This post has been edited to reflect further work we are doing on the RHI figures. A more detailed briefing, which supersedes this post, is now available here: https://adbioresources.org/news/rhi-settlement-detailed-briefing. The Chancellor made his long-awaited Spending Review statement to Parliament earlier this…
The AD Network will be holding a free workshop for AD Network members on January 14th 2016 at Southampton University entitled "Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors for Wastewater Treatment and Energy Recovery". Featuring presentations by the top experts in this field it…
The Environment Agency (EA) have informed us that they will be publishing a large number of amended Standard Rules permits on 1 December 2015, following the Environmental Permit Standard Rules consultations No.12 and No.14. The EA will be writing to…
CAPITA-PROjEN are pleased to announce that Dave Auty joined our ranks at the beginning of November. Dave has a long history of working with anaerobic digestion across many sectors, but particularly the water industry and the waste industry. He has…
This week I represented ADBA members in the latest steering group meeting for the Food Waste Recycling Action Plan (FWRAP). The process brings together AD operators, local authority representatives and other interested stakeholders, with the aim of creating a report…
Our strategic adviser, former DECC Secretary of State Chris Huhne, provides his analysis of the implications of the speech Amber Rudd gave on energy policy this week: The speech was heavily trailed as being about affordability, but there is nothing new…
Elmac Technologies® has developed the UCA Series of unstable detonation arresters with better pressure drop and flow performance than any equivalent stable or unstable detonation arrester currently on the market. By combining their E-Flow™ element technology with a patented High…
Marking a major shift in UK energy policy, the Energy Secretary, Amber Rudd, is today expected to unveil plans to prioritise support for indigenous sources of gas, as she announces the phasing out of coal-fired power stations by 2023. As…
As I explained in my blog at the end of October, the Environment Agency (EA) are offering a free pre-application workshop for new permit applicants for AD plants. The event will be held at the EA's office in Bristol on…
A report published yesterday by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), which used data collated from ADBA’s 2015 market report, has shown that seven per cent of the UK’s indigenous gas was supplied by biogas from anaerobic digestion…