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The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is a government financial scheme to incentivise and therefore increase the use of renewable heat. It has two schemes - Domestic and Non-Domestic. They have separate tariffs, joining conditions, rules and application processes. [[OFGEM]] administer both with [[Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy]] developing the scheme policy and rules<ref name="foo">Ofgem 2016. Factsheet: The Renewable Heat Incentive Domestic or Non-Domestic?. [online] Ofgem e-serve. Available at: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/docs/drhi_factsheet_therhidomornondom_v2_0_mar_2016_web.pdf [Accessed 31 Oct. 2019].</ref>.
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is a government financial scheme to incentivise and therefore increase the use of renewable heat. It has two schemes - Domestic and Non-Domestic. They have separate tariffs, joining conditions, rules and application processes. [[OFGEM]] administer both with [[Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy]] developing the scheme policy and rules<ref name="foo">Ofgem 2016. Factsheet: The Renewable Heat Incentive Domestic or Non-Domestic?. [online] Ofgem e-serve. Available [https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/docs/drhi_factsheet_therhidomornondom_v2_0_mar_2016_web.pdf here] [Accessed 31 Oct. 2019].</ref>.


The application of RHI to waste related facilities is currently focused on the introduction of [[Biogas]] from [[AD]] plants but also from Landfill Gas, suitably refined for injection to the gas grid where it replaces natural gas and therefore is eligible for payments under the RHI<ref name="foo" />.
The application of RHI to waste related facilities is currently focused on the introduction of [[Biogas]] from [[AD]] plants but also from Landfill Gas, suitably refined for injection to the gas grid where it replaces natural gas and therefore is eligible for payments under the RHI<ref name="foo" />.

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The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is a government financial scheme to incentivise and therefore increase the use of renewable heat. It has two schemes - Domestic and Non-Domestic. They have separate tariffs, joining conditions, rules and application processes. OFGEM administer both with Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy developing the scheme policy and rules[1].

The application of RHI to waste related facilities is currently focused on the introduction of Biogas from AD plants but also from Landfill Gas, suitably refined for injection to the gas grid where it replaces natural gas and therefore is eligible for payments under the RHI[1].

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ofgem 2016. Factsheet: The Renewable Heat Incentive Domestic or Non-Domestic?. [online] Ofgem e-serve. Available here [Accessed 31 Oct. 2019].