Biomethane in Transport: help shape DfT assumptions
Last week I represented ADBA at a workshop held by the DfT on future changes to renewable transport support, as previewed in my blog here. …
FIT pre-accreditation will be valid for one year, not two
DECC have confirmed that when FIT pre-accreditation returns from 8 February 2016, approved projects will have one year to build and commission from their application date.* This is the same 'validity period' that was available under the old pre-accreditation system,…
First draft of revised Waste Treatment BREF released
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has now released the first draft of the revised Waste Treatment Best Available Techniques Reference (WT BREF) document, which is available to view here. The consultation on this draft will run until 18 March 2016…
Help us develop the AD Best Practice Scheme
What are we trying to achieve? ADBA has now begun the exciting (and challenging!) process of developing a Best Practice Scheme for the AD industry. You may already have heard us speaking about this at recent ADBA events, but this…
FIT: Ofgem draft guidance published
Following the publication of DECC’s response to the Feed-in Tariff review earlier today, Ofgem have now published some draft guidance for the new scheme rules. The two documents now available are: Guidance on pausing the FIT scheme from 15 January…
Feed-in Tariff: DECC confirms return of pre-accreditation but low caps remain
DECC’s FIT response has now been published, setting out the department’s plans for the scheme from 2016-2019. You can read our detailed briefing on the conclusions here. Note this briefing has been updated on 21 December following clarification from DECC…
AD “relief” on pre-accreditation but growth remains constrained
DECC has listened to industry on their planned reforms to the feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme, ensuring that the anaerobic digestion (AD) industry is able to continue to deploy valuable additional electrical capacity, albeit at substantially reduced levels. The Department for…
WRAP gate fee survey underway
WRAP have asked us to share the following message about their annual gate fees survey, which is now underway: WRAP is undertaking the annual study of gate fees paid at waste treatment facilities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland…
Green gas vital to UK carbon abatement
In the wake of a “historic” agreement reached at the Paris Climate Change conference, with a commitment to keep global temperatures well below 20C, the UK government’s revised green gas strategy could place anaerobic digestion (AD) at the heart of…
New EU Circular Economy Package encourages separate food waste collections
Last week (Dec. 2), the revised EU Circular Economy Package (CEP): Closing the loop – an EU action plan for the Circular Economy was launched by Vice-President Frans Timmermans of the European Commission. This document announced legislation for the…