June 18, 2026 Solar Power
Innasol completes its first solar PPA project with Solway Precast
A landmark step for British manufacturing, cutting costs and carbon without upfront investment Innasol has successfully completed its first Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) project, delivering a fully funded rooftop solar insta …
Read full storyDecember 10, 2025
Five observations from COP30
The COP presidency promised action. The implication was that this conference would be about ‘how’, not ‘what’; we would see no more vague ambitions, compromised progress, or meaningless resolutions. Instead, this was to be ‘The COP of Truth’, which wou …
Read full storyDecember 10, 2025 Solar Power
Hearts and minds: Planning, politics, and decarbonisation diplomacy
Large solar farms are a major part of the UK government’s decarbonisation strategy, but they inevitably meet resistance from local communities who fear disruption to their areas. In Derbyshire, a local councillor called the approval of a new sola …
Read full storyApril 16, 2025
Is Net Zero by 2050 impossible?
In March 2025, Kemi Badenoch announced that the Conservative Party would no longer support the UK’s 2050 Net Zero target: “It is time to stop pretending that everything will be fine. And I am not debating whether climate change exists — it does. I badl …
Read full storyDecember 11, 2024 COP29
Lessons and Observations from COP29
Like COP28, COP29 was a controversial edition of the conference, held in a prolific fossil-fuel exporting country, and this year’s COP presidency was even more reluctant than its predecessor to commit to a reduction in oil and gas. Lessons and takeaway …
Read full storyDecember 11, 2024
Highlights from the Wood Heat Conference 2024
On the 16th and 17th of October 2024, the Association for Renewable Energy & Clean Technology (REA) held the annual conference of its Wood Heat Forum. Delegates from across the biomass sector gathered at the Delta Nottingham Belfry Hotel to discuss …
Read full storyOctober 13, 2024 Accreditation, Solar
Innasol receives Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) Accreditation
Innasol receives Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) Accreditation As of May 2024, Innasol has become an officially-recognised Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) designer and installer of solar and battery systems. For businesses intere …
Read full storyMay 17, 2024 Innasol
Nigel Lingwood joins Innasol Group
Nigel Lingwood joins Innasol Group as Non-Executive Chair Nigel Lingwood joins to support Innasol’s ambitious plans and further strengthen the board as the company looks ahead to a period of growth and expansion in the renewable energy sector. Innasol …
Read full storyOctober 13, 2024 Green Heat and Energy Efficiency, Making the Switch to Greener Heating
Lessons from the Continent
Silvio Spiess on government incentives and green heat for Business Silvio is the founder and CEO of Innasol, the UK’s market-leading distributor of biomass boilers. He is a leading and respected voice in UK renewable energy and sustainable heating. Th …
Read full storyMay 3, 2024 Air Quality, Biomass Boilers
Biomass boilers, air quality, and green heat for business
A Q&A with Terence McCracken Terence McCracken is Innasol’s UK and Ireland Sales Director, and chairman of the REA’s Wood Heat Forum, where he is the energetic and authoritative voice of the Biomass Heating industry. We spoke with Terence about b …
Read full storyOctober 17, 2024 ESG, Net Zero
Innasol’s COP28 Review
COP28 Review A fractious, tense, and highly anticipated edition of COP ended this month with an unprecedented resolution. COP28 attracted controversy from the beginning as the presidency passed to Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO of the Abu-Dhabi National Oi …
Read full storyMarch 1, 2024 Wood Heat Conference
The future of bioenergy heating: highlights and insights from Wood Heat 2023
Insights from the Wood Heat Conference 2023 The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) hosted the 2023 Wood Heat Conference at the Chesford Grange Hotel on 24 and 25 October 2023. The conference brought together engineers, entrepre …
Read full storyOctober 13, 2024 Net Zero
Why is the government so unsure about Net Zero?
The UK Government Reverses Net Zero Polices Rishi Sunak announced in September 2023, that the 2050 target was still in place, and still achievable, but he was reversing or delaying almost all of the policies to achieve it. This isn’t the first time we …
Read full storyOctober 13, 2024 Bioenergy, Biomass, Net Zero
UK Biomass Strategy recognises the role of bioenergy in Net Zero
The UK Government must go further on Net Zero It is reassuring to read the government’s Biomass Strategy, which acknowledges bioenergy’s role in reaching Net Zero. Bioenergy heating is the most reliable sustainable heat source for off-grid buildi …
Read full storyOctober 13, 2024 UK Government policy
UK Biomass Strategy recognises the role of bioenergy in Net Zero
The role of bioenergy in Net Zero It is reassuring to read the government’s Biomass Strategy, which acknowledges bioenergy’s role in reaching Net Zero. Bioenergy heating is the most reliable sustainable heat source for off-grid buildings, which would o …
Read full storyOctober 17, 2024 Net Zero, UK Government policy
The government’s commitment to Net Zero wavers
The UK Government Backtracks on Net Zero On 20 July 2023, there were by-elections in three UK parliamentary consistencies. One of those was Uxbridge and South Ruislip, a London constituency which would be affected by the proposed extension to the Ultra …
Read full storyApril 12, 2024 Boiler Upgrade Scheme
Boiler Upgrade Scheme has had limited impact
Innasol has already called on the government to provide more and better support for renewable heating. We also believe the government has seriously damaged the UK’s hope for Net Zero by stopping its support for businesses wishing to switch to renewable energy.
Read full storyApril 12, 2024 Benefits of Solar PV, Net Zero
Going beyond Net Zero could be worth £70bn every year
Going Beyond Net Zero The UK Business Council for Sustainable Development says Britain could generate £70 billion annually in economic benefits through sustainable energy on the path to Net Zero. The report argues that generating a green energy surplus …
Read full storyOctober 13, 2024 Net Zero
National Grid sets out recommendations for Net Zero
Recommendations for Net Zero The National Grid has published five major reforms that it believes are essential to reaching Net Zero. In ‘Delivering for 2035: Upgrading the grid for a secure, clean and affordable energy future’ sets out the ‘priority a …
Read full storyNovember 21, 2023 Boiler Upgrade Scheme
What We Know About the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) Right Now.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme Broken Down As part of the government’s push to reach Net Zero by 2050, the UK Government is offering grants to help replace fossil fuel heating systems like gas and oil boilers. Homeowners in England and Wales can claim £5,00 …
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