Ofwat has published their new Direction following their consultation last month. The Direction sets out the data that water companies must publish on an annual basis, and the updated mandate requires the following information: The direction will take affect this…
BEIS have put out a call for evidence to feed into the development of the Biomass[1] Strategy - one of the most crucial policies for AD industry in recent years. It its first update in ten years, the Biomass Strategy…
ADBA hosted our biannual Members Meeting on 20th April. Nearly a hundred members, staff and government representatives gathered online for the update on the AD sector in time with the release of ADBA’s bi-annual Policy Report. One of the key…
Ofwat have released a consultation outlining their updated bioresources information strategy and are asking for feedback on their proposals, as part of their work to develop the bioresources market. Recently, the water regulator has taken steps to explore how they drive…
What is COMAH 2015? COMAH15 replaced the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 (COMAH99) and came into force on 1 June 2015. This is the UK Regulation that implements the EU Seveso 3 Directive and aims to prevent and…
ADBA have launched a new survey to collect AD plant performance data. The survey is comprised of six short questions regarding AD plant’s capacity, feedstock and operational capacity in 2020 and we asking operators and site managers to complete it…
Yesterday, BEIS responded to last year’s consultation “Future support for low carbon heat”. This response outlines their final design for the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS). Created specifically for the AD industry, the scheme aims to increase the amount of…
Last week, Defra released an overview of the anticipated Environmental Land Management scheme (ELMS) and is calling on farmers to register their interest in taking part in the next stage of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme. The SFI, one…
Last week BEIS launched a Biomass Feedstock Innovation (BFI) Competition funded by the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio as part of their BFI Programme. The Competition will be awarding funds to support innovations hoping to tackle barriers to large-scale domestic biomass…
You may be aware that the EA has announced that the Compost and Anaerobic Digestate Quality Protocols need to be revised to enable the EA to continue supporting them (i.e. for the end of waste positions to remain). We are…