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In 2017, for the first time, energy from renewable sources exceeded 10% of the UK’s overall energy consumption. More than a quarter of this renewable energy came from burning wood, the largest single source of renewable energy in the UK.
How businesses can get a rebate of duty on light oil used as a furnace fuel.
Apply for an exemption if you manufacture, import or distribute appliances that burn unauthorised fuels
The T24 exemption allows farmers to anaerobically digest manure, slurry and vegetation on their farms to produce digestate for use as fertiliser or soil conditioner.
How to apply for a licence from Defra to burn heather or grass on deep peat within a protected site.
How to stop the spread and dispose of invasive non-native plants that can harm the environment in England.
What you need to do to supply, distribute and sell wood for use in domestic heating appliances in England.
How to safely and legally dispose of dead farm animals and horses.
Richard Burn was HM Trade Commissioner for China, and leads the Department for International Trade (DIT) in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao. His professional career has been focused on helping businesses of all sizes generate commercial value through improved...
Environment Agency regulatory position on storing and drying waste wood before burning in a Part B co-incinerator.
Some 6 defendants who repeatedly ignored Environment Agency advice about waste storage have been sentenced following an Agency investigation.
The U14 exemption allows you to mix ash back into the soil to return some of the nutrients from the burnt crops and vegetation.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Wikeley on 1 July 2024
How to get approval to burn poultry manure in a combustion unit on your farm or holding.
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