" the Merchiston installation is regarded as a proving ground...

" the Merchiston installation is regarded as a proving ground for further development and use of this renewable electricity and heat generating technology which is eligible for Feed-In-Tariff payments to assist in covering the additional costs associated with early uptake renewables. "
Someone needs to tell the science department of this University that natural gas is not renewable. Once it has all been used up it is gone. We may be able to synthesize gas from other energy sources, but it is not renewable, unlike wave,wind,tidal,solar and geothermal.