DECC Secretary of State Amber Rudd MP appeared on the Today programme this morning to talk about shale gas, but following a suggestion from ADBA was also asked about support for biomethane. You can hear her interview for the next…
DECC have released data on the RHI degression mechanism. We have put together the attached update for members.
DECC will be holding a second consultation event to discuss the proposed removal of pre-accreditation from the Feed-in Tariff. This will be held from 13.30-16.00 on Thursday 13 August 2015, at the COSLA Conference Centre, Verity House, 19 Haymarket Yards,…
This week DECC released its monthly deployment data for June. Following on from the previous two months we saw very little uptake. Looking to the degression implications, you may already know we have already hit the 20% annual trigger for plants…
Following on from Matt’s blog on the scrapping of FIT pre-accreditation we have put together the following timetable in which to build a strong response to the consultation as to why we believe FIT pre-accreditation should remain in place. Date…
DECC has launched a consultation which proposes to remove pre-accreditation for Feed-in Tariff technologies including anaerobic digestion. The department admits that the move will reduce certainty for developers and therefore deployment, but are pushing for the change anyway. The consultation…
The Telegraph has today (Monday) reported that DECC officials have told them that the Department will overspend its renewable electricity subsidy budget (paid for through consumer electricity bills) by £1.5 bn by 2020. DECC had forecast spending of £7.5 bn…
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has released a detailed report on the carbon footprint of food production, specifically recognising that anaerobic digestion on farms and food production sites can play a significant role in making food supply chains…
This week DECC released its monthly deployment data for May. Following on from April, when we saw no uptake, the growth has remained quite low. Looking to the degression implications, you may already know we have already hit the 20%…
