Almost a year ago, in March 2011, the UK government announced the world's first financial incentive of its kind to revolutionise the way heat is generated and used in buildings. How does the UK solar market respond to this 'revolution'? With solar thermal included, the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) intends to support so-called emerging technologies. It was a long wait and with much uncertainty, but eventually the UK's Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced the first successful applicants for the RHI fund in January 2012.
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