Several members are reporting severe delays in Ofgem approval of FIT applications. We are raising this issue with DECC and to make our case we need to hear from you regarding the delays you are experiencing. If so, please send…
Last week we published a blog about rules on adding biogas boilers to existing AD plants. As that blog details, in their correspondence with us Ofgem emphasised that 'newness' will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis and that a definitive…
Today in the House of Commons almost 150 farmers will join around 90 MPs and Peers at a parliamentary event aimed at championing the anaerobic digestion industry. Farming representatives from across the UK will join the farming themed event to…
The RHI biomethane tariff is set to be reduced by 10% on 1 April 2016. Biogas heat will also be degressed by 10%. For biomethane, load factors lower than those originally estimated by operators have had the effect of reducing…
Over the last few weeks we have run a series of blogs about the FIT deployment caps, posts about the deployment cap being reached in 15 minutes and our update from last Friday. Today Ofgem have released their latest figures, and as you…
In the coming weeks we are expecting that changes will be made to the RHI for 2016-17, and that DECC will launch a consultation on the RHI, with substantial reforms likely for 2017/18 forwards. We are in close contact with…
Ofgem have today released a new guide for the FIT, Guidance for Renewable Installations (Version 10), which you can find here. The changes to the FIT that the Version 10 Guidance responds to are: The introduction of deployment caps; The…
We are aware that some biomethane producers may have been subject to a surprise VAT charge, and are hear from members affected. The domestic reverse charge ('DRC') is an anti-fraud measure designed to tackle Missing Trader Intra-Community ('MTIC') fraud, in…
Energy tariffs for electricity and biomethane have been falling at a rapid speed over the last 2-3 years. The industry is currently unable to cut costs of producing energy at this rapid rate. The cost of generating energy from anaerobic…
During the last few weeks we received some questions about the rules on adding biogas boilers to existing AD plants, under the RHI. The Ofgem guidance, below, sets out what equipment needs to be categorised as new. We contacted Ofgem…