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The Association For Renewable Energy and Clean Technology
AbbreviationREA
Formation26 June 2001
TypeTrade association
Legal statusNon-profit company (No. 04241430)
PurposeRenewable energy industry in the UK
HeadquartersThe Strand, London
Region served
UK
Membershipc. 500 companies
Chief Executive
Nina Skorupska
Main organ
REA Board
Staff20-30

The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology, previously identifying as Renewable Energy Association (REA), is a renewable energy and clean technology trade association in the UK encompassing all of renewables industry in the United Kingdom. REA claims to cover renewable power & flexibility, heat and cooling, circular bioresources and transport.[1] The REA is a not-for-profit company.[2]

History

REA claims it was established in 2001 as a not-for-profit trade association, representing British renewable energy producers and promoting the use of renewable energy in the UK.[2] The original company name was The Renewable Power Association, changing to Renewable Energy Association from November 2005.[3] REA was merged with the Association for Organics Recycling (AfOR) in 2012, the latter becoming the "Organics Recycling Group" under REA.[2] The Company name was officially changed again to The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology from October 2019.[3]

Criticism

In 2014 REA was criticised for encouraging reliance on large non renewable energy company members including the operators of Drax power station and Eggborough power station and lobbying to expand the use of food crops as biofuels including palm oil and soya.[4][disputed (for: This criticism may misrepresent some REA's position on food biofuels)  – discuss]

Codes

EA, through its subsidiary, launched the UK's first Electric Vehicle Consumer Code (EVCC) in 2020, a voluntary scheme for domestic charge point installers.[5]

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ REA 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Quinault 2012.
  3. ^ a b Companies House 2021.
  4. ^ Bastable 2014.
  5. ^ FleetNews 2020.

Sources

  • Bastable, Sophie (7 April 2014). "Fighting the Big Biomass Baddies". theecologist.org. The Ecologist. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  • Companies House (October 2021). "The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology". Gov.UK. Retrieved 7 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  • Fleetnews (3 March 2020). "UK's first EV Consumer Code launched". fleetnews.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  • Quinault, Caelia (3 September 2012). "AfOR members approve merger with REA". LetsRecycle.com. Retrieved 6 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  • REA (2021). "About the REA". Renewable Energy Association.
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