Defra has published a consultation on a Waste Management Plan for England, drawing together existing waste management policy in England. The document doesn’t contain any new policy announcements and is a requirement of the European revised Waste Framework Directive. The…
Annual figures published by DECC show that in 2012 electricity generation from AD reached 1.3 TWh, and there was a 88% increase in AD generation outside the water sector. The DUKES data also shows that AD’s installed electrical capacity by…
Unlike the rest of the UK, Northern Ireland has no plans to extend the Renewable Heat Incentive beyond its current 200kW thermal capacity limit. The consultation, launched this week by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment states that this…
I and my colleagues Louise, Matt and Kelly look after ADBA’s marketing activities, promoting you our members, our activities and AD in the UK in general. We are always looking for ways to improve our services and additional ways of…
As we updated you at the start of July, DECC were set to provide further detail on the support which will be available under the Contracts for Difference (CfD) mechanism for AD projects over 5MW when the Renewables Obligation (RO)…
A £10m R&D fund into low carbon vehicles has been announced by the Technology Strategy Board. Projects must be collaborative and business-led, with total eligible project costs expected to be between £2-5m, while projects are expected to last between 18…
As part of the government-wide review of the balances of competences between the EU and the UK, aimed at examining the scope of EU activities and how it impacts on the UK, DECC and Defra have launched a joint call…
KIRK GROUP succeeded at the UK AD & Biogas 2013 exhibition this year, with one of the largest stands at the show and a busy traffic of visitors throughout the two days. Keeping in line with our business philosophy of…
Following an announcement in Parliament last week, it has emerged that the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) regulations are being amended to allow heat use, such as biomass drying, to take place outside a building from September. Members have previously indicated…
The European Commission has launched a review of key targets in the Waste Framework Directive, the Landfill Directive and the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. The review is scheduled by the provisions of the directives, and aims to bring these…