Labour has today published its party manifesto document, which includes a number of key commitments for the renewables industry. The manifesto includes pledges to: Create an Energy Security Board to plan and deliver the UK’s energy mix; including a commitment…
Over the last few months we have seen evidence that some parts of the country are having difficulty getting a connection to the electricity distribution network. Ofgem are now consulting on how to improve arrangements to try and deliver an…
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) have released a call for evidence on the fifth carbon budget. The budget will put a legal limit on UK emissions of greenhouse gases over the period 2028 – 2032. The carbon budget is…
We have now submitted our response to the EA's Standard Rules Consultation No.14 on landspreading and digestate storage. The EA are reviewing the standard permits available for landspreading operations including for digestate. The consultation asked for views on whether they…
Conventional biofuels such as bioethanol and biodiesel currently account for the majority of biofuels supplied and used in the United Kingdom. Under existing policies, however, the UK is currently some way off being able to meet the Renewable Energy Directive…
The concept of a ‘smart city’ is often taken to mean cutting-edge digital technology, but it is just as important that planners and architects embed circular economic models at the heart of our future city designs. As well as supporting…
ADBA has been asked by consultants working for DECC to gather data on the cost of generating electricity from anaerobic digestion for plants of 5 MWe and under. This is to inform DECC's review of the Feed-in Tariff, which is likely…
I recently attended a meeting at DEFRA with a number of other organisations in the waste sector. This followed on from a DEFRA report on the value that the waste sector (including AD of food waste) is adding to the…
ADBA's Biomethane to Grid Working Group met in London on 25 March. The group started with a discussion on "technical issues" including the upcoming CV measurement consultation and propane enrichment. We are still waiting for an update from Ofgem on…
We have now submitted our response to the European Council’s call for evidence on changes to the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS). The ETS was the first large greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme in the world, and remains the biggest…