Opinion

Q&A: Reza Shaybani, BPVA

REI: What have you got planned for 2015? RS: We have already seen a strong start to 2015 and we are confident that the solar industry will grow still stronger. We are supporting our members to achieve their goals. We do this by strong and positive on-going dialog with the government, organising conferences, networking events, trade missions and other educational platforms to connect them to the customers.

Opinion

What will the election mean for the RHI?

With the country set to go to the polls early next month, the spectre of a new government will not halt the move to low carbon heating, says Robert Burke, HETAS

Opinion

Fracking versus renewables?

Gordon Moran, writing for the European Energy Centre, predicts a future where fracking and renewables peacefully co-exist rather than compete for investment and priority

Opinion

The state of play

Steve Pester, BRE, appraises the health of the solar sector a year on from the much-heralded publication of the Solar Strategy

Opinion

Current affairs

By guest columnist Bill Wright, head of energy solutions, Electrical Contractors’ Association

Opinion

Talking tech

As often happens with my monthly article, the content is decided by yet another real-life event, from the heat pump world. We received a call from the owner of a property with a broken-down heat pump at a location near Preston. The heat pump had been installed four years prior and had cost significantly more to run than originally expected.

Opinion

Pollard’s Patter

As I write this column, the announcement has come through from DECC of another degression in the domestic RHI biomass tariff from 10.98p/kWh to 8.93p/kWh, coming into effect 1 April 2015. I understand that there is a fixed budget and that the uptake for biomass has been dramatically increased, but it seems a huge shame to ‘punish’ the technology which has been the most popular choice for householders. It is also true to say that the inevitable ‘feeding frenzy’ which came after the last announcement of the January degression has undoubtedly been the major factor in the next degression and exceeding the super trigger point.

News

Energy-related Product Labelling

Kelly Butler, marketing director at BEAMA, reminds readers of the legal implications of this year’s ErP introduction

Opinion

Talking point

Two pieces of news affecting Chinese PV module imports into Europe are poised to have a knock-on effect on the UK PV market in the months to come, argues Liz MacFarlane, Zenex Solar

News

Heating & Renewables Awards host announced

Entries opened Wednesday 1 April for the prestigious Heating and Renewable Awards; boasting 17 categories that look to celebrate and share best practice across the industry.