On the 3rd of July, the ADBA Policy Team was invited by our member MAD LEAP to visit the R-Urban Poplar facility in East London, a net zero initiative designed to create a sustainable and circular food system in its…
Biomethane in the Clean Flexibility Road Map: a window that will not stay open The government's Clean Flexibility Roadmap 2026 Update, published this month by DESNZ, Ofgem and NESO, is primarily a document about batteries, interconnectors and smart meters. But…
The Government’s Green Gas Support Scheme is key to incentivising growth in the sector, but its operational budget was filled for the foreseeable future on 12th June. This means that any project that has not reached the point of being given…
ADBA submitted its response to DESNZ’s UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Regulating cross-boundary CCS pipelines consultation. Capturing carbon dioxide and locking it away underground is one of the ways the UK plans to bring down its emissions. But before carbon can be stored, it has to travel. The…
On 9 June 2026, ADBA submitted its response to DEFRA’s Fertilisers Regulatory Reform consultation. The Government is rewriting the rules that govern fertilisers in the UK and asked for views through a recent consultation. We have now sent in our response on behalf of the AD sector. Our…
ADBA attends Utility Week Live 2026: Connecting Biogas with the Wider Utilities Agenda This week on the 19-20 May, members of Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association’s (ADBA) Policy and External Affairs team attended Utility Week Live 2026 at the NEC in Birmingham, joining stakeholders from across the energy, water and wider…
King's Speech 2026: Energy independence and EU Alignment to bring benefits to UK AD Sector Whilst biogas and biomethane did not receive a direct mention in last week's King's Speech or the accompanying Government briefing notes, the political framing underpinning…
On 1 May 2026, ADBA has submitted its response to the government's consultation on Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) Non-Pipeline Transport (NPT). The UK's AD sector is already delivering over 250,000 tonnes per year of biogenic CO2 through existing gas…
On 6 May 2026, ADBA has submitted a response to the Northern Ireland Resources and Waste Management Strategy consultation, setting out what AD needs from the strategy to play its full role in NI's circular economy and net zero ambitions. We supported the vision,…