This group covers:

• Direct renewable heat generation:
• Solar thermal, ground source and air source heat pumps, geothermal energy
• Renewable heat from renewably-fuelled boilers
• Biomass, bioenergy; Pellet and wood chip boilers; bio-fuelled boilers
• Renewable Combined Heat and Power
• Cooling and air-conditioning applications of renewables

Main policy areas:

• Incentives for renewable heat
• Prospective Renewable Heat Obligation (or similar measures)
• Onsite Heat (with the Onsite Renewables Group)
• Heat networks

Participation and personnel

Subject to the bye-laws, any REA member is able to participate in any sector group.

Chairman & Nominated Director

Mark Candlish of Renewable Energy Systems Ltd

Heat sector specialist

Gideon Richards

Responsible REA Chief Executive

Gaynor Hartnell

Activities

Projects and ongoing work:

Meetings and events

Meetings of the group are held approximately quarterly. These are opportunities for discussion, policy formulation, dissemination of information and networking.