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Factsheet: Renewable heat incentive for Northern Ireland
Renewable heat incentive for Northern Ireland
Key Information
Country/Region:
European Union
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UNITED KINGDOM
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NORTHERN IRELAND
Description:
Financial support programme for renewable heat. Provides financial support to non-domestic renewable heat generators and producers of biomethane. The RHI tariff compensates investors for the additional costs of renewable heat compared to traditional fossil fuel systems.
Goal/Aim:
support renewable heat alternatives
Type (and subtype) :
Economic/financial instruments
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Premium
Sector/Topic targeted:
Energy
Status:
In force
Impact on regional bioeconomy objectives
Fostering effective governance and involvement of the society:
Not Relevant
Building a strong research, development and innovation base:
Not Relevant
Enhancing the creation of jobs and ensuring availability of required skills:
Not Relevant
Building competitive biobased industries:
Not Relevant
Creating a reliable and enabling policy setting:
Not Relevant
Address the (multilevel) cooperations needed to start biobased businesses:
Not Relevant
Creating an attractive environment including infrastructure:
Not Relevant
Availability of financial resources:
Not Relevant
Learning from the strategies/actions of other regions, clusters,...:
Not Relevant
Fostering the development of strong biobased markets:
Not Relevant
Contact References
Full name of Instrument & Measure (English):
The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012
Links:
http://www.detini.gov.uk/deti-energy-index/deti-energy-template-menu-5.htm
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/396/pdfs/nisr_20120396_en.pdf
Responsible Authority:
DETI (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment) ; OFGEM (Office of Gas and Electricity Markets)
Contact of Responsible Authority:
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/
Completed by:
VITO
Completed on:
March, 2014
Acknowledgement:
RES-LEGAL
Advanced Information
Feedstock type targeted:
herbacious and green byproducts/residues (e.g. straw, stalks, leaves,...)
woody byproducts/residues (e.g. prunings)
manure
animal waste
herbacious perennial crops (miscanthus, switch grass,...)
woody perennial crops (short rotation coppice)
roundwood/sawnwood
forestry byproducts/residues (tops, branches, bark, stumps)
wood processing byproducts/residues (e.g. sawdust, sawmill byproducts)
postconsumer paper/cardboard
herbacious (incl. verge grass / roadside cuttings)
woody
biowaste
sludge
Aqua/Marine/Fishing (including algae)
Product type targeted:
Heating/Cooling
Combined Heat and Power
BioMethane (grid)
Value Chain:
Conversion / transformation / processing
Distribution/sales
Year Instrument & Measure Started:
2012
Comments
Environmental Sustainability Requirements:
max emission levels
