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03 Foreword 06 Executive Summary 09 Policy Overview 10 REA Jobs Map


11 Jobs & Skills Green jobs, outperforming the UK jobs miracle


12 REA Focus Feature: The future of renewable liquid biofuels Last year, a new government task force was set up to investigate biofuel policy, try and break past deadlocks, and attract investors in low carbon transport fuels back to the UK. But has it succeeded?


14 Liquid Biofuels Overview 16 Anaerobic Digestion Overview


18 Making the most of on-site anaerobic digestion There needs to be a fundamental shift in how and where renewable energy is generated, and it’s up to the government to address this, says Richard Gueterbock from British anaerobic digestion specialist, Clearfleau


20 Pioneers of innovation As pioneers of AD, Xergi has more than 25 years’ experience working in the sector. The company’s innovative approach has earned it an excellent track record building biogas plants in Europe and the USA, says Jørgen Fink, at Xergi


22 How to gain finance from your on-farm AD project For the right project, the overall return on investment on anaerobic digestion can be excellent says Ian Gadsby, Managing Director of ENER-G Natural Power


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24 Maximising your CHP engine performance There are many factors to consider when selecting a CHP engine provider, to ensure high levels of equipment availability and maximise long-term revenues, says Alex Marshall, Group Marketing and Compliance Manager at Clarke Energy


26 Offering incentives for energy savings Planning an AD plant and applying for incentives like RHI is not for the faint-hearted. However, users are confident that when technology is more widely applied, the system will pay regardless of subsidy says Sarah Farr of Edina


28 REA Focus Feature: The long and winding road The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) isn’t perfect, but the renewable energy sector has plenty of growth potential and there are many ways in which the policy could be improved under the new government


30 Biomass Boilers Overview


32 Heating the NHS with biomass technology The installation of a biomass boiler into the brand new £40 million NHS mental health facility in Blackpool has helped deliver a sustainable and low carbon building with a long lifespan, says Paul Clark, Managing Director at Rural Energy


34 Biomass CHP Overview


35 Sweden’s hottest biomass boilers - the perfect solution Värmebaronen is the hottest thing to come out of Sweden since Abba, says Romaine Furmston-Evans from AC Gold


36 Biomass Power Overview 38 Deep Geothermal Overview 40 Heat Pumps Overview 42 Hydropower Overview


44 REA Focus Feature: Is the UK energy market ready to break with tradition? New ways of doing business within the energy sector could alter the current status quo


46 Mixed Energy From Waste Overview


48 Energy sustainability comes to the fore Continuous process fast gasifier technology that produces minimal effluent, ash and slag has been a Holy Grail to the Energy from Waste industry. The search is now over, says Richard Newman, Technical Director at Energia Ltd


49 Training future green workers As the domestic renewable heat market begins to really take off, training becomes more important than ever in ensuring growth and future success says Simon Butcher, Training Manager at Innasol, the UK’s market-leading renewable heating company


4 REview Renewable Energy View 2015 www.r-e-a.net


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