AD Load Factors at an all-time high
Annual load factors for the anaerobic digestion (AD) industry in the UK continued to improve, rising to 73% last year, up by 4% compared to 2015.
Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) update – and implications for the AD industry
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has not been able to pass the emergency legislation it was hoping to, which would have updated the degression triggers in the Renewable Heat Incentive. This means that the overall RHI…
Latest news in biomethane for transport
Below we set out recent news on use of biomethane as transport fuel. Interested in transport? Be sure to attend UK AD & Biogas and World Biogas Expo 2017 for more expert discussion and insights. The Biomethane for Transport session…
Best Practice Scheme for AD – get involved!
The Best Practice Scheme for AD is now well on its way to the launch of a pilot scheme in July. We are currently in the process of drafting the documents that will set out how the scheme will work and…
Send a letter to your MP candidates about AD
By Jon Harrison, ADBA External Affairs Manager As I write this blog, parties of all political colours are busy selecting their prospective parliamentary candidates for the election on June 8th. These lucky (depending on your point of view) people will…
ADBA calls for AD to be recognised in manifestos
With a snap election on the horizon and all parties now scrambling to pull together manifestos, ADBA is calling for the value of AD to be recognised in these important statements of intent. Commenting, ADBA Chief Executive Charlotte Morton stated:…
Environment Agency proposes major overhaul of operator performance assessment
Last week I attended a workshop run by the Environment Agency (EA) which focussed on how they intend to change their approach to assessing the performance of the operators that they regulate. The review covers all of the sectors regulated…
Government publishes Energy Trends and Prices report
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published its latest statistics on monthly energy production, consumption and prices in the UK. The key energy generation results are summarised below: Gas’ share of electricity generation increased significantly from…
ADBA: Food waste report is ‘wake-up call’ for next Government
ADBA has joined the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee in calling food waste levels in England a ‘scandal’ and described the Committee’s final report into the costs of food waste in England as a ‘wake-up call' for the next…
New sustainability criteria and feedstock restrictions released for new FIT generators
As of 1 May 2017 new generators applying under the Feed-in Tariff are required to submit a Fuel Measurement and Sampling Questionnaire as part of their ROO-FIT applicaiton. You can access this here. Ofgem has released new guidance to accompany the…