‘Business is Great’ event showcases expertise to Spain
Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of participating in a ‘Business is Great’ networking event organised by the UK Department of International Trade (DIT) in Barcelona.
Clean Energy Fund Launched by Tees Valley Mayor
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen is urging local community groups to take advantage of a £1.35 million pot to deliver regional clean energy projects. The Rural Community Energy Fund is being delivered by the Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority. It…
Gate fees for AD increase by £1, according to new WRAP report
The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has published its 12th yearly report covering the gate fees charged for waste treatment, recovery and disposal, including anaerobic digestion, finding that gate fees have risen. The report concludes that the UK waste market continues to be fragmented, affected by local competition and national legislation and policy.
Feedstock (Waste) – Opportunity
We have received an enquiry from a company whose work includes emptying of tanks, gully's and waste traps. What: They are looking to dispose of the collected fat and grease in a way that feeds back to the environment in…
Catholic Church now one of the largest single consumers of green gas certificates
More than 4,500 Catholic churches and schools have switched to renewable gas and electricity supplied by British Gas in one of the UK’s largest combined green energy contracts. The deal with the Catholic Church’s energy procurement group, Inter-diocesan Fuel Management…
WRAP estimates 3.6 million tonnes of food waste in food production
WRAP published last month a report on Food waste in primary production in the UK. It concludes that more work is urgently needed on food surplus and waste on the farm as they are a critical area of the food…
At EA’s Regulatory Business Forum, ADBA emphasises the role of AD
ADBA attended the Environment Agency Regulatory Business Forum recently. We stressed how important it is that Defra and the EA gives AD...
Green Finance Strategy to boost investments in green energy
The Department for Business Energy and the Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has presented its Green Finance Strategy. This document aims to align the private sector with the UK's ambitious climate targets while contributing to the country’s financial sector services. This will…
ADBA visits Europe’s biggest biomethane plant in Spain
Last Friday, ADBA was invited to visit the biggest biomethane plant in Europe, located in Valdemingómez technological park in Madrid (Spain) waste treatment complex. This compound accounts for two dry AD plants (Las Dehesas and La Paloma) and an upgrading…
The use of biomethane as transport fuel continues to grow in the UK
Earlier this month, the Department for Transport published the latest biofuel statistics from the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) current reporting period (11), running from April 2018 to April 2019. This dataset covers until December 2018 and shows a strong…