The Environment Agency have released a new briefing note for operators with existing environmental permits on the transition to new permits as the Agency implements the Industrial Emissions Directive. You can download the briefing here. The new permitting regime is…
We will shortly be responding to a Parliamentary inquiry into growing the circular economy, arguing that government should do more to support councils and businesses to roll out separate food waste collections. By removing unavoidable food waste from household and…
A much publicised Lords report into food waste prevention has labelled the quantities of food waste “morally repugnant”, and has largely placed the blame with supermarkets and food retailers for practices such as BOGOF offers. Key recommended actions to cut…
The European Biogas Association have today circulated the following news to members:As expected, the European Commission has today adopted the State Aid Guidelines that foresee the gradual introduction of competitive bidding processes for allocating public support and the gradual replacement…
We are still awaiting confirmation from government on the precise details of the proposals to restrict EIS investment from technologies which claim RO or RHI. Since the announcement in the budget document (p. 68), we have been working hard with…
The Environment Agency have published a review of containment failure incidents at AD sites from 2010-2013, which is now available to download via our Health and Safety Hub, under ‘pollution incidents’. Although incidents are rare, the Environment Agency reiterates in…
We have updated the AD pipeline page of our website with the latest information on the number of operational AD plants, broken down by CHP, heat-only and biomethane-to-grid, as well as including figures on the feedstocks used in each sector…
Charlotte and I this week attended the launch of Evergreen Gas’ small scale biogas upgrade facility near Ludlow in Shropshire, which converts raw biogas into fuel suitable for transport vehicles. Biogas for use in vehicles offers huge potential through its…
I’ve been in contact with a number of operators this week about the European ‘BREF’ process, which will have a major impact on the future of environmental permitting. ‘BREF’ refers to the reference documents for Best Available Technique (BAT), which…
ADBA MEMBER NEWS CBS Concrete Products, is pleased to announce its expansion into the UK biogas market. The wholly owned subsidiary of CBS Beton, is an established supplier of high quality precast concrete wall solutions in the European biogas and…