The REAL Assurance Scheme was set up by the Renewable Energy Association. Our aim is to guarantee a high quality experience for consumers wishing to buy or lease small-scale energy generation systems for their homes. The REAL Assurance Scheme logo is a sign that the company has agreed to abide by the high standards set out in our Consumer Code.
Our members are firms selling or leasing small-scale renewable or low carbon heat or power generation unit who have agreed to comply with the REAL Assurance Scheme Consumer Code. This Code is backed by the Office of Fair Trading as part of its self-regulation initiative, the Consumer Codes Approval Scheme.
Small-scale heat and power systems enable you to generate energy at home from renewable sources. Technologies for doing this include photovoltaic solar panels, small-scale wind and hydro electricity generating units, ground or air source heat pumps, solar water heating panels, boilers or CHP units fuelled by wood chips or pellets.
The Renewable Energy Association in collaboration with Innovas has produced a report on employment in the renewables sector in the UK. 'Renewable Energy: Made in Britain' is the first time a comprehensive report bringing together the value of the renewable industry in terms of jobs, turnover and policy framework has been produced...
Posted: 26 April, 2012
On Friday the 23 March the supreme court rejected the government's appeal over a court ruling in December that its proposed cuts to feed-in tariff rates were legally flawed, marking the end of legal proceedings and providing clarification to recipients of the feed-in tariff. For solar PV systems, with an installed capacity of 4kW or under, installed between 12 December 2011 and 3 March 2012 will now receive the higher feed-in tariff rate of 43.3 pence per kWh of energy generated for 25 years...
Posted: 26 March, 2012