Can you get RHI for solar thermal?

solar thermal panels (flat plate or evacuated tube only) providing hot water for your home. water source heat pumps can potentially be eligible for the Domestic RHI – they are included in the definition of a ground source heat pump. certain cooker stoves and high temperature heat pumps may also be eligible.

Is RHI still available?

The RHI will continue to be paid for installations completed and commissioned before 31 March 2021. After 31 March 2021 new commercial installations may not receive any form of subsidy, unless covered by “tariff guarantees”.

How RHI is calculated?

Calculating your Domestic RHI payment

• From your EPC, establish the annual heating and hot water demand (kWh/yr).
• To calculate the ‘renewable’ content, first divide this by the heat pump SCoP, for example, 3.4*, to find the amount of electrical energy the heat pump will consume: 25,000 / 3.4 = 7353kWh/yr.

Is the RHI tariff based on Renewable Heat?

The RHI tariff table below shows the technologies eligible for RHI and the subsidy received for each technology. The RHI now provides a major incentive for owners to invest in ground source heat pumps and solar thermal renewable heat technologies. The tariffs are based on pence/kWh of renewable heat delivered.

How often are RHI payments for solar thermal?

Since 2017 the annual heat demand for RHI heat pumps and biomass boilers has been capped, but solar thermal has no upper limit. The Renewable Heat Incentive tariffs are not permanently fixed, but rather they are review every 6 months by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

How does the RHI affect ground source heat pumps?

The RHI provides a major incentive for owners to invest in ground source heat pumps and solar thermal renewable heat technologies. The rates vary with the technology used as follows: Tariffs increase with inflation each April (subject to biomass degression).

How much does RHI cost per kilowatt hour?

Renewable heat installations commissioned since 15 July 2009 can receive a cashback subsidy of 20.87 pence per kilowatt hour used – for the first seven years of the equipment used. The RHI tariff table below shows the technologies that are eligible for Domestic RHI and the rate for each technology.