ADBA have been in discussion with the ADCS Certification Body, Aardvark Certification Limited, and in light of the current situation regarding COVID-19, we have agreed the following: Site inspections will continue to take place, subject to a risk assessment by…
Following members feedback from direct discussions, an online survey, and members meeting that was attended by 55 people, ADBA submitted its response to Defra’s consultation. Defra’s consultations was a regulator review of the Farming Rules for Water (2018). When the…
On 15 December 2020 the Environment Agency published its response to the waste quality protocols review for anaerobic digestate. The Environment Agency's guidance page can be found here. All three quality protocols that have been reviewed to date have received the…
On 30 November 2020 The Rt Hon George Eustice MP, Environment Secretary, unveiled his plans for the agricultural transition period at an Oxford Farming Conference. Defra released the document ‘The Path to Sustainable Farming: An Agricultural Transition Plan 2021 to…
The Environment Bill was introduced to parliament on 15 October 2019 and was re-introduced following general election on 30 January 2020. The policy paper on the Environmental Bill was last updated on 21 October 2020. The Bill will help deliver…
On 11th November 2020 the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs updated their guidance on ‘when you must meet EU standards’ in regards to animal-by products. The updated guidance states that you must operate to EU standards if it…
ADBA submitted our response to the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government’s (MHCLG) Consultation on ‘Planning for the future’ on the 29th October 2020. The MHCLG are consulting on proposals for reform of the planning system in England. The Planning for the…
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government are consulting on proposals for reform of the planning system in England. The Planning for the Future consultation proposes to reform the planning systems, bring a new focus to design and sustainability, improve the system…
As the UK Government has stressed the need for increasing low carbon gases in the conventional gas grids we need to consider the importance of biomethane. As an industry we need to ensure biomethane will be quality assured and we…
ADBA Members this is an opportunity to work with an operator member who has asked to speak with an consultant or technology provider. The operator wants to progress a project that would involve moving biogas or biomethane from their AD plant…
