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HETAS Is Helping Make Cleaner Choices Each And Every Day
As the non-profit organisation committed to helping people make cleaner and safer choices in the use of biomass and other solid fuels and associated technologies, HETAS is helping everyone make cleaner choices each and every day.
Posted on July 4, 2022 by hetasadmin

HETAS Approved Biomass Maintenance Scheme; the latest news
As of April 2022, updates to The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2022 made it a legal requirement to prove non-domestic biomass heating systems have been properly maintained in order to continue receiving RHI payments.
Posted on July 4, 2022 by hetasadmin

Fresh, new look for the HETAS, Woodsure, and Ready to Burn websites
HETAS, Woodsure and the DEFRA-backed Ready to Burn scheme websites reveal brand new looks, as well as dedicated areas for Consumer and Trade, giving users access to the very latest industry news and knowledge, with ease of navigation at their heart.
Posted on July 4, 2022 by hetasadmin
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CAFS2 Update | April 2022
Cleaner Air for Scotland 2 – Towards a Better Place for Everyone is Scotland’s second air quality strategy, setting out how the Scottish Government and its partner organisations propose to further reduce air pollution to protect human health and fulfil Scotland’s legal responsibilities over the period 2021-2026. Representatives from the domestic combustion sector regularly meet…
Posted on April 28, 2022 by Alun
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Boiler Upgrade Scheme now open
The £450 million Boiler Upgrade Scheme (previously known as the Clean Heat Grant) is part of more than £3.9 billion of new funding being announced by the government for decarbonising heat and buildings. This will fund the next 3 years of investment through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, the Home Upgrade Grant scheme, the Boiler…
Posted on April 28, 2022 by Alun

Biomass maintenance requirements
Incoming legislation this April will pay dividends for installers, non-domestic biomass heating owners and the environment, says HETAS. As of April 2022, updates to The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2022 will make it a legal requirement to prove biomass heating systems in non-domestic settings have been properly…
Posted on March 29, 2022 by Alun

International Women’s Day – What #BreakTheBias Means To HETAS Registrants?
For International Women’s Day, this year’s theme is #BreakTheBias, and we saw this as an opportunity to showcase some of the women within the industry, which is traditionally seen as a male-dominated sector. We are proud to support women as an employer and through our registration schemes and feel it is important to continue to…
Posted on March 8, 2022 by Lily
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National statistics of emissions of air pollutants
On the 18th February 2022 Defra published its emissions of air pollutants national statistics. The publication provides estimates of UK emissions of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), nitrogen oxides, ammonia, non-methane volatile organic compounds and sulphur dioxide. The information contains statistics on annual emissions for the period 1970 to 2020. The full set of emissions…
Posted on February 24, 2022 by Alun
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Boiler Upgrade Scheme
Through the Heat and Buildings Strategy, the government in October 2021 published plans to incentivise people to install low-carbon heating systems in a simple, fair and cheap way as they come to replace their old boilers over the coming decade. This will significantly reduce the UK’s dependency on fossil fuels and exposure to global price…
Posted on February 23, 2022 by Alice