We believe that cost evidence is likely to support the case to introduce a new tariff for AD electricity plants of 100 kWe and under. We are working to establish what a tariff would be for this level, as well…
Following the RHI biomethane tariff announcement in December, several members have contacted us for clarification on the way in which the first degression of new tariffs will be calculated for July 2015. Our understanding, as explained in our (now updated)…
As per my previous blog in December, the DfT has set up several working groups in an attempt to identify options for meeting the RED renewable transport fuel target for 2020 and looking beyond to 2030. The working groups are…
Last week I represented ADBA at a meeting of the biomethane campaign we founded with ENA to break down regulatory barriers to the biomethane to grid market. The main focus of the meeting was to discuss an upcoming consultation on…
Accurate information about gate fees is vital to AD policy development. At present the annual WRAP gate fees report is the best public source of information available, but it has previously been based on a very limited set of sources,…
In an attempt to simplify Ofgem's guidance on RHI biogas heat and biogas CHP rules, we have put together this document which aims to assist ADBA members who are considering installing biogas heat or biogas CHP plants. Although the document…
As we mentioned several times on these blogs towards the end of last year, we spent a large amount of time with some members contributing to the development of the biomass and biogas carbon calculator. Thank you to those members…
DECC have released data on their RHI 'Estimated commitments' page showing that the large uptake of biomethane in the RHI continued in November. The forecast expenditure for biomethane is now way above the level forming part of the calculation for…
We have been notified by the EA that they are starting a new programme of health and safety screening assessments at the AD plants they regulate across the country. This has the following aims and components: The screening work will consist…
DECC has released Feed-in Tariff (FIT) deployment data for November 2014 which highlights that many developers made pre-accreditation applications in September in order to avoid the full force of Feed-in Tariff cuts, which are brought about by the degression policy. …