Regional differences in agricultural feedstock use
Last week we took a look at the geographical breakdown of the AD industry - the number of AD plants by county and region (out of the 638 currently in operation in the UK). The week prior to that we…
Food Waste Collections Series: Part 5: How can separate collections help close the Policy Gap?
This blog is Part 5 of the Food Waste Collections Series where we are outlining the evidence we have collected on the benefits of introducing separate food waste collections in England. This evidence was submitted to DEFRA last month with the hope that this will…
Food Waste Collections Series: Part 4: Would separate collections lead to a reduction in food waste?
This blog is Part 4 of the Food Waste Collections Series where we are outlining the evidence we have collected on the benefits of introducing separate food waste collections in England. This evidence was submitted to DEFRA last month with the hope that this will…
The UK AD sector today – a geographical breakdown
Today, there are 638 operational AD plants in the UK, across both the sewage and the non-sewage sector. In this blog, we take a quick look at where in the country those plants are located and which counties and regions…
RHI Tariff Guarantee update: 13 provisional tariff guarantees issued
Following the introduction on the 22nd May of the Tariff Guarantee application process with the reforms to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), Ofgem publishes a progress report on a weekly basis. Here we draw out the key information. You can…
RHI degression update – estimated spend up to June 2018
We won't receive confirmation from BEIS over whether there will be a degression next quarter (on the 1st October) until the 1st September. However, when July's RHI applications and deployment data is published by BEIS, which is expected in the…
Food Waste Collections Series: Part 3: The value of food waste-based digestate
This blog is Part 3 of the Food Waste Collections Series where we are outlining the evidence we have collected on the benefits of introducing separate food waste collections in England. This evidence was submitted to DEFRA three weeks ago with the hope that…
Agriculture focus – what feedstocks are farm AD plants using?
As part of our ongoing AD market analysis, we have done some analysis at ADBA on the types of feedstocks used and the crop/manure split in the agriculture sector of the AD industry. The following is based on industry information…
ADBA call for data – CHP replacement and biogas/biomethane load factors
FIT consultation - CHP replacement Government is consulting on replacement of generating equipment under the FIT as part of a consultation that runs until 13 September. You can read our summary of this consultation here. Before reaching a final decision…
Food Waste Collections Series: Part 2: Job creation
This blog is Part 2 of the Food Waste Collections Series where we are outlining the evidence we have collected on the benefits of introducing separate food waste collections in England. This evidence was submitted to DEFRA two weeks ago…