The UK bodies have submitted a joint position paper on prospective European End of Waste proposals. This is available to download here, with thanks to the members who submitted comments. Defra is representing the UK at a technical meeting next…
The Labour Party has set out its core priorities in a policy document ahead of its official manifesto launch in the early New Year. As part of the Party’s 10 core pledges, Labour have reiterated its aspiration to make Britain…
The volume of household food waste collected for anaerobic digestion and composting in England nudged up in 2013, according to figures released by DEFRA. 270,000 tonnes are reported to have been collected in 2013, compared to 230,000 tonnes in 2012…
The AD industry has welcomed the confirmation of new support levels for biomethane, published on the day of the ADBA National Conference 2014. DECC’s response to the RHI biomethane tariff review follows a consultation over the summer which gathered evidence…
DECC have confirmed the new biomethane RHI tariffs in a written ministerial statement, which you can read here. For biomethane, DECC will apply a ‘tiered’ approach, as we called for on the basis of strong consensus among member responses. This…
We have received the following update from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA): Proposed Revision of Existing Fees and Introduction of New Fees for Statutory Services delivered by Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA). Earlier in the year AHVLA…
This morning, DECC held a workshop on pre-accreditation for the Feed-in Tariff, in preparation for next year’s comprehensive review. I attended to represent ADBA, joined by REA and four representatives from our members. The idea behind the workshop was to discuss…
A recent appeal decision relating to a proposed AD facility near Bury, Greater Manchester has sparked a heated debate. The plant was planned to be located next to a concrete products manufacturing plant and would process 45,000 tonnes of food…
Yesterday's Autumn Statement had little of note for renewable energy or waste policy, but important changes to investment rules could have a real impact on investment in the AD sector. Two key passages in the document contain the following regulatory…
Latest figures from DECC show that biomethane RHI tariffs will degress by 10 per cent for the first time on 1 January 2015. However, DECC is currently reviewing RHI biomethane tariffs and an announcement is expected on new levels shortly. Degression automatically…