Ofgem’s updated FIT Guidance document includes new guidance on what requirements operators will have to meet around demonstrating evidence of a grid connection agreement, in order to secure preliminary accreditation. As well as outlining that operators must provide a copy…
The full consultation on PAS 110 has moved a step closer following an informal steering group meeting last week. The group - which included ADBA, REA, ESA and CIWM - discussed responses to WRAP’s Options Paper on PAS 110, and…
The Environment Agency has published new guidance for preventing fires at waste treatment sites, in the form of Technical Guidance Note. This sets out what needs to be captured within an accident plan in the site’s written management system to…
ADBA MEMBER PRESS RELEASE BIODOME® ASIA, part of KIRK GROUP, has recently completed a state of the art anaerobic digestion plant in East Malaysia for our client Kubota Corporation, consisting of the largest digester tank ever built by Kirk to…
There is no doubt that the UK’s anaerobic digestion industry is growing rapidly and has seen encouraging progress in recent years. However, whilst the rate of industry growth is positive, performance across the sector varies considerably. In our guest foreword…
Government has launched calls for evidence examining the balance of competences between the UK and the European Union on energy and agricultural policies. These two reviews form part of the 32 taking place, which are analysing specific areas of EU…
An amendment which would have required the government to set a 2030 decarbonisation target for electricity generation in 2014 within the Energy Bill has been defeated by 14 votes in the House of Lords. The current draft of the Energy…
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has given strong backing to the treatment of food waste through anaerobic digestion (AD), declaring in a parliamentary committee this week that he was “a very strong supporter of AD”. Asked what Defra was doing to…
We have changed the date of our first AD & Hospitality Conference. The event will now be taking place on Friday 7 February 2014, but will remain at the Royal Garden Hotel in London.What is the event about? Our AD…
From food waste policy to land bank availability, our ADBA National Conference 2013 entitled ‘can we afford not to recycle our phosphates?’ will discuss the issues affecting your business in 2014 and beyond. Taking place on 3 December in Westminster,…