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Aberdeen Air Source Heating Ltd is hoping to help more north east residents swap to a renewable heating source for their homes.
In Scotland, having a reliable way to heat our homes is key – but with climate change a growing concern, finding a renewable heating source is just as important.
A TYNEDALE plumbing business has embarked on an ambitious recruitment campaign in response to surging demand for “green energy” home heating systems. JP Westall, based in Hexham, wants to recruit a project manager and five heat pump installers immediately and anticipates its installation workforce could increase still further from its current 21 staff over coming months. General manager Steve Wigham said the surge in demand for air and ground source heat pumps from householders was linked to publicity about global warming, with half of all enquiries to the business now driven by low-carbon options. “A lot of customers want to reduce their carbon footprint,” he said. “David Attenborough programmes, the emphasis on global warming and the Government’s need to comply with its own carbon-reduction targets, supported by schemes such as the Renewable Heat Incentive and the now discontinued Green Home Energy grant, are causing people to look at their current fossil fue
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According to Grant Thornton, DfE had “a series of omissions and missteps” in its calculations.
The proposed lump sum
payout to Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) claimants should rise almost fourfold, a new report has concluded.
Consultants at Grant Thornton have calculated that owners of 99kW boilers should receive £122,927 in compensation if the scheme is shut down early.
It compares to proposals published by the Department for the Economy (DfE) in February which would see most RHI claimants receive either £35,000 or £35,500 for each 99kW boiler.
According to Grant Thornton, DfE have had “a series of omissions and missteps” in calculating compensation rates for scheme participants.