ADBA's Finance Forum has been holding lively meetings on the sector's investment challenges and opportunities since 2010. It convened this week to bring together funders of all types to consider two key issues: what changes to government policy - effectively…
Following the announcement of the RHI consultation, have engaged with DECC this week to discuss issues around biogas and biomethane. Renewable Heat Industry Advisory Group: ministerial remarks DECC minister Lord Bourne joined a meeting of RHI officials and renewable heat…
Ofgem have rejected the Energy Networks Association (ENA) proposals for Reducing Costs and Removing Barriers for Low Flow Entry Sites, which would have reduced some of the regulatory burdens around CV measurement and reporting for biomethane sites. The two ‘change’ choices…
ADBA is keen to support the provision of high quality training within the AD sector, to ensure that the operation of AD plants is undertaken safely and competently, and that a high level of operational performance is delivered. We are…
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…
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…
Following the news that the RHI will be closed to new entrants in Northern Ireland, the Department for Energy, Trade and Investment has published a formal notice of scheme closure on its website. This is available here: https://adbioresources.org/news/northern-ireland-rhi-to-close-from-march This means that:…
The RHI will close to new applications for projects in Northern Ireland from the end of February, if plans proposed by the Energy, Trade and Investment Minister are approved next week. Earlier this week, it had appeared that if legislation…
Earlier this year, the government agreed to another year’s funding for the UK subscription to the International Energy Association’s Biogas Task (“Task 37”). This allows the industry input to the task’s activities and reports, which have helped to raise our…
Pre-accreditation for the Feed-in Tariff reopens under the new scheme rules on Monday. Our summary of the changes and the new scheme is still available here, and you can download our detailed briefing directly here. This week, Ofgem have published…
