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In 2014 the government introduced the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme as a partial successor, but this overwhelmingly favours large-scale electricity generation. It provides very little support for smaller biomass energy producers and wood waste processors. This announcement from the government confirms that no provisions will be made for small biomass operators – a decision […]
19 October 2026 | Lizzi Risch
Stricter Regulations Drive Up Wood Waste Costs This is for several reasons, including stricter regulations and increasing demand. In September 2023, the Environment Agency withdrew its Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) 250 and introduced RPS 291 as a replacement. Under this new guidance: Certain categories of industrial wood waste previously sent for standard recycling must now […]
16 October 2026 | Lizzi Risch
What Caused the 2025 UK Wood Waste Backlog? Synchronised Plant Maintenance and Outages Most biomass energy facilities intentionally schedule maintenance such as repairs, boiler cleaning, and grid updates for early spring. When electricity demand drops after winter, energy prices dip, and switching off generators carries lower financial risk. However in March 2025, an unusually high […]
16 October 2026 | Lizzi Risch
UK vs. Overseas Manufacturing Ranheat design, manufacture, and install all our biomass systems. Treco provides design and installation, but their systems are manufactured overseas and then imported. This means they create a lot more pollution by transporting the systems to the UK – whereas Ranheat manufactures everything locally in Northampton. This makes Ranheat a much […]
1 August 2026 | Lizzi Risch
UK vs. Overseas Operations For UK customers, the big downside to Kara is that they are based in the Netherlands and do not have any offices or employees in the UK. This means that even an initial consultation visit would either have to be entirely remote or involve international travel. This does not line up […]
1 August 2026 | Lizzi Risch
An Independent Family-Run Business Ranheat is an older company than Talbott’s. The original Danish business was founded in the 1950s, and UK manufacturing began in 1990. Since then, Ranheat has remained under the private ownership of Chris and Barbara Franklin. We are a family-owned and family-run company with a very hands on approach. In contrast, […]
9 June 2026 | Lizzi Risch
What is the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund and what does it mean for Industrial Energy Users who want to burn biomass and industrial wood waste.
15 June 2022 | Alexander Franklin
There are many environmental and commercial benefits of recovering energy from waste wood, on a large or smaller scale. The UK have set targets to not only divert and reduce the biodegradable waste from landfill. At the same time, an objective of the government’s energy review is to reduce the reliance on electricity and heat […]
19 October 2021 | Fraser Smith
Wood Pellets are commonly used in small and large biomass systems but is there a hidden enviromental cost to them?
13 October 2021 | Alexander Franklin
Solvent based paints and finishes are being replaced by water based alternatives, what are the unintentional environmental and sustainability impacts of this trend and what can Ranheat do to help.
11 October 2021 | Alexander Franklin
The woodworking industry is a significant consumer of natural gas. With gas prices on the rise, what can Industrial Biomass boilers do to solve the energy crysis?
1 October 2021 | Alexander Franklin
