The Scottish Government contacted me today informing me that they are looking to identify AD developers who are interested in building an AD plant near the town of Kirkwall on Orkneys mainland. Zero Waste Scotland last year undertook a feasibility…
Appearing before a Lords’ inquiry into building a biowaste economy, two DECC ministers and one Defra minister faced repeated questioning about the lack of drive to support separate food waste collections in England. Resource minister Dan Rogerson MP, as well…
Shortly before Christmas, government announced the final strike prices that will underpin the Contracts for Difference (CfD) mechanism, which will replace the Renewables Obligation for new generation in 2017. Available to AD projects over 5MW and sewage sludge projects, the…
Accompanied by a site visit to Future Biogas’ recently commissioned site in Doncaster, the upcoming Biomethane to Grid Working Group will also see presentations from DECC and Ofgem covering the RHI accreditation process for gas-to-grid projects and more broadly government’s…
The European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) has now published its final Technical Report on end of waste criteria for biodegradable waste. The report will shortly be sent to DG Environment prior to the preparation of proposals for Commission regulations.…
As well as a discussion on the Department for Transport’s (DfT) strategy to support the use of biomethane and gas in HGVs, Tuesday’s Transport Working Group meeting in London will also consider the full range of funding opportunities available to…
Defra has produced its latest draft guidance document for comment on anaerobic digestion (AD), covering the requirements that operators have to meet under the Animal by-Products Regulations (ABPR). Covered within the draft document include: EU regulation making liquid digestate subject…
Following a number of queries from prospective generators around the requirements that they have to meet to demonstrate evidence of a grid connection agreement when using an independent connections provider (ICP), Ofgem has now published a guidance note to specifically…
In response to the Red Tape Challenge, which concluded that it is onerous for some small businesses to fill in Waste Transfer Notes (WTNs), Defra is consulting on proposals to allow certain documents to be used as an alternative to…
The Department for Transport (DfT) has published a call for evidence on advanced fuels, which pledges to consider greater support for biomethane vehicles. DfT’s call for evidence also requests information on the technical potential and timescales for deployment for biomethane,…
