The Environment Agency has updated its Resource Frameworks guidance, which will affect digestate management from anaerobic digestion plants. The new draft framework is now available for review. These new frameworks aim to clarify when waste management controls are no longer…
Following the Cassington AD plant lightning strike incident last October, ADBA has issued guidance notes to ensure AD operators protect their plants from this kind of incident and how to best comply with lightning strike protection. Click to expand to…
The launch of the government’s BIOMASS STRATEGY presents some certainty and a set of clear opportunities for the UK biogas industry. Off the back of the strategy, here are reasons why you should attend the ADBA National Conference on 6th…
AD – the imperative for resource resilience A General Election is looming and, frighteningly, the calls for Not Zero are growing louder, even as the world reels from the increasingly devastating impacts of climate change. While Net Zero is legislated…
ADBA policy analyst, Jo Goad, is currently taking part in a series of workshops hosted by the Defra Tackling Pollution from Slurry and the Agricultural Air Quality team to co-design the future regulations for reducing ammonia emissions from the agricultural…
Defra have asked ADBA for feedback on their Waste Regulations 2011 in light of their legal obligation to hold a Post Implementation Review every five years. These are designed to look back at how well objectives of regulations have been met,…
ADBA has engaged with the HSE regarding the GSMR amendment to clarify some interpretation elements. A guidance is being currently drafted and should be published in early summer 2023. Following our blog on the impact for the biomethane industry, we…
The Scottish government recently published its draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan, mapping out the future of Scotland’s energy sector with an ambitious suite of actions for the Scottish government, industry, the energy regulator, and also the UK government.…
The Mid-Scheme Review of the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) was launched today (23 March 2023) by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). The consultation will run for eight weeks till 18 May. The mid-scheme review seeks…
In our recent meeting with the EA, we had a long talk regarding bio-CO2 from AD plants. In line with the biomethane QP review, we are seeking AD operators', AD developers' and consultant's inputs regarding the following. ADBA will then…
