Biomass News

We are pleased to report that our Alcumus SafeContractor accreditation has just been renewed for the next 12months. This is a Safety Schemes in Procurement accreditation that assesses and verifies information across our various practices in health, safety, financial and…

You may or may not be aware that the government has recently introduced a requirement for the owners of biomass boilers in receipt of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), to carry out annual servicing / preventative maintenance checks. Whilst…

Another local repair and service done all the way up in the Shetlands. Who knew Lerwick was old Norse for Muddy Bay!  …

It has just been revealed that over 30 years ago a coalition of the largest industrial players in America employed a PR genius to run a campaign to spread doubt over climate change. Sadly this campaign has been devastatingly…

The UK is at the start of a heatwave with temperatures supposedly higher than in Hawaii. During these times when temperatures are high having your biomass boiler serviced is no doubt the last thing on your mind. However, now…

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have recently released their 2022 report on the mitigation of climate change. The report concludes that bioenergy offers an important way of mitigating climate change. One of the co-authors states “The fact that the…

Good news comes with the release of the Spring 2022 budget. Today the Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the contents of his Spring Statement, part of which included reducing the VAT on energy saving materials (ESM) for homeowners from 5% to…

As Treco were very well behaved this year we were treated to a Tesla as a Christmas present. Along with our building which is heated by a biomass boiler, this is another small step in us as a company becoming…

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy recently released its Biomass Policy Statement. This sets out its strategic aims for the role of biomass across the country in the medium and long term to help achieve net zero. The…

A recent report by the Renewable Energy Association concludes that the UK is in danger of missing targets for decarbonisation without immediately increasing the flexibility of the grid. An assessment of the UK's energy market readiness to transition to net…