Defra has produced its latest draft guidance document for comment on anaerobic digestion (AD), covering the requirements that operators have to meet under the Animal by-Products Regulations (ABPR). Covered within the draft document include: EU regulation making liquid digestate subject…
Following a number of queries from prospective generators around the requirements that they have to meet to demonstrate evidence of a grid connection agreement when using an independent connections provider (ICP), Ofgem has now published a guidance note to specifically…
Operators and developers have until 17 January to submit comments to the BSI PAS 110 steering group on the revised draft of the standard. To download, review and comment on the draft, you need to go to http://drafts.bsigroup.com/Document/Manage/52256 to register…
In response to the Red Tape Challenge, which concluded that it is onerous for some small businesses to fill in Waste Transfer Notes (WTNs), Defra is consulting on proposals to allow certain documents to be used as an alternative to…
DECC have published deployment figures for Feed in Tariff accreditations and pre-accreditations in November, which have now been updated in the FIT Deployment and Degression section of the members’ area. For the second month running no plants with capacities above…
The Department for Transport (DfT) has published a call for evidence on advanced fuels, which pledges to consider greater support for biomethane vehicles. DfT’s call for evidence also requests information on the technical potential and timescales for deployment for biomethane,…
ADBA PRESS RELEASE The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council* (BBSRC) has today [18 Dec] announced that a proposal for a funded research network in AD, led by Professor Charles Banks at the University of Southampton and supported by ADBA…
ADBA MEMBER PRESS RELEASE Olleco, the UKs largest converter of used cooking oil and food waste into renewable energy, announced today the successful acquisition of Bioco Recycling. This acquisition is evidence of Olleco’s continued commitment to strengthening its national food…
Defra’s launch of their response to the consultation on the Waste Prevention Programme for England was launched this week. Food waste remains a major focus, although there are few new measures as the government commits to continuing to support voluntary…
Those AD plants considered “waste operations” under the Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR) will no longer need to obtain planning permission before applying for an environmental permit. This announcement has come in Defra’s response to a consultation making a number of…