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Renew On- Line 91 Extracts from the News section of Renew 191, May-June 2011 The full 38 page journal can be obtained on subscription (details below). The extracts here only represent about 25% of it. This material can be freely used as long as it is not for commercial purposes and full credit is given to its source. The views expressed should not be taken to necessarily reflect the views of all NATTA members. Contents 1. RHI- green heat at last 2. UK Carbon policies- Carbon Plan, Budget, Gas. 3. Large PV cuts hurt- no solar farms 4. DECC opens up – 2050 pathways 5. After Fukushima- UK safety review 6. Tidal power- Tidal current and tidal range 7. Zero Carbon Houses- not really zero 8. WindPower – community support 9. UKERC panel on EMR- a nuclear bias ? 10. Global News- wind, PV, CSP and marine all booming 11. Nuclear News - UK plans Fukushima mess 12. In the rest of Renew 191 13. Renew and NATTA subscription details Can we praise the brave workers, soldiers and fire fighters at Fukushima, who have faced major risks, risks which seem likely to continue for months ahead. 1. RHI at last Detailed proposals for the governments Renewable Heat Incentive emerged at last, after a long delay which had prompted the Renewable Energy Association to warn ministers that they were ‘sapping the confidence of potential investors’ The self-billed ‘Greenest government ever’ clearly tried to do its bit with the RHI, even if the RHI for domestic installations won’t be introduced in October 2012. But there is an interim Renewable Heat Premium Payments system which will be introduced in July 2011 to ensure consumers continue to install biomass boilers which will be eligible for the domestic RHI when it comes out in 2012. And the RHI does need some debate- not least on the details of biomass eligibility. What’s on offer… Announcing the proposals Chris Huhne said that the RHI proposal, which cover biomass, ground source and water sourc