Including 5 closely related terms such as renewable energy, renewable heat, and renewable energy.
… procures 100% 'green' electricity through Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGOs). Unfortunately these cannot be guaranteed to supply additional renewable energy and may utilise current renewable electricity on the grid, which has been provided through subsidy or obligation. The Council accepts the Energy Saving Trust advice on this matter and therefore does not include the notional emissions…
… for wind options TBC 2021/2022 Ground/rivers Reading Hydro – consider further shares and/or PPA with Reading hydro project TBC 2022 Ground Source heat pumps – see decarbonise section Consider further shares purchases in Reading Community Energy Society TBC REGOs & REGO+ (Renewable Energy Guarantee of Origin) N/A REGO for 100% electricity – completed 2019 REGO…
… Report to Parliament’ (2019), now advocate a move away from gas heating and towards heating by electrical means. Heat pumps are seen as the best technology to fill this gap, as they efficiently use the renewable heat from the natural environment (ground, air or water) for space and water heating. Electricity is used by the heat pump to transfer and compress heat from the natural resource…