FAQs
Are waste heat or CHP from gas or other fossil fuels eligible?
No. Though these do represent less damaging ways of using fossil fuels, they are not renewable so do not qualify.
Chapter 4 of the government's RHI announcement says
Waste heat from fossil fuel
In most cases heat generated as a by-product of fossil fuelled electricity generation or other processes is wasted. It would be more efficient to capture that heat to meet a heat demand somewhere else. However, the RHI will not support the capture of such heat or the building of infrastructure to transfer it to where the heat is needed. Waste fossil fuel heat is not renewable and therefore does not count towards the UK’s renewable energy targets.
Fossil fuel fired CHP
Some stakeholders have argued that gas-fired CHP should receive support under the scheme as it represents a more efficient use of energy. The Energy Act 2008 only allows the RHI to support renewable energy and therefore we will not support gas-fired CHP under the RHI.
