DEFRA have published the results of economic research on the local impacts of anaerobic digestion on agricultural land rental values and the environment. In terms of land rentals the key finding is that "Spatial modelling of land rental values found no…
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…
Today in the House of Commons almost 150 farmers will join around 90 MPs and Peers at a parliamentary event aimed at championing the anaerobic digestion industry. Farming representatives from across the UK will join the farming themed event to…
Last week the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) launched a call for evidence on the Rural Planning Review. The Review provides opportunity for members to set out how AD…
The WRAP-led steering group, of which ADBA is a member, has today announced plans to produce a publication this summer outlining its vision aimed at harmonising UK food waste collections. Working in partnership with the Resource Minister, Rory Stewart MP,…
The AD industry is coming under pressure from multiple fronts: Feed-In Tariffs have halved and biomethane in the Renewable Heat Incentive could do the same over the next year; Levy Exemption Certificates have been scrapped altogether; Wholesale energy prices are…
“UK has the opportunity to lead on emissions reduction” and “Realising the value of digestate” Our introduction to this issue of AD & Bioresources News (page 3) is written by Matthew Bell, Chief Executive of the Committee on Climate Change.…
This week I represented ADBA at Defra’s Biowaste Regulatory Forum, which is a regular meeting between Defra, the EA and the trade bodies and professional bodies involved in the biowaste sector. The meeting included updates on a few key topics:…
We are working with the NNFCC and others to collect AD plant operational data for WRAP (also to be used by DEFRA). This is used to produce key data that DEFRA and DECC use to inform decisions on issues like…
WRAP's annual gate fee survey closes this week - if you're a food waste operator and haven't yet had your say, please do participate here. Recording higher quality information about the current market is vital to help government make better…
