A couple of weeks ago Ollie attended an Ofgem workshop on the implementation of sustainability criteria in the RHI. Ofgem have now provided there own update and conclusions from the meeting, which are reproduced below for information. As I said…
ADBA's second regulator day on Thursday 16 October, hosted by Walker Morris in Leeds, featured a packed agenda of environmental and health and safety regulatory issues. Our notes of the key issues discussed are provided below. BREF EA updated…
The Environment Agency have reported that they have now received 24 questionnaires out of an expected 71 for the UK. These questionnaires will provide the information which the Commission will use to set new permitting rules for large waste plants. The…
Yesterday I attended a meeting of the Biomethane Campaign Group, which we set up with the Energy Networks Association and others to tackle the disproportionately high cost of connecting biomethane plants to the grid. See information on the last meeting…
Earlier today I attended a meeting in Defra on biowaste regulation. Below are some notes and updates for members. For food waste operators, the update below on the development of fertilizer regulations - which builds on European End of Waste…
Ahead of UK AD & Biogas 2014, we’ve produced a series of walk-through guides to help visitors from the farming, food and drink and local authority sectors choose the most relevant content to see at the show. Here is the…
At the recent Biowaste Regulatory Forum, which Defra run to bring together groups interested in permitting and other environmental legislation in biowaste recycling, the Environment Agency presented a discussion paper on regulation for biogas plants on farms. You can download…
We have made an initial review of the RHI non-domestic regulations currently before Parliament. The regulations are not clear on two vital questions for existing plants: Where a plant had an existing digester pre-December 2013 serving one CHP, and now…
Today I attended an Energy Networks Association Biomethane Working Group meeting, which is a group we met up with the Energy Networks Association to bring together the gas distribution networks, ourselves and the REA and to work on making regulation…
A working group comprising members of local authority waste networks, the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB), and WRAP has launched a ‘Waste Regulations Route Map’. This is designed to help local authorities to assess their compliance with the regulations.…
