To minimise risks of ammonia loss from digestate, the Green Gas Support Scheme requires digestate stores to be covered and low emission spreading techniques to be used. In response to consultation feedback on these requirements, BEIS committed to a mid-scheme…
Yesterday Rishi Sunak introduced his Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 (SR21). By now, you will be hard pressed to find someone who hasn't heard media outlets shouting about the stark omission of climate action, the cut in air travel…
Those of you who joined us at our 2021 Autumn Members Meeting today will have seen Lead Analyst Dr Nick Primmer presenting ADBA's new Policy Report and the updated database of AD plants. We can confirm that the October 2021…
Earlier this month, the EA published RPS241, allowing operators of certain waste authorisations (i.e. bespoke and standard rules permits, waste exemptions and Low Risk Waste Positions in the biowaste treatment and materials to land sectors) to accept waste with codes…
This week ADBA attended the Regulated Business Forum, a forum led by the EA in which businesses and trade associations can discuss regulated activities with the government. The EA gave updates on the National Permitting Service, regulatory charges, general EA…
Yesterday the EA published its new ‘Check if your material is waste’ and ‘Get an opinion from the definition of waste service’ guidance. The ‘Check out if your material is waste’ guidance, found here, sets out how producers can assess…
Ofgem are consulting on three of their positions related to the fast-tracked areas of the Access and Forward-looking Charging Significant Code Review. In the consultation, they propose the following measures: Distribution connection charging- to reduce the contribution to reinforcement within…
The Renewable Energy Assurance Limited (REAL) Research Hub is currently conducting research into digestate valorisation. In order to understand the thoughts of as many AD site operators as possible, REAL have asked ADBA to share details of a short survey…
As previously reported, Defra are currently running a consultation on consistency in household and business recycling policy. This includes proposed measures to facilitate the separate weekly collections of food and garden waste. Following discussions with members on various aspects of…
This week ADBA responded to the Biomass Strategy consultation. After weeks of outreach, two strategy workshops, and lots of membership engagement, we wish to thank everyone who took the time to feed into our response. Throughout the consultation we highlight…
