Big Energy Saving Week 2020 is a national campaign run by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in partnership with Citizens Advice, created to raise awareness of energy use and make the public aware of ways to cut down on their bills. It’s a no-brainer – save energy and you’ll save money. Big […]

Wind turbines allow you to produce 100% clean, free electricity. For the majority of people living in suburban settings, wind doesn’t make as much sense as solar energy, but if your home is in an exposed windy area, and you can put up a decent sized turbine with a bit of elevation, it can be […]

The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is a government-run scheme designed to get more people investing in renewable energy systems. There are thousands of eligible product models eligible to claim the RHI, as long as they follow certain rules. Here we’ll let you know more about which biomass boilers do and don’t make the cut. Is […]

The Renewable Heat Incentive The Renewable Heat Incentive, or RHI, was announced in 2008 as part of the Energy Act, although it didn’t come in to effect until 2014. It’s a government subsidy designed to reward smallscale renewable heating systems across England, Scotland and Wales. There’s a commercial arm to it as well, but we’re […]

Renewable Heat Incentive payments for both ground source and air source heat pumps are calculated using a simple equation. Well, simple if you know what you’re doing. The Renewable Heat Incentive The Renewable Heat Incentive, or RHI, was announced in 2008 as part of the Energy Act, although it didn’t come in to effect until 2014. […]

 The Green Room: What happens when you put two energy experts in a room and ask them to explain the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)? This week’s episode features one of the government’s biggest domestic subsidies for eco-friendly heating. That means biomass boilers, heat pumps, and solar thermal. James and Nick take you through how […]

The Renewable Heat Incentive The Renewable Heat Incentive, or RHI, was announced in 2008 as part of the Energy Act, although it didn’t come in to effect until 2014. It’s a government subsidy designed to reward smallscale renewable heating systems across England, Scotland and Wales. There’s a commercial arm to it as well, but we’re […]

Generating renewable energy Renewable energy is a handy term to describe a vast number of different technologies. From solar power to tidal energy, the renewable umbrella covers anything that harnesses energy from a source that is replenishable. In the UK, we have many sources of renewable power, but the majority of our clean energy comes […]

A lot has changed in recent years for the solar panel industry, and with all the developments a lot of people are left questioning whether solar panels are right for them or not. Solar Panel 101 There are two types of solar panel The panels that most of us think of are photovoltaic solar panels, […]

Thousands of households now eligible for cold weather payments as freezing temperatures and snow hits the UK Around 4,000 households in Scotland are among the first to be paid cold weather payments this winter but this could rise as the freezing weather continues. Could bioenergy help reduce energy bills? The Renewable Energy Association has launched […]