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…
Thank you to those of you that have responded to our request for cost data for the DECC RHI biomethane tariff review. We now have a broad range of cost data, particularly on the biogas upgrading side. We would still…
Last week we responded to an Ofgem consultation on guidance for complying with sustainability criteria for the Renewables Obligation. The guidance – consisting of three documents which also cover Fuel Measurement and Sampling and guidance on the RO sustainability audit…
Defra have heard informally that it is unlikely that the Commission will make a proposal for European-wide end of waste criteria. This seems to be a reaction to the difficulties of getting agreement on criteria for other materials such as…
DECC have published their quarterly forecast of deployment in the RHI, and the implications of this for their RHI degression mechanisms, including for biomethane. We have updated our analysis of this on the members’ area, which you can see here:…
WRAP is currently undertaking its annual survey to generate estimates of the size and nature of the AD sector in the UK. The survey is being carried out so that WRAP and its funders (Defra, and the Scottish and Welsh…
ADBA MEMBER NEWS Swedish clean-tech company and ADBA member Malmberg recently received another order for a biogas upgrading plant. The plant is their third in the UK and will produce up to 1,500 cubic meters per hour of 98% pure…
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…