ADBA submitted its response to DEFRA’s consultation on Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) on 24 July 2025, presenting key opportunities for government to recognise the sector's unique environmental contributions and ensure fair treatment under the…
In 2024, the last Future Energy Scenario (FES) produced by the then Electricity System Operator (ESO), which had formerly been a part of National Grid, came out and attempted to present credible paths to net zero for the UK. The…
UK Government to Explore Biomethane for Dispatchable Energy Support The UK Government has announced a fresh initiative to evaluate the use of biomethane as a dispatchable energy source to enhance the flexibility of the country's power systems. This move…
The UK Government has today (22 July) announced a £63 million ‘lift-off’ for clean sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Seventeen companies will benefit from the funding, with several using biogas, biomethane and biogenic CO2 in production, highlighting the opportunity for…
ADBA submitted its response to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero's consultation on Voluntary Carbon and Nature Markets on 10 July 2025, strongly advocating for the anaerobic digestion (AD) sector's vital role in UK climate action. Our response…
The International Energy Agency recently issued its second Outlook for Biogas and Biomethane. It concluded that Biogas and biomethane are seeing new momentum. Why? “For many energy policymakers today, there is a premium attached to projects that deliver on energy…
How the first UK un-subsidised gas-to-grid plant could be a template for the future Ahead of The World Biogas Expo, Dr Gareth Mottram, Market and Policy Lead Analyst at ADBA, deep-dives into the state-of-play for biomethane-to-grid plants in the UK…
ADBA submitted its response to DESNZ's Greenhouse Gas Removals Independent Review: Call for Evidence on 20 June 2025, highlighting the significant potential of anaerobic digestion with carbon capture and storage. Our analysis shows the AD biomethane sector could deliver 7…
Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) member Carbogenics has recently released Episode 3 of its podcast series, Carbogenics: Biochar in Anaerobic Digestion (AD). Titled “Anaerobic Digestion: Policies, Challenges and Opportunities”, the episode features Dr Gareth Mottram, Policy Lead at ADBA,…