DECC has this week confirmed how the transition from the Renewables Obligation (RO) to Contracts for Difference (CfD) will operate, including a 12 month grace period for those commissioning close to the closure of the RO to new generation in…
The Department for Transport (DfT) has today published recommendations to support the biomethane and gas vehicle market, agreed by the Low Emission HGV Task Force group which ADBA sat on. Included within the recommendations are: Reviewing the case for allowing…
As part of a consultation on decarbonising heat, the Scottish Government has asked for evidence on how AD projects can be encouraged to avoid wasting heat. DECC made a disappointing decision in December that existing biogas CHP plants that are…
The Oxford Institute for Energy has this week published a report examining the role that natural gas can play in transport. The report included a number of interesting statistical comparisons on emissions and economic performance between biomethane, gas, diesel and…
Defra last week published a consultation on amendments to the greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting requirements for companies, potentially paving the way for the recognition of biomethane certificates for companies where biomethane has been injected into the gas grid. Government proposes…
A report into waste infrastructure capacity has identified that over 2.2 million tonnes of source segregated food waste will be available for treatment through AD by 2025, with 117 food waste plants in operation capable of treating 1.4 million tonnes…
An increasing portion of food waste from food & drink manufacturers is being sent to AD, according to a recent study by the Food & Drink Federation. The data shows that 14% of food waste from the sites surveyed, or…
DECC has today published figures showing provisional UK energy production and consumption figures up to December 2013. UK primary energy production decreased by 6.7% in 2013, with coal output down by 24% as a result of the closure of mines…
ADBA last week responded to a call for evidence from the Department for Transport (DfT) which is examining ways of providing more effective government support for advanced fuels, including biomethane. As well as setting out the huge potential benefits that…
The Scottish Government has launched a £3.8m fund to help businesses develop green infrastructure proposals, including infrastructure to deal with industrial food and drink processing waste. Indeed, an example given of an eligible project is “Installing an anaerobic digestion facility…