Feed-in tariffs explained
Category Archives: efficiency
Baxi Group welcomes Government recognition of combined heat and power technology for Feed-in Tariffs
February 1, 2010 – 11:29 am
The Government has announced the final details of its Feed-in Tariff (FIT) scheme. Baxi Group welcomes the Government’s recognition that micro-combined heat and power (mCHP) technology will play an important role in reducing the carbon footprint of homes. However Baxi Group is disappointed that the generation tariff for mCHP is set at a lower level [...]
The boiler scrappage scheme – what is it, who is eligible and how will it work?
January 7, 2010 – 10:25 am
The purpose of the boiler scrappage scheme, kick-started by the Prime Minister this week, is to provide a grant of £400 to 125,000 households in England with the least efficient, G rated boilers toward the cost of replacing their boiler with a new, A rated model. New boilers are at least 90 per cent efficient, [...]
Mark Kelly responds to the news that the Kingsnorth power project has been put on hold
October 19, 2009 – 4:30 pm
Mark Kelly, CEO Baxi Group UK and Ireland, responds to the news that the Kingsnorth power project has been put on hold, and offers a solution that could help future domestic electricity supply
Baxi Group supports the Boiler Scrappage scheme
October 15, 2009 – 1:41 pm
Mark Kelly, CEO of Baxi Group UK & Ireland, and the rest of Baxi Group’s UK board of executives have added their names to a petition to urge the Prime Minister to create a Boiler Scrappage scheme, similar to the Car Scrappage scheme introduced earlier this year. Many Baxi Group employees have also backed the [...]
Introducing ‘Gas Safe Register™’
August 12, 2009 – 11:57 am
From 1 April 2009 the Gas Safe Register™ has replaced the CORGI Gas Registration scheme as the new gas safety authority in Great Britain and the Isle of Man. The register exists to protect you, your family, and your property from dangerous gas work. The Gas Safe Register aims to make Britain a gas safe [...]
6 Reasons why Solar Power is the way forward
July 29, 2009 – 10:57 am
Solar technology has been developing at an incredible rate over recent years and with the introduction of smaller domestic units, it’s now become an accessible and viable energy source for homes in the UK. Solar power is an, environmentally friendly, clean and effective method of supplying households with hot water. Solar energy is captured using [...]
10 Way to Make Your Home More Energy Efficient
July 20, 2009 – 3:52 pm
“Credit crunch” and “the current economic climate”, we probably hear both phrases every day. For a lot of people trying to keep their costs down, one answer can be to make your home more energy efficient. On average, householders can save about £270 a year just by being more energy conscious about their home’s energy [...]
