We’ve blogged before on the cost of energy debate and implications for renewable energy support, but it’s a subject worth returning to with energy companies focusing on green measures - albeit in this case for energy efficiency rather than directly…
The full consultation on PAS 110 has moved a step closer following an informal steering group meeting last week. The group - which included ADBA, REA, ESA and CIWM - discussed responses to WRAP’s Options Paper on PAS 110, and…
The Environment Agency has published new guidance for preventing fires at waste treatment sites, in the form of Technical Guidance Note. This sets out what needs to be captured within an accident plan in the site’s written management system to…
As widely anticipated, new official feed in tariff deployment statistics published this week have confirmed that sub 250 kW and 250-500 kW tariffs face 20% degression from April 2014. The updated figures for all scales can be found in the…
The European Biogas Association has sent members an update on two European Commission documents which could have important implications for the future of renewable energy support. The Commission is planning to introduce revised state aid guidelines (from DG Competition) and…
The European Parliament has published its draft report on the 2030 framework for climate and energy policies. The report has been written jointly by the ENVI (Environment, Public Health and Food Safety) and ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committees which…
New figures on FIT deployment are likely to be published by Monday at the latest, and we anticipate these showing that accreditations and pre-accreditations below 500 kW have passed 9 MW in 2013. This will be enough to trigger 20%…
Work to review the PAS 110 scheme is continuing, with the stability test remaining the major issue. Working with other steering group members, we have made progress with the Environment Agency now recognising the potential for the evidence for the…
Meetings with DECC on FIT degression are ongoing as we try to find a solution to the threat of near certain degressions in the Feed-in Tariffs for <250 kW and 250-500 kW AD plants from April 2014. Since we initially…
The following update comes from the European Biogas Association: The Special Committee on Agriculture of the EU Council has approved a compromise on the four texts in the CAP reform package on Monday 7 October. The European Parliament will vote…