UK battle over RHI: an update
Date: 10 May 2016Category: Solar Heat News
After the closure of the public consultation on the future of the Renewable Heat Incentive in the UK, we would like to take a moment to thank all our members who participated in this consultation, by providing a clear signal to the UK government that the European solar thermal industry is united in demanding better frameworks for the deployment of a promising technology such as solar thermal.
ESTIF has supported its UK member Solar Trade Association, by participating to the consultation and sharing the #KeepSolarThermal campaign on media.
Mike Landy, Head of Policy at STA recently commented the consultation:
“Everyone gets the sense of using heat from the sun to meet our hot water needs. So it’s hard to understand why the government is proposing to remove solar thermal from the country’s toolkit to fight climate change, especially when the UK is also struggling to meet its renewable heat target.”
“Recent months have shown renewed market interest in solar thermal from consumers, so we call on the Government to reinvigorate its support, not cut it off. Otherwise the country risks losing a strategically important option to reduce emissions and our reliance on fossil fuels”.
The final decision from the UK government is now likely to be made in July.
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