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SPENDING REVIEW, 20 OCTOBER 2010 

 
Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) 
The current level of FIT will remain in force until after the next spending review. Thereafter they will be reduced by up to 10%, however not necessarily across the board.
 
Anyone signing up now will be guaranteed the current levels of FIT linked to inflation for the next 25 years .
 
Details of current technologies that qualify for FIT include PV, Wind, Hydro Anaerobic Digestion, and some micro CHP. A full list of qualifying technologies is available on the OFGEM website www.ofgem.gov.uk/fits. 
  
Renwable Heating Initiative (RHI)
Although not listed in the coalition government's document, the government has decided to honour the general spirit of the RHI's as laid out in the labour governments consultation document.
 
The details of the previous scheme will be reviewed in December 2010 and come into force in June 2011. The returns are aimed at giving 12% return on investment.
 
Not all technologies will be eligible for the RHI's and space heating systems will be prioritised over systems that generate electrity.
 
The £860m required to fund RHI's will be found from tax and not a levy on electricity generators.

 

 Anaerobic Digester for the Isle of Wight

Anearobic Digester

The strategic direction and vision for the Isle of Wight is to become a carbon neutral Eco Island embracing renewable energy as part of its agenda.

This strategy will encompass all 'green' initiatives from tourism to transport, building to planning and all aspects of Island life.

Central to this strategy is the building of an anaerobic digester to generate sufficient electricity for the island to become self sufficient in green electricity. This electricity will then be used to power air source heat pumps as of part of a renewable energy strategy.

It is hoped that the feed materials for the AD plant will come from the private sector (especially supermarkets and other commercial food users) and also the public sector including hospitals, prisons and schools.

The cost of shipping waste food to the mainland or land fill is both inappropriate and high in carbon miles and will be actively discouraged.

The nitrogen bi-product will be sold to farmers for fertilizer again making huge carbon savings in not having to import tons of bulky material.

Pure Green Energy is ideally placed to lead this initiative as it partners with the Rolton Group who have already delivered an successful AD plant in Northamptonshire.