Responding to the National Sheep Association’s comments on government support for anaerobic digestion (AD), Charlotte Morton, Chief Executive of the Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA), said: Purpose-grown energy crops are just one of a number of feedstocks that AD plants can…
The Countryside Productivity Small Grant scheme provides funding for farmers to purchase equipment to improve the productivity of their farm. The scheme is currently open to applications, with the application window running from 7 February to 14 March. Applications must be…
Last year ADBA's Policy Manager Thom Koller spoke at a farming event hosted by crop breeder and ADBA member KWS UK. The event was covered by Farming Sunday, a half-hour TV magazine programme for farmers and agribusiness, broadcast on Sky Digital channel…
How do stakeholders inside and outside the AD industry view the use of crops for AD? That’s the subject of a new report from Mirjam Röder, a researcher at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. Mirjam has a degree in…
DECC released its consultation on the future of the RHI last week. The consultation documents can be read on the government website and you can read our summary of the consultation here. To ensure your views are heard ADBA have…
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…
Two new funding streams have been announced for the agricultural aspects of anaerobic digestion: "Using satellites to improve agricultural production" in funded by the Natural Resources Research Council. See the brief for this here. We understand that growing crops for…
Sustainability criteria have today been introduced to the RHI. From today, all fuel (including biogas and biomethane produced from non-waste feedstocks) will have to meet new rules in order to be eligible for the RHI. The Ofgem website has all…
