January 2015 Biomass RHI payment regression cuts planned

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

renewablejohn - thanks!

 

Skyhuck - I think the info is below -

 

Basically, it isn't obvious until you actually sign up as a supplier. As you go through the criterion the following paragraph comes up -

 

Self Supplier Declaration

help

RHI participants will be able to register on the Biomass Suppliers List (BSL) as a ‘self-supplier’ if their installation is less than 1MWth capacity, and if they source fuel (which they have the legal right to source, through ownership, rental or other relevant arrangement) from the same estate as the boiler. Self-suppliers will also be able to source waste woodfuel from outside their estate for use in their installation. For the purposes of self-supply in the BSL, an estate comprises the buildings and supporting land and woods that is owned by, or has the legal rights to source woodfuel (for example through a rental agreement) by, one person, a family, an organisation, a single farm business or a commercial business. The land and buildings may or may not be contiguous but should be within reasonable distance of the boiler. A reasonable distance is defined as follows: the biomass source must be within 50 miles of the boiler.

 

No more questions your honour...

 

 

 

 

Nice one Monkey! That seems to cover it. I recall seeing it in a simple table format but that was a good while ago and no doubt the regs have been "matured" into a document the size of the bible by now!!

[skyhuck]

renewablejohn - thanks!

 

Skyhuck - I think the info is below -

 

Basically, it isn't obvious until you actually sign up as a supplier. As you go through the criterion the following paragraph comes up -

 

Self Supplier Declaration

help

RHI participants will be able to register on the Biomass Suppliers List (BSL) as a ‘self-supplier’ if their installation is less than 1MWth capacity, and if they source fuel (which they have the legal right to source, through ownership, rental or other relevant arrangement) from the same estate as the boiler. Self-suppliers will also be able to source waste woodfuel from outside their estate for use in their installation. For the purposes of self-supply in the BSL, an estate comprises the buildings and supporting land and woods that is owned by, or has the legal rights to source woodfuel (for example through a rental agreement) by, one person, a family, an organisation, a single farm business or a commercial business. The land and buildings may or may not be contiguous but should be within reasonable distance of the boiler. A reasonable distance is defined as follows: the biomass source must be within 50 miles of the boiler.

 

No more questions your honour...

 

Yes thanks for that, I had read that, BUT, my wood is not "waste" wood, even the EA now accept its "virgin" timber and not a waste product, when the BSL talks about waste wood it refers wood thats been made into things and then scrapped, so genuine waste.

 

The also require so paper work to show where its come from, I guess work instructions or purchase orders for tree removals from local councils may be OK???

[renewablejohn]

Yes thanks for that, I had read that, BUT, my wood is not "waste" wood, even the EA now accept its "virgin" timber and not a waste product, when the BSL talks about waste wood it refers wood thats been made into things and then scrapped, so genuine waste.

 

The also require so paper work to show where its come from, I guess work instructions or purchase orders for tree removals from local councils may be OK???

 

BSL are not saying the timber from arb operations is waste they class it as raw materials but you still need to record traceability.

 

http://biomass-suppliers-list.service.gov.uk/docs/default-source/default-document-library/question-answers-document.pdf?sfvrsn=0

[renewablejohn]

All my arb operation raw materials is classified as being from my own forest as its defined as being share farming.

 

BIM55070 - Farming in tax law: share farming

[skyhuck]

OK, got it sorted now (I hope) you register as a trader/producer, you use purchase orders etc to show that you are involved in the removal of trees.

 

You then put yourself as your supplier, not the same as a self supplier.