Gaynor Hartnell 
Mike Landy 
James Beard (Guest Contributor)
Stewart Boyle (Guest Contributor)
Johannes Daum (Guest Contributor)
Stuart Elmes (Guest Contributor)
Jonathan Johns (Guest Contributor)
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blogApr23
2013
You Just Couldn’t Make This Up
Stuart Elmes, CEO of Viridian Solar and Chair of the Solar Thermal Technical Working Group of the Solar Trade Association, gives his views on Government interventions in the market for domestic scale renewable heat...
Author: Stuart Elmes (Guest Contributor)
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blogMar22
2013
Modelling our way to biomass paralysis
Stewart has been working in the solid biomass sector for more than a decade...
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blogMar05
2013
What role for on-site renewables in our future homes?
Last June I alerted members of the REA’s on-site sector group to a report published by the ‘Local Housing Delivery Group’ (chaired by Sir John Harman), which reviewed local standards for the delivery of new homes, including consideration of energy standards like the Merton Rule ...
Author: Mike Landy
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blogFeb14
2013
Energy Bill: Route to market for independents – let’s not lose sight of the big picture
The next edition of REA News is about to arrive on the desks of the main corporate representatives of all REA and STA members. It’s got an article on the Energy Bill, where I’ve tried to explain clearly and dispassionately what I see as the key concerns for renewables...
Author: Gaynor Hartnell
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blogJan31
2013From 5MW to 10MW? What do we think of increasing the FIT maximum size threshold?
NGOs and independent generators are lobbying for different, and quite possibly conflicting, amendments under the Energy Bill. Independent generators want the option of having the NFPA auction the electricity production from their CfDs...
Author: Gaynor Hartnell
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blogDec14
2012
A ray of light emerges for on-site renewable electricity - being incentivised by the CRC!
Jonathan Johns, Director of Climatechangematters limited, blogs on the interaction of FITs/ROCs and the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC). Illogical regulations have long turned carbon free electricity into grid mix power vulnerable to CRC (carbon reduction commitment) tax...
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blogNov28
2012
The Energy Bill: It’s time to talk about “energy and climate security”
The Energy Bill: It’s time to talk about “energy and climate security” Following a big Energy Bill announcement on Friday, and in advance of the publication of the Bill tomorrow, the REA’s James Beard makes the case for joined up reporting on energy and climate Thi...
Author: James Beard (Guest Contributor)
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blogNov28
2012
On the Energy Bill and energy bills – a plea for accurate reporting
On the Energy Bill and energy bills – a plea for accurate reporting Following a big Energy Bill announcement on Friday, and in advance of the publication of the Bill tomorrow, the REA’s Leonie Greene makes the case for accurate reporting on energy bills...
Author: Leonie Greene
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blogNov15
2012Biomass - of course it is cleaner than coal!!!
Arriving back from BBC Broadcasting House, having been on Material World with Timothy Searchinger regarding the recent report on Biomass “Dirtier than Coal”, I thought I would share the points I was hoping to make…...
Author: Gaynor Hartnell
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blogNov07
2012US election result must reverse UK’s slide into fantasy-based energy policy making
For anyone who respects the science of climate change the US election results were desperately needed. Action on clean energy is right at the top of Obama’s plans. This clever man automatically gets the link with jobs and growth. There is hope...
Author: Leonie Greene
