The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2018
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2018/611 |
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2018 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.(1) In these Regulations—
- “accreditation” means accreditation of an eligible installation by the Authority following an application under regulation 30;
- “accredited RHI installation” means an eligible installation which has been given accreditation;
- “additional biomethane” has the meaning given in regulation 77;
- “additional RHI capacity” has the meaning given in regulation 76;
- “air source heat pump” means a plant which generates heat by absorbing energy stored in the form of heat in the ambient air;
- “anaerobic digestion” means the bacterial fermentation of biomass in the absence of oxygen;
- “applicant” means a person who makes an application for accreditation, an application for registration, or an application for a tariff guarantee;
- “approved sustainable fuel” means solid biomass which is listed under a scheme approved by the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 51;
- “biogas production plant” means a plant which produces biogas by anaerobic digestion, gasification or pyrolysis;
- “building” means any permanent or long-lasting building or structure of whatever kind and whether fixed or moveable which, except for doors and windows, is wholly enclosed on all sides with a roof or ceiling and walls;
- “certified installer” means a person who is certified by the Microgeneration Certification Scheme or a scheme which is—
- (a) equivalent to that scheme; and
- (b) under which installers are certified to that scheme's standards by a certification body or organisation accredited to ... EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012 F174or a subsequent version of that standard;
- “CHP system” means a system which generates power and is (or may be) operated for purposes including the supply to any premises (using liquid or steam) of heat produced in association with that power;
- “CHPQA” means, except in regulation 27, the Combined Heat and Power Quality Assurance Standard, Issue 6, October 2016 F175or a subsequent version of that standard, whichever was relevant at the time of certification;
- “class 2 heat meter” means a heat meter which—
- (a) complies with the relevant requirements set out in Annex I to the Measuring Instruments Directive;
- (b) complies with the specific requirements listed in Annex VI (Thermal energy meters (MI-004) ) to that Directive; and
- (c) falls within accuracy class 2 as defined in Annex VI (Thermal energy meters (MI-004) ) to that Directive;
- “coefficient of performance” means the ratio of the amount of heating or cooling in kilowatts provided by a heat pump to the kilowatts of power consumed by the heat pump;
- “combustion unit” means—
- (a)...
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