ADBA members gathered at the Grand Connaught Rooms in central London on Tuesday for our Members’ Meeting sponsored by Matchtech, with a number of important subjects on the agenda. We are currently awaiting permission to share the presentations, once we…
After months of predictions of a hung parliament and instability, we instead have a single party government. The Conservatives' narrow majority in the Commons will no doubt be tested at times, but gives more capacity for long-term decision making than…
DECC have released the latest figures on the Feed-In Tariff (FIT) and Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). For the sub-500 kWe FIT this has confirmed a 20% cut for the 2015 year (with the first half of this taking effect from…
ADBA's Biomethane to Grid Working Group met in London on 25 March. The group started with a discussion on "technical issues" including the upcoming CV measurement consultation and propane enrichment. We are still waiting for an update from Ofgem on…
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…
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) degression mechanism for both biomethane and biogas depends on four factors, which are calculated quarterly: The forecast spend for each individual technology (e.g. biogas, biomethane) for the following 12 months, based on pre-accreditations, deployment and…
We have now submitted our response to DECC's call for evidence on whether assigning the RHI payment directly to a third party may be useful. In general we agree that assigning the RHI payment directly to a third party may…
DECC recently asked for evidence on whether assigning the RHI payment directly to a third party may be useful, the consulation closes on Friday 13 March. In general we agree that assigning the RHI payment directly to a third party…
The next Biomethane to Grid Working Group will be held on Wednesday 25 March from 10:30-13:30 at ADBA’s office in London. The group chaired by Thom Gornall from Greenlane Biogas will focus on areas such as CV measurement, biomethane in…
As you will be aware all those claiming RHI will need to demonstrate compliance to the RHI biomass sustainability criteria from October 2015. In order to show compliance the Biomass and Biogas Carbon Calculator (B2C2) has been introduced – to…
