Archives

Posted in August 2019

Update: All 13 Quality Protocols to be reviewed by the Environment Agency

The first 3 QPs to be reviewed, bullet points below, will hopefully be ready for external input by the end of October according to the Environment Agency. About three QPs will be reviewed at one time and the first three to be reviewed are: Compost Digestate PLA (Poultry litter ash)   …

Posted in: News for Members, Policy updates

Tags: sam hinton, environmental regulation, quality protocol

Read more

Clean Energy Fund Launched by Tees Valley Mayor

Locked!

*Members Only*

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen is urging local community groups to take advantage of a £1.35 million pot to deliver regional clean energy projects. The Rural Community Energy Fund is being delivered by the Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority. It provides grant funding to rural community groups that…

Posted in:

Tags: anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomethane, renewable financial incentives, financial incentives

Read more

Gate fees for AD increase by £1, according to new WRAP report

Locked!

*Members Only*

The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has published its 12th yearly report covering the gate fees charged for waste treatment, recovery and disposal, including anaerobic digestion, finding that gate fees have risen. The report concludes that the UK waste market continues to be fragmented, affected by local competition and…

Posted in: Industry News, News for Members

Tags:

Read more

ADBA features in Bioenergy Insight Magazine

Charlotte Morton, ADBA Chief Executive, shows how anaerobic digestion can contribute to greener and more effective use of our land and a cleaner, greener environment. Read the full interview on page 22 of Bioenergy Insight magazine here .

Posted in:

Tags: anaerobic digestion, renewable financial incentives, biogas, digestate, land use, bioenergy

Read more

ADBA joins global strike to demand action on climate change

Today, 20th September 2019, staff from the UK Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) took part in the global climate strike called by environmental activist Greta Thunberg to put pressure on world government to address the climate emergency affecting the planet.  This follows from the young people's march in…

Posted in: ADBA Press Release

Tags: anaerobic digestion, biogas, climate strike, climate change, climate emergency, net zero

Read more

Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) for electricity producers

Locked!

*Members Only*

ADBA’s Policy Team met with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to discuss the end of the Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) and the implementation of the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG), a more market-driven scheme. This initiative will be ready to roll-out on 1 January 2020 and will replace the export tariff…

Posted in: News for Members, Policy updates

Tags:

Read more

Climate Change Conference in Santiago, Chile

Locked!

*Members Only*

The UK Department for International Trade is currently accepting registrations of interest for COP25, a Climate Change Conference in Santiago, Chile, organised in the framework of the UN Convention on Climate Change. Upon registration please specify your company details to be further contacted by DIT with additional information.

Posted in:

Tags:

Read more

ADBA meeting with Defra’s recycling team

Locked!

*Members Only*

Last week, ADBA’s Policy Team met with Defra’s Head of Recycling, and Waste and Recycling Policy Advisor to discuss policy regarding the UK’s current and future organic waste management. The following outlines the key points discussed: The next consultation covering food waste collection…

Posted in:

Tags: anaerobic digestion, biogas, Defra, food waste operators, biomethane, food waste, recycling, government policy, environment, nick primmer

Read more

ADBA PRESS RELEASE - COP26 in the UK - a unique opportunity to put the UK biogas industry on the map

COP26 in the UK - a unique opportunity to put the UK biogas industry on the map Glasgow will host the COP26 meeting in December 2020 following Turkey's withdrawal UNFCCC Secretariat called for biogas to be "at the table" when governments design their Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Agreement. …

Posted in:

Tags: press release, anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomethane, member's press release, financial incentives

Read more

Informing Defra policy - please provide your input

We are supporting a new research study to map the AD and composting industries. This is an important opportunity for the sector to feed in data and views to inform Defra policy. Changes in policy could impact upon your business in the future. The study will collect a range of…

Posted in: Industry News, Policy updates

Tags: anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomethane, food waste operators, crop operators, food waste, consultation, Defra, digestate, UK AD & Biogas, rebecca thompson, Wrap, organics recycyling survey

Read more

Are you ready for Brexit?

Locked!

*Members Only*

As we approach the new deadline for Britain leaving the EU, we as an industry need to make sure that we are prepared for whatever happens next. We have an opportunity now to tell government what is needed to ensure we are ready by 31 October. They want to know what…

Posted in: ADBA News, Industry News, News for Members, Policy updates

Tags: anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomethane, food waste operators, crop operators, food waste, consultation, UK AD & Biogas, brexit, training, ad industry, industry, EU, European Union, export, trade, transport, feedback, ADBA members

Read more

Delving into the Scottish Programme for Government

Locked!

*Members Only*

With the UK Government and Parliament currently paralysed, it can be easy to forget that in Scotland, the devolved government is relatively stable, and has recently produced its Programme for Government for the next year.  This contained several policy proposals to tackle the Climate Emergency that may be relevant…

Posted in:

Tags: Scotland, anaerobic digestion, biogas, food waste operators, crop operators, renewable financial incentives, financial incentives

Read more

Incentivising gas to grid: tell us what you think!

Locked!

*Members Only*

In last year’s Spring Statement, the Chancellor committed to increasing the proportion of green gas being injected into the gas grid. Today, Rebecca Thompson, our Senior Policy Manager, presented ADBA’s initial thinking on what a policy mechanism to achieve this would look like, at an Energy…

Posted in: News for Members, Policy updates

Tags: anaerobic digestion, biomethane, biogas, beis, UK AD & Biogas, renewable financial incentives, RHI, british green gas, green gas, financial incentives, renewable gas, spring statement, post-rhi, consultation, green gas mechanism, green gas consultation, rebecca thompson

Read more

Happy 10th birthday ADBA!  Celebrating a decade of anaerobic digestion industry support

Happy 10th birthday ADBA!  Celebrating a decade of anaerobic digestion industry support The UK anaerobic digestion (AD) trade association was registered at Company House on 10th September 2009 the UK AD industry has grown 350% since then, with nearly 650 plants currently in operation the sector now has the capacity to power…

Posted in:

Tags: adba press release, press releease, anaerobic digestion, biogas, food waste operators, renewable financial incentives, member's press release, food waste, thom koller, Charlotte Morton, financial incentives

Read more

Request for member feedback about connecting to the National Grid’s gas network

Locked!

*Members Only*

The ADBA has been in contact with the National Grid’s gas operations, and they are looking for feedback regarding the ease and cost of connecting to their high pressure gas network. The National Grid has been working over the last few years to deliver Project CLoCC (Customer Low…

Posted in:

Tags: anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomethane, feedback, national grid, project clocc, UK AD & Biogas

Read more