The Anaerobic Digestion Network (ADNet) - a network of academic and industrial partners which ADBA is part of - has awarded three grants to researchers focussing on different aspects of the AD process. Each aspect is really exciting in themselves…
We've been in discussion with National Grid about demonstrating the role that AD can play in supporting the electricity grid. As part of this, they are interested to find out more about the generation profiles/ load factors are for a number…
This week DECC released its monthly deployment data for June. Following on from the previous two months we saw very little uptake. Looking to the degression implications, you may already know we have already hit the 20% annual trigger for plants…
Following on from Matt’s blog on the scrapping of FIT pre-accreditation we have put together the following timetable in which to build a strong response to the consultation as to why we believe FIT pre-accreditation should remain in place. Date…
Following the publication of their guidance last week, Ofgem have asked us to pass on the following message, which is relevant to anyone who claims the RHI and uses crop feedstocks. In particular, please note the urgent need to submit…
DECC has launched a consultation which proposes to remove pre-accreditation for Feed-in Tariff technologies including anaerobic digestion. The department admits that the move will reduce certainty for developers and therefore deployment, but are pushing for the change anyway. The consultation…
This week I joined colleagues from across the recycling industry to meet new Defra minister Rory Stewart MP, who is responsible for waste and recycling policy. I started the first discussion on improving recycling rates by informing the minister that…
The Environment Agency (EA) has published two reports this week which provide a summary of the environmental performance of industrial activities in England in 2014. The reports reveal both concerning and encouraging trends and statistics for the AD industry, which…
As I outlined in March, DEFRA have been collecting evidence on the value to the UK economy of the waste sector. In simple terms, they have been considering whether the UK economy benefits from measures that move us higher up…
WRAP's annual survey of waste and recycling gate fees was released earlier this week, and can be accessed here. The survey shows an AD gate fee of £40/t in 2014-15, which is little changed from previous years. However, following our…