Department of Energy and Climate Change
Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)
Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme, which it aims to introduce in April 2011.
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) will provide financial support for those who install renewable heating, which qualifies for support under the scheme.
Tariff levels have been calculated to bridge the financial gap between the cost of conventional and renewable heat systems at all scales, with additional compensation for certain technologies for an element of the non-financial cost and a rate of return of 12% on the additional cost of Renewables, with 6% for solar thermal.
Bio-energy Capital Grants Scheme
The Bio-energy Capital Grants Scheme supports biomass-fuelled heat, and combined heat and power projects in the industrial, commercial and community sectors in England.
A five-year biomass heat support scheme was announced in the 2006 ‘Climate change programme review’, and in its response to the ‘Biomass task force report’. The Bio-energy Capital Grants Scheme has supported five funding rounds to date.
www.bioenergycapitalgrants.org.uk
CSEP is an open grants programme run by BRE as an award partner of the Big Lottery Fund (BIG). BRE carries out research, consultancy, training and testing to help create better buildings and communities.
www.communitysustainable.org.uk
Energy Saving Scotland home renewables grants
Grants are available to cover 30% of the cost of installing a renewable heating system at home, up to a maximum of £4,000.
www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/scotland
Wood Energy Business Scheme
www.forestry.gov.uk/website/forestry.nsf/byunique/infd-7njg2e
Grants for Welsh SME businesses and community groups installing wood fuelled heating systems; plus support for setting up clean wood fuel supply businesses in Wales.
