ROCs to remain
As we have already informed you in a separate email, the government recently abandoned plans to remove support for AD projects below 5 MW under the Renewables Obligation (RO). Thank you to the many of you who helped highlight the…
New Environment Minister Backs AD
Owen Paterson MP, the new Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), gave his backing to AD during the Conservative Party Conference 2012 in Birmingham. He told delegates that:...The concept of anaerobic digestion, for example, is…
New ADBA website the one-stop-shop for all things biogas
ADBA PRESS RELEASE The new website, now live at adbioresources.org, has been designed to speak to a wider audience about anaerobic digestion and biogas helping to communicate the benefits of AD for those outside the sector, whilst providing ADBA’s members…
Financial incentives for AD – don't miss the Members' Meeting
‘Certainty for investors’ is a phrase which would make a good bid for that most heard at green economy events and conferences. Last night’s Aldersgate Group discussion on the Green Investment Bank was no exception, with Vince Cable the minister…
Feed the 5000 with crops grown using AD biofertiliser
ADBA PRESS RELEASE Today (16 October) Agriculture ministers from around the world are meeting in Rome to mark World Food Day, and discuss this year’s theme ‘Agricultural cooperatives – key to feeding the world’. ADBA calls for agriculture ministers to…
Developing a strategy for biomethane in vehicles
An interesting report this week from NGV Global News: Stockholm City runs half its municipal vehicles on biomethane. Sweden itself upgrades half of the 1,473 GWh of biogas produced in the country to biomethane for transport. If we can learn…
Tackle blackouts and price hikes with biogas
ADBA PRESS RELEASE ADBA’s chief executive calls for government to remember our best source of unconventional gas, following Osborne’s speech proposing a generous tax regime for shale gas at the Conservative Party Conference yesterday (8 October) and the release of…
ADBA member Monsal succeeds for charity at 2012 Robin Hood Marathon
Hundreds of runners from businesses across Nottingham and the region have put their best foot forward to take part in the UK’s largest corporate relay race and take the total raised for charity soaring past the quarter of a million…
ADBA member Geotech upgrades its BIOGAS 5000
ADBA MEMBER PRESS RELEASE Users of Geotech’s portable biogas analyser can now upgrade to the latest, time-saving firmware with a free internet download. The upgraded unit provides the simplest possible means of taking routine readings of the key gases, particularly…
ADBA responds to RO announcement
ADBA PRESS RELEASE Responding to the DECC announcement that ROCs will remain available to new AD projects below 5 MW, Charlotte Morton, Chief Executive, ADBA: ADBA strongly welcomes this announcement, which will give confidence to anaerobic digestion plants which rely…