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WHA and REA response to EFRA Forestry in England inquiry
We have submitted the WHA and REA response to EFRA Forestry in England inquiry. The EFRA Committee was seeking recommendations on how effectively current …
18 10
Blog: Waiting and can we afford too?
By Dr Nina Skorupska CBE FEI, CEO Renewable Energy Association and WHA Director. It is clear that we are living through a period of …
06 10
WHA Response to BSL consultation
We have submitted the WHA Response to BSL consultation on suppliers fees. The new suppliers fee will be introduced for all wood fuel suppliers …
02 09
Blog: Holding Our Nerve in an Uncertain Market
By Julian Morgan-Jones, MD South East Wood Fuels and chair of the WHA. Recently like many of you I have been feeling as …
11 08
WHA-REA Response to the Heat Network consultation
We have submitted the WHA-REA Response to Heat Network Investment Project consultation. The HNIP will be the Government’s scheme for supporting heat networks in the …
03 08
Surprise cut to renewable heat support puts over £140m of low-carbon energy investment at risk
Without public consultation, changes to the support scheme for renewable Biomass Combined Heat & Power (CHP) have been laid in Parliament, BEIS …
29 07
Blog: Getting it right with non-woodfuels
By Kevin Lindegaard, MD Crops for Energy and WHA Director. From the name Wood Heat Association you’d be forgiven for thinking that …
31 05
Press release: “Reform” risks collapse as Government renewable heat progress offtrack
Government consultation into reform of the Renewable Heat Incentive closes today, WHA responds to proposals that would lead to a 98 per cent fall …
28 04
WHA Response to RHI consultation
We have submitted the WHA Response to RHI consultation. The reform will have huge impacts on the biomass heating industry, and we have …
28 04
Blog: The sustainability credentials of biomass
By David Hugh-Smith, MD Dunster Biomass Heating and WHA Director. The proposals to reform the RHI from 2017 represent a huge threat to …
28 04
The Sustainable Biomass Resource: Myths and Facts
By Bruno Prior, MD Forever Fuels and WHA Director. In the latest RHI consultation, the UK government does not expect biomass to contribute …
24 03
Government proposes a 98% fall in the deployment of one of the most cost-effective renewable heat systems
DECC has today launched a consultation to reform the Renewable Heat Incentive, which supports the uptake of renewable heat systems DECC proposes …
03 03
Blog: Low lifetime costs for biomass boilers: How to get the balance right
By Paul Clark, MD Rural Energy and WHA Director. Biomass boilers offer a practical and cost effective heating solution, particularly for applications …
29 02
Willow as Fuel: Methods and Techniques for 50 kW-2 MW Heating Boilers
This brochure describes the characteristics of short rotation coppice (SRC) willow as a fuel and presents methods for drying harvested willow and …
17 02
Setting the Bar High: The wood heat and CHP industry conference convenes in November
Leading companies in the UK biomass heat industry to meet this November 4th and 5th as non-domestic installations pass the 12,000 mark …
28 09