Renewable heat and gas subsidies and transport fuel subsidies

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This is an overview of the key content to be found in our Renewable heat and gas subsidies and transport fuel subsidies subtopic. It briefly explains the nature of this content and provides links to it.

For more information on our other content of relevance to renewable energy projects generating/producing heat or renewable gas (biomethane), see our subtopic: Fuelled renewable, hydro and other baseload renewable projects.

For more information on our other content of relevance to heat networks, see our subtopic: Private wire and district heating.

For more information on our other content of relevance to alternative fuels for transport and electronic vehicles, see subtopic: Alternative fuels for transport and e-mobility.

Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) and Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO)

Practice Note: Renewable Heat Incentive (domestic). This Practice Note considers the key features of the domestic RHI scheme, which closed to new applicants on 31 March 2022, and briefly introduces

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