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Otter and Kingfisher are regular visitors to hydro system
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 16 March 2012 at 12:05 pm
The range of wildlife species has increased at Devon Wildlife Trust's (DWT) new offices at Cricklepit Mill, Exeter, since it installed a hydro electricity system. The impact on fish is often one of the greatest concerns for hydro installations - and one o…
Installing a biomass boiler: what it's really like
Posted by Harvey Jones on 14 March 2012 at 8:01 am
We’re off the mains gas grid so I chose biomass (wood chip) to replace our old oil-fired boiler as I wanted to be as CO2 neutral as possible. It also meant there was no possibility of a catastrophic heating-oil spill. Our old, cold house already had central heating with radiators and we wer…
Standalone solar PV defined for feed-in tariffs
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 12 March 2012 at 9:16 am
There's quite a lot of confusion over what "standalone" means in the context of a solar PV system applying for the feed-in tariff. Understanding the difference between standalone and on-site renewables is important as it makes quite a difference to the rate of generation tariff you get fro…
Solar hot water and the missing washing machine
Posted by Alister Scott on 9 March 2012 at 10:20 am
Ten years ago we installed solar hot water heating. It's been great, particularly as energy prices have gone up. When we did it, I had one professor of environmental policy (who shall remain nameless) look down his nose at me and say "but surely it'll never be economic?" That was te…
Response to feed-in consultation will make a real difference
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 7 March 2012 at 11:33 am
"This is a genuine consultation," says Alex Weir, senior policy advisor, feed-in tariff review, DECC. "We are really interested to know what the costs [of installing solar PV] are and how they are changing. It is in everyone's interests that costs and tariffs come down together." Speaking at the …
