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Press release: Government proposes compromise on biomass heat and power tariffs
In July 2016 the Government introduced changes to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) tariffs for Biomass Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plants …
20 10
WHA Webinar: Introduction to Sustainable Fuel Register
Until now the only way to comply with sustainability requirements of the RHI for non-wood fuels was to self-report. The Sustainable Fuel …
18 11
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
WHA conference 2016
Organised by the Wood Heat Association and the Renewable Energy Association, Wood Heat 2016 brings together all parts of the UK biomass …
28 11
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
September 2016 WHA Members’ Meeting
The September 2016 WHA Members’ Meeting is already scheduled. Date Wednesday 21 September 2016. Location Shakespeare Martineau, No 1 Colmore Square, Birmingham, B4 …
21 09
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
International Training Seminar Biomass Heating 2016 – Market development and technologies
12 – 15 September 2016, Linz/Austria The market transformation towards modern, high-efficiency biomass heating presents enormous opportunities for local economic development, the …
12 09