SEI has introduced a 5-year grant support programme for Residential Renewable Heating systems, called the 'Greener Homes Scheme'. The grants include support for wood chip and pellet boilers and stoves for domestic homes. The Irish Bioenergy Association clearly welcomes this development and hopes it will lead to high quality installations and sow the seeds for a stable long-term growth in the domestic wood energy market.

The energy committee of the European Parliament has adopted a report that recommends countries set ambitious targets to increase the share of green heat technologies by 2020.  The Committee on Industry, Research & Energy adopted the Initiative Report on Renewable Heating & Cooling presented by German member of Parliament, Mechtild Rothe.