Following an announcement in Parliament last week, it has emerged that the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) regulations are being amended to allow heat use, such as biomass drying, to take place outside a building from September. Members have previously indicated…
The EA has published draft guidance on complying with environmental permits, which has been expected as part of the transition to permitting under the Industrial Emissions Directive. ADBA members have contributed to the development of this guidance, which has now…
ADBA PRESS RELEASE DECC have today announced that they have delayed their decision on introducing RHI support to AD projects with a thermal capacity of over 200 kW until the autumn. Responding to the news Charlotte Morton, chief executive, ADBA,…
As some of you may know the BBSRC has dedicated £15m funding to fund 10 cross-disciplinary, community building networks as part of its work to support Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy (IBBE). ADBA is involved with a group of academics led…
The European Commission has launched a review of key targets in the Waste Framework Directive, the Landfill Directive and the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. The review is scheduled by the provisions of the directives, and aims to bring these…
DECC have today disappointingly announced that they have delayed their decision on introducing RHI support to AD projects with a thermal capacity of over 200kW until the ‘Autumn’, which we have long called for to be in place. This is…
One possible shape for the future of green investment became a little clearer last night, as shadow chancellor Ed Balls MP spoke at a Green Alliance event on the future of UK infrastructure. Balls reiterated Labour’s support for a 2030…
Degression below 500kW One of the key policy issues the UK AD industry faces today is that of Feed-in-Tariff degression for projects up to 500kW. We are still very concerned about the possibility of reduced rates for FIT projects at…
UK AD & BIOGAS EXHIBITOR NEWS Until now, there has not been an auditable decision management tool to assist anaerobic digestion (AD) plant developers in the scoping, design and operation of AD plants in the UK. Golder Associates and Cranfield…
UK AD & BIOGAS EXHIBITOR NEWS On stand B61 CSO Technik featured an interactive exhibit demonstrating the power of its Terminodour™ odour control system to abate food waste odours. Brave visitors were given the opportunity to smell a ripe Stinking…