Changes announced to the reformed Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) have been welcomed by the renewable heat industry.

The government announced that solar heat would continue to be supported by the new scheme and support will increase for large and industrial biomass projects. 

There will also be tariff guarantees for large biomass boilers; large biogas plant; ground source heat pumps; and all capacities of biomethane; biomass-CHP and deep geothermal plant.