Renewable Energy
December 14, 2010
As part of the Government's spending review it was announced in October this year that the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme, or RHI, will go ahead, hopefully by June 2011. What, I hear you cry, is the RHI?! We are all by now well aware of the planet's limited fossil fuel supply and that we need to look to greener, more renewable forms of energy. Heat production accounts for around half of the UK's carbon emissions and the RHI is part of the Government's strategy towards supporting a low carbon energy future. It will provide long-term support for renewable heat technologies, from household solar panels to industrial wood pellet boilers. The Department for Energy and Climate Change has stated that it “remains committed to the ambition of moving from 1% to 12% of all heat generated from a renewable source by 2020.” And it's not just about trying to minimise the effects of climate change. Meeting those targets could provide several billion pounds worth of investment opportunities and create up to half a million jobs in the renewable energy sector by 2020 - a welcome prospect for the future.
So how can you and I as householders do our bit? Fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas are limited and will eventually run out. By contrast, energy such as wind, solar and wave power can be constantly replenished. There are more and more companies now offering the domestic user the opportunity to rethink their energy supply. From solar panels, wind turbines and ground source heat pumps - it's all available. For more information and advice on what may be suitable for your home or business check out the green energy companies on our Who Can Help page.
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