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…
The Department for Transport (DfT) has today published recommendations to support the biomethane and gas vehicle market, agreed by the Low Emission HGV Task Force group which ADBA sat on. Included within the recommendations are: Reviewing the case for allowing…
ADBA PRESS RELEASE Recommendations that will boost the use of gas in heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) were today published [13 Mar] by the Department for Transport (DfT), following approval by the DfT’s Low Emission HGV Task Force working group which…
ADBA MEMBER NEWS Hard-wearing chopper pumps and mixers from Landia are playing a vital role in the 2.5 MW of electricity generated at a leading recycling and food waste management specialists, based in Somerset. Wall-mounted mixers and a range of…