Earlier today we met Ofgem to raise some issues with the RHI sustainability criteria that operators have told us about, and discuss how compliance is reported and audited. Flaring during commissioning When biomethane plants are ramping up to full capacity…
Yesterday the European Commission (EC) published proposals on how Member States are to achieve the EU’s goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent by 2030, relative to 2005 levels – an important step towards the binding target…
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have released RHI deployment data for June and Quarter 2, 2016 . For the anaerobic digestion sector, we now have 76 biomethane plants which have applied for full accreditation and six…
The government has today set out further information on the responsibilities and operations of its restructured departments. A statement from the Prime Minister said: The Department for Energy and Climate Change and the remaining functions of the Department for Business,…
Effective communications plays an important part in increasing the amount of food waste that is recycled. To help demonstrate this and in support of the recently launched Food Waste Recycling Action Plan, WRAP is offering local authorities in England (excluding…
With rumours already well established about the future of DECC, Andrea Leadsom stood up in the Commons this morning to answer questions for the department for the final time – not just because of her ministerial future, but because of…
Today we submitted our response to DECC’s consultation on the Feed-in Tariff. You can download our full response here. Thank you to all our members who participated in the process, took part in the webinars and shared evidence. Below are some of…
DECC held a meeting of their Renewable Heat Industry Advisory Group yesterday, where I represent ADBA members. The department had little news on progress towards a consutlation response on the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). We still expect this to come…
Ofgem has today released three new guides, each designed to ensure common mistakes can be avoided and applications can be processed as swiftly as possible. Each contains information on how to apply and what evidence you would need to provide. None…
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has initiated an inquiry into the economic, social, and environmental impact of food waste in England. Having recently launched the Food Waste Recycling Action Plan at UK AD & Biogas 2016 this inquiry…