ADBA’s response to the Scottish ban on the sale of peat consultation
On the 10th of May, ADBA submitted their response to the Scottish consultation on 'ending the sale of peat in Scotland'. You can read this response below:
Local authorities: Sign up for AD site visits
The ADBA Food Waste working group is happy to announce a series of AD site visits across the UK for Local Authorities. Against the backdrop of the upcoming requirement for local authorities to separately collect food waste, ADBA has organised…
Call for evidence: Taxation of environmental land management and ecosystem service markets
The Treasury is currently consulting on the taxation of environmental land management and ecosystem service markets. Set against the target for the agricultural sector to have 85% of farms engaged in low carbon practices by 2035, ecosystems service markets are…
DESNZ releases new ‘increased’ GGSS tariff rates for 2023-24
The Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) released its new tariff rates on 27 April 2023. The new tariff rates have been increased for all 3 tariff tiers. Tier 1 rate has been increased by 0.58 pence, tier 2 rate by…
NDRHI closed on 31 March 2023
The Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (NDRHI) scheme closed to all new applications for accreditation at midnight on 31st March 2023. All applications submitted beyond this date will be rejected. The RHI was a scheme available to businesses, the public sector and…
Speeding-up the process for Biomethane injection to the UK’s National Transmission Gas network.
On the beginning of april, some experts in biomethane project development met with National Gas, the owner and operator of the UK’s gas network for a roundtable discussion. Discussions explored issues around connecting AD plants to the National Transmission…
Call for consultation responses: Ending the sale of peat in Scotland
The National Planning Framework 4 was formally adopted in February in Scotland, banning new sites and extensions of commercial peat extraction sites apart from in very limited circumstances. However, in 2021, Scotland still supplied 300,000 m3 of peat used in the…
Government ‘Green Day’ a whitewash for biogas
Last week, the UK Government published wo more than 2,800 pages of documents of plans for the enhancement of energy security and net zero, in what was originally touted as Government's 'green day'. But it was more akin to a…
ADBA coordinates industry-wide outreach for GGSS mid-scheme review
The Mid-Scheme Review of the Green Gas Support Scheme was launched on 23 March 2023 by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). The consultation will run for eight weeks, addressing a number of items including the waste…
GSMR Amendments 2023 – Focus on biomethane pipelines considered to be part of the gas network
ADBA has engaged with the HSE regarding the GSMR amendment to clarify some interpretation elements. A guidance is being currently drafted and should be published in early summer 2023. Following our blog on the impact for the biomethane industry, we…