The European Biogas Association has sent members an update on two European Commission documents which could have important implications for the future of renewable energy support. The Commission is planning to introduce revised state aid guidelines (from DG Competition) and…
We asked our speakers at the ADBA R&D Forum (12-13 November, Gisborough Hall Hotel, North Yorkshire) to give us a quick snapshot on what they will be speaking about. Here are some of their responses:Dr Mary Dimambro, Managing Director, Cambridge…
Last Thursday, on an unseasonably mild autumn day in South Wales, I attended a workshop in Cardiff which considered the various obstacles facing renewables looking to connect to the electricity grid. Some of the important issues raised by generators included:…
ADBA MEMBER PRESS RELEASE Kirk Environmental, part of Kirk Group, has won the Environmental Innovation Award for SMEs at this year’s Lancashire Business Environment Awards. Now in the 17th year, this award showcases the most innovative and effective initiatives by…
The European Parliament has published its draft report on the 2030 framework for climate and energy policies. The report has been written jointly by the ENVI (Environment, Public Health and Food Safety) and ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committees which…
An inquiry into funding for low carbon innovation has been launched by the parliamentary Energy and Climate Change Committee. This follows a report by the National Audit Office into public funding for low carbon innovation, which concluded that since 2010…
The European Union is consulting on the sustainable use of phosphorus, which presents an excellent opportunity to make the case that digestate generated in the AD process allows critical nutrients, such as phosphorus, to be returned to land to support…
With only one week left to submit your free entry in the ADBA Members’ Directory 2013/14 (the deadline is Friday, 25 October), there is also still time to compliment your company profile by booking an advert or enhancing your listing…
New figures on FIT deployment are likely to be published by Monday at the latest, and we anticipate these showing that accreditations and pre-accreditations below 500 kW have passed 9 MW in 2013. This will be enough to trigger 20%…
Work to review the PAS 110 scheme is continuing, with the stability test remaining the major issue. Working with other steering group members, we have made progress with the Environment Agency now recognising the potential for the evidence for the…