On 1 March over 150 farmers, who were either operators or investors within the anaerobic digestion (AD) industry, descended on the Houses of Parliament in numbers that demanded the attention of policymakers. Joined by over 60 Westminster MPs and Peers…
The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has published its review into the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). While the document proposes positive measures on biomethane tariff levels and guarantees, the industry is concerned that the consultation document proposes major restrictions…
DECC has released its consultation on the future of the RHI scheme. The department is proposing major changes which will affect biogas and biomethane, including: Restrictions on payments for crop feedstocks for new projects from 2017 Disqualifying digestate drying as…
National Grid have been succesful in winning Ofgem funding to research how to "minimise the cost and time of connections to the National Transmission System (NTS), with particular focus on unconventional gas connections". The £5m project, called "Project CLoCC - Customer…
Last week we published a blog about rules on adding biogas boilers to existing AD plants. As that blog details, in their correspondence with us Ofgem emphasised that 'newness' will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis and that a definitive…
We are aware that some biomethane producers may have been subject to a surprise VAT charge, and are hear from members affected. The domestic reverse charge ('DRC') is an anti-fraud measure designed to tackle Missing Trader Intra-Community ('MTIC') fraud, in…
Purac Puregas: Today marked a significant milestone for Purac Puregas on their journey to become a total solutions provider in the field of Biogas Upgrading. The first membrane upgrading plant left their Kalmar based manufacturing facility this morning, bound for Rybjerg…
We've updated ADBA's AD plant database with all the latest details on new operational plants and plants moving through the planning process. As well as providing information on individual plants, this spreadsheet provides the basis for the market reports we…
Update: Doosan Enpure will be speaking at the Research & Innovation Forum in York Doosan Enpure: Following their late 2015 acquisition and ownership of the intellectual property rights and know-how for the Ros Roca waste treatment processes relating to Anaerobic Digestion,…
During the last few weeks we received some questions about the rules on adding biogas boilers to existing AD plants, under the RHI. The Ofgem guidance, below, sets out what equipment needs to be categorised as new. We contacted Ofgem…