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Posted in June 2016

Success at the R&I Hub 2016

On the 6th – 7th July, ADBA held the annual UK AD and Biogas event. As part of this the Research & Innovation Hub was there again. This year we had a range of speakers from academia and industry. We heard from Dr. Raffaella Villa, who went on to collect…

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Tags: R&D, UK AD & Biogas, speakers, emma thomas, r&i hub 2016

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Funding competition: Agri-Tech Catalyst

Agri-Tech catalyst is a competition which has the aim of increasing the pace and scale of uptake of agricultural innovation by farmers in developing countries. The competition aims to achieve: A sustained reduction of poverty and hunger for smallholder farmers A sustainable intensification in developing country agriculture Improvements in human…

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Tags: R&D, research, funding, competition, agriculture, international, emma thomas, r&d funding

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WRAP funding available for local authorities to promote food waste collections

Effective communications plays an important part in increasing the amount of food waste that is recycled. To help demonstrate this and in support of the recently launched Food Waste Recycling Action Plan, WRAP is offering local authorities in England (excluding London) a funding opportunity to promote new separate weekly food…

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Tags: Wrap, food waste, food waste operators, food waste recycling action plan

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Clearing the DECCs – what do ministerial changes mean for AD?

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With rumours already well established about the future of DECC, Andrea Leadsom stood up in the Commons this morning to answer questions for the department for the final time – not just because of her ministerial future, but because of the future of the whole department. Her contribution confirmed the…

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Tags: DECC, Defra, beis, dbeis, HMT, treasury, anaerobic digestion, food waste, biogas, biomethane, food waste operators, crop operators, renewable financial incentives

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ADBA makes the case for better FIT support

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Today we submitted our response to DECC’s consultation on the Feed-in Tariff. You can download our full response here. Thank you to all our members who participated in the process, took part in the webinars and shared evidence. Below are some of the key arguments we…

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Tags: DECC, Ofgem, consultation, renewable financial incentives, Feed-in-Tariff, anaerobic digestion, biogas, food waste, food waste operators, crop operators, heat use, deployment caps, gate fees, sustainability criteria, Crop feedstock

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Low Input High Diversity Biomass

Please see below a message from one of our members:  "Walking around the show I was struck by the number of references to what I would describe as Low Input High Diversity Biomass which I think has a significant potential to be developed into an important feed stock for…

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Tags: low input high diversity biomass, grass, feedstocks

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MEMBER’S PRESS RELEASE: Dutch biogas upgrading contract for Greenlane Biogas

Dutch biogas upgrading contract for Greenlane Biogas  The project will produce enough green gas annually for a town of 10,000 residents A biogas upgrading system to be supplied and installed by Greenlane Biogas will produce 6.9 million cubic metres of biomethane annually for injection into the local gas grid in the…

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Tags: member's press release, greenlane biogas, anaerobic digestion, biomethane, Biomethane upgrading, crop operators, biofilters, carbon abatement

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DECC figures on progress towards RHI caps to be published in late July

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DECC held a meeting of their Renewable Heat Industry Advisory Group yesterday, where I represent ADBA members.  The department had little news on progress towards a consutlation response on the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). We still expect this to come after the Parliamentary summer recess, but likely changes to…

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Tags: DECC, anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomethane, Matt Hindle, RHI, food waste operators, crop operators, renewable financial incentives, Ofgem, financial incentives

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Ofgem release revised application guides

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Ofgem has today released three new guides, each designed to ensure common mistakes can be avoided and applications can be processed as swiftly as possible. Each contains information on how to apply and what evidence you would need to provide. None is intended to provide comprehensive guidance. The …

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Tags: Ofgem, preliminary accreditation, accreditation, FIT, Feed-in-Tariff, renewable financial incentives, anaerobic digestion, biogas, food waste operators, crop operators, food waste, fit application, thom koller

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Food waste in England inquiry launched

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The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has initiated an inquiry into the economic, social, and environmental impact of food waste in England. Having recently launched the Food Waste Recycling Action Plan at UK AD & Biogas 2016 this inquiry presents further opportunity to improve the capture and…

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Tags: efra committee, food waste, food waste operators, anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomethane, food waste collections, food waste recycling action plan, recycling

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The Future of Research & Innovation in the Energy Sector Event

On the 16th June, I attended an event organised by the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum on "The Future of Research and Innovation in the Energy Sector". The event was held at the Royal Aeronautical Society, London.  The event covered a wide range of topics…

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Tags: emma thomas, r&i, energy, future, events, event

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Leaving the EU: implications on energy and climate policy

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Following the referendum decision to leave the EU, the Energy and Climate Change Committee has launched inquiries on the implications for UK energy policy and for climate policy. With UK politics and the economy in a period of extreme uncertainty, these inquries provide members with opportunity to ensure that…

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Tags: energy & climate change committee, eccc, brexit, European Union, consultation, cop21, 2030 target, climate change, emissions trading scheme, energy policy, anaerobic digestion, food waste operators, crop operators, biogas, biomethane, thom koller

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MEMBER’S PRESS RELEASE: Puregas Solutions Fantastic Framework

The Danish energy company, Nature Energy, who recently commissioned 4 state-of-the-art biogas plants, has signed a two-year framework agreement with Puregas Solutions, and one other company, to supply upgrading technology for the company's future biogas plants. The agreement with these two suppliers, supports the continued optimization of Nature Energy&rsquo…

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Tags: member's press release, Purac Puregas, anaerobic digestion, biogas, biogas upgrading, renewable natural gas, gas grid injection, CNG, biolng, ngv

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FIT consultation - DECC extend deadline

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DECC has extended the deadline of the Feed-in Tariff consultation by one week. Responses must now be in by 14th July. This is due to a misprint in the Impact Assessment, corrected on 4th July.  The extension and revised document is to “correctly express the operating costs…

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Tags: DECC, feed-in tariff, FIT, renewable financial incentives, consultation, anaerobic digestion, biogas, crop operators, food waste operators, food waste, digestate, heat use, gate fees, thom koller

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ADBA: Food Waste Recycling Action Plan shows welcome government commitment

Responding to the launch of the Food Waste Recycling Action Plan at UK AD & Biogas 2016, Charlotte Morton, Chief Executive of the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA), said: “The Food Waste Recycling Action Plan has been a positive, collaborative process between government, WRAP, trade associations, AD operators and…

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Tags: Defra, Wrap, anaerobic digestion, biogas, food waste, food waste recycling action plan, fwrap, Matt Hindle, Charlotte Morton

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