The article below is taken directly from Savills Aspects of Trade, which you can read in full by clicking here. The office for National Statistics states that the 12-month inflation rates for gas and electricity are at their highest level since early 2009, with gas at 28.1% and electricity at 18.8%. Many of the conversations we are having with clients are around how to reduce … Continue reading THE RISE OF SOLAR AND EV’S
Information taken from the .gov website that you can read in full by clicking here This scheme provides tariff support for biomethane produced via anaerobic digestion which is injected into the gas The Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) provides tariff support for plants producing biomethane via anaerobic digestion which is injected into the gas grid. Tariffs are calculated to compensate plants for the building of … Continue reading The Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) – tariff support for biomethane produced via anaerobic digestion which is injected into the gas grid
Farmers and land managers across England are encouraged to apply for the Woodland Carbon Guarantee scheme by 11 October, ahead of the next auction which will take place online between 26 October to 1 November. The Woodland Carbon Guarantee is a Forestry Commission administered £50 million scheme that aims to help accelerate woodland planting rates and permanently remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. New tree planting projects … Continue reading Third Woodland Carbon Guarantee auction now open for applications
This post is part two, if you haven’t read Smart Export Guarantee – Part 1: Not so smart or much of a guarantee! then click the link to go back and read that one first… Once again, this was kindly written by Richard Palmer, Senior Consultant at Roadnight Taylor . This article was first published on the Roadnight Taylor website. Part 1 of my look at … Continue reading Smart Export Guarantee – Part 2: What to do now if investing in renewables
I’m so pleased to start the year off with a great guest blog. This was kindly written by Richard Palmer, Senior Consultant at Roadnight Taylor looks at the new Smart Export Guarantee and explains, how as financial returns are no longer guaranteed, it forces a mindset switch for those looking to invest in renewable energy schemes. This is a two part article so look out for part two … Continue reading Smart Export Guarantee – Part 1: Not so smart or much of a guarantee!
I can’t believe it has been a couple of weeks since I wrote my last post- this December has flown by and we seem to have been very busy all the way up to Christmas this year! This blog is about renewables and what is happening with Feed in Tariffs (FiTs) in the future… FiT Consultation results On Thursday 17th December DECC published a response … Continue reading FiT Consultation Results
The proposal is to reduce the FiT by 87% so if you want to look in to solar, everything has to be done, by 31st December. So if you are thinking about it- you need to do it NOW! That’s the gist of the rest of this blog, but please continue to read for more information on where the above statement has come from and … Continue reading If you want PV, do it now!! The Gov’t proposal is to reduce the FiT by 87%
Last week I received a .gov email alert with an article called ‘The bottom line for business: save energy, save money’ which I thought was interesting. The article was about the new Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) which launches in December. It talks about how big businesses are paying for five power stations worth of electricity each year they don’t need. However even reducing their … Continue reading Save Energy: Save Money: Renewable energy can reduce fixed costs and boost bottom line profit
Please note that this blog has been updated since the #agrichatuk on 13.11.14 and the link to read the discussion is at the bottom of this post! #Agrichatuk will be talking about AD opportunities this Thursday- so get involved! Agrichatuk is the Twitter home for UK farming discussions. Every Thursday, 8-10pm. Est. April 2011. Co-founders: @edmogfw @farminkent @overthefarmgate @halo42 I thought it would be useful … Continue reading AD Update: For #Agrichatuk 13/11/14
I recently wrote a post Renewables: Solar update: Where we are now and Farming with and around them! which you can read here: https://blondeagadvisor.wordpress.com/2014/09/15/renewables-solar-update-where-we-are-now-and-farming-with-and-around-them/ I have updated this post this morning as we have now had confirmation that farmers will lose their right to claim subsidies for fields filled with solar panels from DEFRA. The press release starts: Farmers will lose their right to claim … Continue reading Subsidies for solar farms to be cut to help safeguard farmland
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