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Urgent: Tell government how much red tape costs your business

The government is in the process of putting together a report summarising the findings of the Cutting Red Tape review into the waste and recycling sector. This work could impact on the future development of waste regulation, including the environmental permitting regime.  They have sent us the following request: …

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Tags: EA, Defra, BIS, red tape, Waste, waste regulation, environmental permitting, food waste operators, food waste, Matt Hindle, biogas, anaerobic digestion

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Members meeting discusses FIT, RHI, Sustainability, Grid Connections & Political Landscape

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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 have received this we will publish them online, however,…

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Tags: will bushby, ADBA members, members' meeting, membership, anaerobic digestion, policy report, DECC, DfT, DCLG, BIS, Feed-in-Tariff, RHI, sustainability criteria, food waste, food waste operators, crop operators, Ofgem, grid connection, biomethane, biomethane in transport, Chris Huhne, Matt Hindle, Ollie More, Charlotte Morton

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Update on LowCVPs Fuels Working Group

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Earlier took part in the LowCVP’s Fuels Working Group, which brought out some points of interest for members interested in biomethane as a transport fuel:  Following the Prime Minister’s reshuffle Andrew Jones MP was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, part of his…

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Tags: Low CVP, will bushby, DfT, BIS, biomethane, biomethane in transport, Waste, waste collection, bioeconomy, anaerobic digestion, Minister, renewable energy directive

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More time to submit views on Green Investment Bank

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As we said here, NERA Economic Consulting is carrying out a review of the impact of the UK Green Investment Bank since its inception in 2012 as well as an evaluation of its future role. The deadline for responses is  Monday 11th May, and we would encourage members to contribute…

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Tags: DECC, BIS, Green investment Bank, financial incentives, renewable financial incentives, funding, biogas, anaerobic digestion, Matt Hindle

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Have your say on the future of the Green Investment Bank

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The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) have commissioned NERA Economic Consulting to conduct a review of the impact of GIB since its inception in 2012 and to evaluate its future role. We will be responding as ADBA, and encourage members to share…

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Tags: GIB, Green investment Bank, finance, funding, anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomethane, BIS, DECC, Matt Hindle

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Green Investment Bank community funding to include AD projects

Earlier this week, Business Secretary Vince Cable announced a new £60m investment by the Green Investment Bank and the Strathclyde Pension Fund (SPF) in community-scale renewable energy projects, through Albion Community Power.  According to the announcement GIB has committed to provide up to £50m with…

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Tags: GIB, Green investment Bank, BIS, finance, funding, funding opportunity, Matt Hindle

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Waste collection policy: government rejects calls from Lords for progressive action

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Government will create a “waste champion” within the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to  take the lead in supporting the development of a high value waste-based bioeconomy, according to government’s response to a Lords report. Their response also set out that a cross government steering group will…

Posted in: ADBA News, Industry News, Members' press release, News for Members, Policy updates, R&D Updates

Tags: BIS, DCLG, Defra, Jordan Marshall, separate food waste collections, waste collection policy

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Agri Tech Strategy Recognises Technology Strengths and Export Markets

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The government’s first industrial strategy for Agricultural Technologies was published this week. It gives significant recognition to the important role that technology is already playing in farming, and what it can bring to farming businesses and the UK economy more widely going forward. In particular, the Agri-Tech strategy identifies…

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Tags: Agri Tech, BIS, climate smart farming, Defra, farming, funding, Matt Hindle, R&D, small scale AD

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How much will the Green Investment Bank help AD?

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Today saw the formal launch of the Green Investment Bank (GIB), with Business Secretary Vince Cable MP travelling to Edinburgh to declare the institution ‘open for business’. The questions for a sector like AD are how open the bank will really prove to be, and what wider effect it will…

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Tags: BIS, finance, Green investment Bank, Vince Cable, Wrap

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