As part of the strike price setting work for CfD from 2019/20 DECC are currently reviewing evidence on the costs, hurdle rates and load factors of renewable technologies. They have appointed Arup (covering cost and load factor information) and NERA…
The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) have commissioned NERA Economic Consulting to conduct a review of the impact of GIB since its inception in 2012 and to evaluate its future role.…
ADBA’s crop operators group met in Cambridge last week, to discuss the key issues affecting the operation and development of crop-based anaerobic digestion. The group is keen to lead work over the coming year to share best practice, and demonstrate…
Ofgem have published new guidance on using the Biomass and Biogas Carbon Calculator, following updates to the calculator itself which were released in February. You can find the new guidance here. There is now much more detailed information for plants…
Proposals for Europe-wide End of Waste criteria appear to have been delayed by the Commission. This will provide welcome stability for UK operators who were concerned about the difficulty of meeting new criteria, which would have replaced PAS110. At very…
The Environment Agency have contacted operators who have agreed to take part in data collection for the waste treatment BREF process this week, to clarify final pieces of information. The BREF (Best available treatment REFerence document) will be used as…
ADBA, REA and a small industry delegation met DECC officials two weeks ago to discuss the Feed-in Tariff review, and particularly issues related to smaller scale AD. A meeting note has now been agreed with DECC, and is available to…
ADBA’s Food Waste Operators Group met in Birmingham on 25 February. Full minutes are being prepared for the group, who finalised the remit following initial discussions in the inaugural meeting in November. In particular, the group is keen to act…
There has been fairly widespread coverage of a refused permit application for a large pig farm in Derbyshire today. Most of the media reports have focussed on the potential odour and pollution from the general operation of the pig farm,…
As I posted in January, the Energy Networks Association (ENA) is planning to consult on options to reduce costs of CV measurement at biomethane sites. This week, the biomethane campaign group we established with ENA met to discuss the consultation…
