RHI applications for non-domestic surge ahead

RHI, Renewable Heat Incentive, biomass, boiler, renewable energy, heat pump, solar

Applications for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) trebled in the second quarter of this year compared to the same time last year. The surge is attributed to a high number of applications for small biomass boilers in June following the degression announcement for small biomass in May 2014.

Detailed figures from the Department of Energy & Climate Change for the non-domestic RHI report 6932 applications for the scheme since it opened in November 2011 and up to the end of June 2014. The schemes have a combined capacity of nearly 1.2 GW, an average of 170 kW.

4826 applications have subsequently been accredited, with a combined capacity of 853 MW. Of those accreditations, 3953 receive a payment for heat generated under the scheme.

In the second quarter of 2014, there were 1826 applications to join the non-domestic scheme — 66% higher than the first quarter and over three times the number of applications in the same quarter of 2013.

Since the launch, over 80% of applications and accreditations were for small biomass boilers. Small and medium biomass boilers were responsible for 93% of accreditations and accreditations.

Heat output receiving RHI payments totalled 1.4 TWH*. 95% of that total was due to biomass boilers. Solar thermal and heat pumps were less than 1% between them, with 345 installations receiving payments.

35% of that heat output was from small biomass boilers (1000 kW).

* TWH is a million MWH)

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