ADBA MEMBER PRESS RELEASE KIRK GROUP has secured their first anaerobic digestion (AD) project in the Chumporn district, Southern Thailand. The two sister companies, BIODOME® ASIA and BIODOME® INTERNATIONAL, will work together to deliver the project, providing the client with…
Issues around propane injection, Renewable Heat Incentive preliminary accreditation and a long-term solution to contaminant issues will be top of the agenda at the upcoming meeting of our Biomethane to Grid Working Group on 12 June in London. Ongoing work…
The Northern Irish Government has announced plans to introduce a mandatory 60% household recycling target by 2020. Current household recycling rates in Northern Ireland fall well below this level at 38%. This is in line with developments in Scotland and…
The Environment Agency has published the revised AD Quality Protocol following consultation, and it has now been sent to Defra for sign off. The ADQP sets out end of waste criteria for the production and use of digestate from source-segregated…
DECC has published statistics on renewable energy production in 2012, which show that electricity production from renewables reached a record high 12.5% in the fourth quarter of 2012. Installed electrical capacity for AD increased by 49% over the course of…
Ahead of a formal consultation on charging for carrying out approval and inspection visits to animal by-product premises, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) has contacted us to ask for our views on their initial proposals. AHVLA is proposing…
The Scottish planning system is set to see a greater focus on sustainable economic growth, with the publication of two consultation documents on a National Planning Framework and specific planning policies. The National Planning Framework (NPF) sets out priorities for…
Monthly DECC data shows that there are 129 anaerobic digestion plants within the planning system. You can find full details of the projects, including where the plant will be located, its electrical capacity, the company who has made the application,…
The Supreme Court has ruled that the UK government is failing to meet air pollution limits, with the possibility of large fines if nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels are not addressed. 40 out of 43 of Britain’s air quality zones exceeded…
Our policy team has continued to follow up on the issue of Feed in Tariff (FiT) degression, as detailed in the Policy Document from the most recent Members’ Meeting. We are following up representations to DECC including to the Secretary…