Last week the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) launched a call for evidence on the Rural Planning Review. The Review provides opportunity for members to set out how AD…
Last week we learned that the FIT deployment cap of 5.8MW for AD had been breached in 15 minutes and that by the end of the first day of the current quarter applications had been submitted amounting to a total…
Following the news that the RHI will be closed to new entrants in Northern Ireland, the Department for Energy, Trade and Investment has published a formal notice of scheme closure on its website. This is available here: https://adbioresources.org/news/northern-ireland-rhi-to-close-from-march This means that:…
The Training, Safety and Environment Working Group, chaired by Terry Brownhill, will be meeting on Wednesday 23 March from 10:30-14:00. The group will discuss a range of current topics, including ADBA’s work on training, the Best Practice Scheme, and odour…
As part of the European Commission’rsquo;s Energy Union strategy a new bioenergy sustainability policy for after 2020 is being developed, with a consultation now open. New sustainable bioenergy policy could have profound impacts on AD and bioresources with possible changes…
The amount of waste sent to landfill each year has been falling in recent years. It is half what it was 20 years ago. The amount being sent for combustion in energy recovery plants has been increasing, as has recycling…
On 8 February the first quarter FIT deployment cap for AD was re-opened. The current cap period, which continues until 31 March was reached almost immediately - after just 15 minutes - with pre-accreditation granted to the 5.8MW worth of…
Thank you to all the members who got in touch regarding the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC)’s Sustainability and HM Treasury inquiry. The results of this inquiry could have a broad impact on the AD and bioresources industry with the EAC…
The WRAP-led steering group, of which ADBA is a member, has today announced plans to produce a publication this summer outlining its vision aimed at harmonising UK food waste collections. Working in partnership with the Resource Minister, Rory Stewart MP,…
Last week I attended LowCVP’s Fuel Working Group to discuss biomethane for transport. The decarbonisation of the transport sector is progressing at a very slow pace, underscoring the big opportunities for biomethane. There were several presentations and discussions of interest…