We have updated our members area with the latest FITs deployment data. https://adbioresources.org/members-area/fit-deployment-degression/ This indicates that the 500 kW- 5 MW scale will come close to hitting the 6 month 5% degression. However, if the average deployment over the first…
We have reviewed our pipeline of biomethane plants to come on line this year, and when they expect to commission. This was to assess the likelihood of an RHI biomethane degression in January 2015 and April 2015. Assuming the overall…
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has asked us to provide them with figures on the cost of generating electricity from anaerobic digestion. They will then use these in their work in making policy recommendation to member Governments. DECC is therefore…
We have put together the attached draft document on the potential for AD to contribute to energy objectives, and have used this to calculate the potential market value of the AD industry. This indicates that AD could potentially deliver 15%…
DECC today released its monthly data on deployment under the FITs scheme. We can use this to chart the deployment under the scheme against the degression triggers which cause automatic cuts to the tariff rates. Mid-year For the 500 kW…
Yesterday I attended a meeting we arranged with Ofgem on to discuss the length of time it is taking them to review applications to the FITs scheme and Ofgem’s interpretation of ‘grid connection agreement’. This follows from the discussion at…
We have made an initial review of the RHI non-domestic regulations currently before Parliament. The regulations are not clear on two vital questions for existing plants: Where a plant had an existing digester pre-December 2013 serving one CHP, and now…
We have today published on our Market Analysis page a draft of our database on operational and forthcoming AD plants, including information on capacity, commissioning dates, planning status, feedstocks and location. We hope that this will help members with their…
At our recent members meeting, several members expressed concern about the length of time it is taking Ofgem to process applications to the Feed-In Tariff (FIT) scheme. We would like to gather more information on the length of time taken…
DECC have released data showing that biomethane payments under the RHI are taking off. Estimated payments now exceed £4m from March, a significant increase on February data, although currently some time off from the biomethane triggers being reached. Biomethane has…
