The European Commission has published an updated draft of its state aid guidelines, which had originally proposed to limit support available to Feed-in Tariff projects to below 1MW. While the latest draft disappointingly proposes to further limit support available under…
ADBA PRESS RELEASE Welcoming the opportunity to address the AD industry at the sector’s largest dedicated event, UK AD & Biogas 2014 (2-3 July), Partha Vasudev, Vice President Waste & Bioenergy, Green Investment Bank (GIB), has been confirmed a key…
A parliamentary committee is undertaking an inquiry into growing the circular economy, presenting an excellent opportunity to make the case for the economic and environmental benefits that anaerobic digestion (AD) and separate food waste collections can deliver. The Environmental Audit…
ADBA MEMBER NEWS A new anaerobic digestion (AD) facility that turns organic waste into green energy for thousands of homes has been opened today (20 March 2014) in Retford, Nottinghamshire by The Rt Hon Greg Barker MP, Minister of State…
In a correction from previous advice we may have given, developers will need to apply for preliminary accreditation by 30 September 2014 in order to lock in a Feed-in-Tariff rate prior to a possible degression in October 2014, which is…
Defra have published a new version of their guidance on animal health regulations for composting and anaerobic digestion. The document, available here, remains a draft so should be treated as such. Any comments can be sent to me via matt.hindle@adbioresources.org…
DECC have shared their response to the EU State Aid consultation which we also responded to in February. The annex to DECC’s document dealing with renewable energy support schemes is available to download here. They have agreed with our principle…
This week, Defra has published experimental statistics on the areas of non-food crops grown in the UK. This includes the areas of oilseed rape, sugar beet, wheat, miscanthus, short rotation coppice and straw crops grown in the UK for use…
The European BREF process – which could see major changes to permitting for AD plants – needs information from operators over the next few weeks to inform the development of new regulation. The Bureau coordinating BREF development has published questionnaires…
DECC has this week confirmed how the transition from the Renewables Obligation (RO) to Contracts for Difference (CfD) will operate, including a 12 month grace period for those commissioning close to the closure of the RO to new generation in…