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Feed-in tariff scheme is shortsighted
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 8 February 2010 at 12:46 pm
A last, we've got our foot firmly on the road to making renewable energy part of the UK's energy mix. Yes, the Feed-in Tariff rates could be higher. The government's goals for microgeneration could have been more ambitious. But the rates are probably attractive enough, especially in the current e…
Feed-in tariff: your questions answered
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 8 February 2010 at 12:02 pm
The introduction of the feed-in tariff (known as Clean Energy Cashback scheme) opens a new and exciting era for microgeneration. Here we answer some of the most common questions on the new scheme. If you've got any more, please add a comment below and we'll do our best to answer. The information bel…
Feed-in tariff explained in video
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 3 February 2010 at 3:41 pm
For those of you who prefer your information visually, here's a great video from Solar Century. …
12 fascinating facts about wood pellet fuel
Posted by Mike Mackmurdie on 3 February 2010 at 10:52 am
Wood pellets for use with stoves for room heating and for those which give full central heating capability are the subject of my first blog. 1. Wood pellets are manufactured by hot-extruding compressed sawdust which is produced during the working of natural dried wood. The compactness of the mate…
Feed-in tariff rates: the headline figures
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 2 February 2010 at 12:57 pm
At last the uncertainty is over - we now know what the rates are for the Clean Energy Cashback (feed-in tariff) which starts on 1 April 2010. Its purpose is to encourage installations of wind turbines, solar photovoltaic panels, micro hydro and microCHP schemes of up to 5MW capacity to produce low …
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