The RHI will close to new applications for projects in Northern Ireland from the end of February, if plans proposed by the Energy, Trade and Investment Minister are approved next week. Earlier this week, it had appeared that if legislation…
Since the opening of the deployment cap system under the FIT on 8 February we have had a few questions about how Ofgem will communicate the status of current and subsequent cap periods, as and when they ‘fill up’. We…
The AD industry is coming under pressure from multiple fronts: Feed-In Tariffs have halved and biomethane in the Renewable Heat Incentive could do the same over the next year; Levy Exemption Certificates have been scrapped altogether; Wholesale energy prices are…
Earlier this year, the government agreed to another year’s funding for the UK subscription to the International Energy Association’s Biogas Task (“Task 37”). This allows the industry input to the task’s activities and reports, which have helped to raise our…
Thank you to all ADBA members who got in touch to share their views on the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC)’s Consultation on ensuring regulation encourages innovation. This consultation provides opportunity to inform UK government of the innovations…
Pre-accreditation for the Feed-in Tariff reopens under the new scheme rules on Monday. Our summary of the changes and the new scheme is still available here, and you can download our detailed briefing directly here. This week, Ofgem have published…
“UK has the opportunity to lead on emissions reduction” and “Realising the value of digestate” Our introduction to this issue of AD & Bioresources News (page 3) is written by Matthew Bell, Chief Executive of the Committee on Climate Change…
The Renewable Energy Directive (RED) is one of the most important European Directives for the AD and bioresources industry and for the renewable energy sector more generally. The EU’s decarbonisation efforts, including our renewable incentive schemes, flow from the framework…
This week I represented ADBA at Defra’s Biowaste Regulatory Forum, which is a regular meeting between Defra, the EA and the trade bodies and professional bodies involved in the biowaste sector. The meeting included updates on a few key topics:…
As explained in previous blogs, the revised Waste Treatment BREF has now been released for consultation. We met with the Environment Agency (EA) last week to discuss the consultation process (click here for more information), and they have now sent us…