Government boosts RHI in attempt to warm up renewable heat market

James Murray
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Incentives for businesses installing heat pumps, large biomass boilers, or solar thermal technologies to increase significantly

The government has today launched a consultation on proposed changes to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme for businesses, which as expected would result in higher levels of support for biomass,...

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