Influential MP Alan Whitehead last week urged the government to consider the benefits that AD can deliver for the UK’s gas and energy security, in comparison to those which could be offered by shale gas. Speaking in Parliament at a…
Defra has published a consultation on a Waste Management Plan for England, drawing together existing waste management policy in England. The document doesn’t contain any new policy announcements and is a requirement of the European revised Waste Framework Directive. The…
Annual figures published by DECC show that in 2012 electricity generation from AD reached 1.3 TWh, and there was a 88% increase in AD generation outside the water sector. The DUKES data also shows that AD’s installed electrical capacity by…
Unlike the rest of the UK, Northern Ireland has no plans to extend the Renewable Heat Incentive beyond its current 200kW thermal capacity limit. The consultation, launched this week by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment states that this…
As we updated you at the start of July, DECC were set to provide further detail on the support which will be available under the Contracts for Difference (CfD) mechanism for AD projects over 5MW when the Renewables Obligation (RO)…
A £10m R&D fund into low carbon vehicles has been announced by the Technology Strategy Board. Projects must be collaborative and business-led, with total eligible project costs expected to be between £2-5m, while projects are expected to last between 18…
As part of the government-wide review of the balances of competences between the EU and the UK, aimed at examining the scope of EU activities and how it impacts on the UK, DECC and Defra have launched a joint call…
Following an announcement in Parliament last week, it has emerged that the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) regulations are being amended to allow heat use, such as biomass drying, to take place outside a building from September. Members have previously indicated…
The European Commission has launched a review of key targets in the Waste Framework Directive, the Landfill Directive and the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. The review is scheduled by the provisions of the directives, and aims to bring these…
Degression below 500kW One of the key policy issues the UK AD industry faces today is that of Feed-in-Tariff degression for projects up to 500kW. We are still very concerned about the possibility of reduced rates for FIT projects at…