, in somewhat of a U-turn, the Government have announced that rates will now increase by…
Significant changes to the RHI scheme – April 2016
While the government took the decision to cut FIT payments drastically as a means of cost saving, when it comes to the Renewable Heat Incentive, it appears they are very keen to expand it. DECC announced earlier this month that…
Air to Air Heat Pumps for Heating
Air source heat pumps are a really popular way to heat your property these days, but most of the attention, at least for homes, is focussed on air to water heat pumps for wet central heating systems. These types of…
GDHIF and RHI to end?
The Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) has been a huge success, with millions being allocated to home solid wall insulation across the UK in the last year. There have been 3 rounds of funding so far, with each batch…
Should I invest in renewable heating or renewable electricity production?
The average energy bill in the UK is now about £1350, this is despite the fact that underlying oil prices have tanked – the energy companies don’t feel the need to pass on these savings to consumers. As time goes…
EU to raise VAT rate on the Install of Energy Saving Measures
We did wonder what would happen with the energy saving sector as a result of the Conservatives gaining the majority in 2015’s General election. We were expecting announcements on the Energy Company Obligation, the Green Deal and even the subsidies…
The RHI and FIT – Just Rewarding the Wealthy?
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) and Feed In Tariff (FIT) schemes allow those who have installed renewable heating or clean electricity generating systems the ability to claim regular payments from the government to help subsidise the cost of the system.…
Can you claim the RHI on 2 heating systems?
The RHI is available for several types of heating system. The question we sometimes hear is, can you combine 2 heating systems and still get your RHI payments? The short answer to this is yes, but let’s go into a…