Today ADBA has submitted a response to the Chancellors announcement that companies benefitting from subsidies for the generation of renewable energy will be excluded from benefitting from EIS, SEIS and VCTs with effect from 6 April 2015. We would like…
You may remember in December we provided a briefing note on DECC's announcement of a new set of biomethane RHI tariffs. Today we have received confirmation that the changes announced in the government response to the biomethane tariff review are…
The European Commission (EC) has launched a consultation on the revision of the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) Directive for the period after 2020. The EU ETS is the first and biggest international system for trading greenhouse gas emission…
As you will remember from Matt's blog in December, the Chancellor announced in last year's Autumn Statement important changes to investment rules that could have a real impact on investment in the AD sector. Previously, Enterprise Investment Schemes (EIS) &…
Policy Forum for London are holding an event entitled "Developing the role of cities in the energy sector, and next steps for energy in London" on Thursday 30 April with speakers including: Matthew Pencharz, Senior Advisor for Environment & Energy…
The draft RTFO (Amendment) Order 2015 was laid before Parliament on 14 January and can be found by clicking here. The key features of the amendment are as follows: The definition of "notional volume" has been amended so that, where…
Today the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Investment (DETI) in Northern Ireland published its response to the consultation on proposed ROC banding levels for renewable technologies including AD with a maximum installed capacity of up to 5MW. The response confirms…
DECC recently asked for views on how a tariff guarantee for the RHI could work. The main aim of a tariff guarantee is to provide greater clarity on the level of subsidy a project will receive, making the RHI more…
As you all know, the Non-Domestic RHI scheme provides important support to the AD sector, and DECC are now looking for views to increase flexibility of the scheme. The department is seeking evidence on whether assigning the RHI payment directly…
The EA have asked for our views on their proposal for new and revised rule sets and risk assessments covering land spreading and digestate storage activities. These changes introduce additional restrictions to better protect the environment but will also provide operators…
