News - Yorkshire Heat Pumps

The attractive 5% VAT rate on domestic renewable energy heating installations could be under threat thanks to the pronouncement from The European Court of Justice that this reduced rate VAT is illegal.

Friday 29th June saw DECC announce further tariff degressions for both domestic and non-domestic small biomass under their respective Renewable Heat Incentive schemes. Does this latest drop sound the death knell for biomass?

Our observations on 'What every reputable biomass installer should be telling their customers' was posted in the Environment section of the Business Daily online this week.

Yorkshire Heat Pumps' recent installation of a 199kW pellet boiler at the Keighley factory of historic Harris Tweed clothing company, Brook Taverner, has been in the news this week.

This month we are celebrating the first birthday of the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme, but has it been a Happy Birthday? Here at Yorkshire Heat Pumps we certainly think so.

Yorkshire Heat Pumps has been in the press again this week talking about the quarterly rush to complete installations to beat RHI tariff degression.

This week Ofgem has announced the domestic RHI tariffs which will come into effect on April 1st 2015. There are winners and losers, with inflationary RPI increases for some and the degression 'super trigger' reached for biomass which sees its tariff tumble.

Today The Harrogate Advertiser features a short profile piece in the business pages about the growth of Yorkshire Heat Pumps as the move to renewable energy heating systems gathers pace in the area.

Yorkshire Heat Pumps has been trading for 18 months, and in that time has seen the interest in renewable energy heating grow and grow, thanks in no small part to the government's Renewable Heat Incentive scheme. This offers financial incentives to those switching from fossil fuel systems to greener alternatives.

Michael has been in the press this week talking to Renewable Energy Installer Magazine, restating the compelling environmental and financial case for switching to biomass.