Companies benefit from Government’s Renewable Heat Incentive
An umbrella company and five holiday lets are the first two successful applicants to benefit from the Government’s low carbon heating incentive.
Umbrella supplier, Booth Brothers in Sheffield, have entered the history books by becoming one of the first locations in the UK to get the government’s Renewable Heat Incentive.
The company which is housed in an 18th century former corn mill will benefit from an underfloor heating system powered by a renewable energy heat pump.
The other installation to be accredited is a set of holiday cottages in East Yorkshire where a ground source heat pump will provide heat and hot water.
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), launched last year, aims to make it more financially attractive for industry and businesses to install low carbon heating systems like heat pumps, biomass boilers or solar thermal panels. It is expected to significantly increase the number of installations in industry, the commercial and public sector and support the thousands of existing jobs in the heating sector.
Climate Change Minister Greg Barker commented:
“It’s fantastic news that the Renewable Heat Incentive has received its first two successful applicants, and this is just the start.
“Renewable heat is a largely untapped resource and an important new green industry of the future. It’ll help the UK shift away from fossil fuel, reducing carbon emissions and encouraging innovation, jobs and growth in new advanced technologies.”
Chief Executive of Booth Brothers, Charles Booth said:
“Being amongst the first installations to be accredited under the Renewable Heat Incentive is very satisfying for Booth Brothers in terms of developing our strategic target of carbon neutral for our Bullhouse Mill site and eco-umbrella factory. Last year our Old Corn Mill offices were commended for their eco rating and we generate electricity from two wind turbines, solar panels and hydro generation so making the heat we use low carbon was naturally the next step.”
Owner of Broadgate Farm Cottages, Elaine Robinson said:
“We don’t have mains gas and the price of oil and LPG is very expensive so when we decided to develop the holiday cottages a ground source heat pump was the most economically attractive in the long term, especially with the Renewable Heat Incentive. This is the first of our applications to be approved.”
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) opened for applications on Monday 28 November 2011.