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On February 1st the Government released proposals for a Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) to be introduced in April 2011. The scheme will incentivise low carbon heating technology such as ground source heat pumps, biomass boilers and air source heat pumps which is good news for home owners, large country estates, schools and businesses. The table below sets out the technology and the expected tariffs in pence/kWh
Proposed RHI rates:
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Technology |
Scale
Small installations |
Tariffs
(pence/kWh |
Tariff Lifetime
(years) |
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Solid biomass |
Up to 45kW |
9 |
15 |
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Biodiesel |
Up to 45kW |
6.5 |
15 |
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Biogas on-site combustion |
Up to 45kW |
5.5 |
10 |
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Ground source heat pumps |
Up to 45kW |
7 |
23 |
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Air source heat pumps |
Up to 45kW |
7.5 |
18 |
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Solar thermal |
Up to 20kW |
18 |
20 |
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Medium installations |
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Solid biomass |
45kW-500kW |
6.5 |
15 |
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Biogas on-site combustion |
45kW-200kW |
5.5 |
10 |
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Ground source heat pumps |
45-350kW |
5.5 |
20 |
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Air source heat pumps |
45-350kW |
2 |
20 |
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Solar thermal |
20-100kW |
17 |
20 |
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Large installations |
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Solid biomass |
500kW and above |
1.6-2.5 |
15 |
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Ground source heat pumps |
350kW and above |
1.5 |
20 |
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Biomethane injection |
All scales |
4 |
15 |
If you would like further information on how the RHI proposals could benefit you please contact either Alastair Edwards, Matthew Venner or Richard Adams on 01608 645116.
Date of news item upload : Tue Feb 9 2010
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