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ADBA Finance Forum discusses the future of AD

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Last week's ADBA Finance Forum Spring 2018, held at the Osborne Clarke offices in London, saw over 25 attendees from across the finance community gather to share ideas and discuss the future of the AD sector. The event proved a huge success with a great deal of optimism in the…

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Tags: anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomethane, UK AD & Biogas, Finance Forum, finance, consolidation, funding, emiliano lewis, adcs

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What do AD funders think about the RHI and future prospects for the sector?

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ADBA's Finance Forum has been holding lively meetings on the sector's investment challenges and opportunities since 2010. It convened this week to bring together funders of all types to consider two key issues: what changes to government policy - effectively focussing future support on the RHI - mean for…

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Tags: Finance Forum, finance, RHI, anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomethane, Green investment Bank, GIB, Chris Huhne, budget, EU, eu referendum, Matt Hindle, Ollie More, renewable financial incentives

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RHI third party payments consultation - ADBA’s response submitted

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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 be useful and could help some plant owners…

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Tags: RHI, finance, Finance Forum, consultation, DECC, will bushby, anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomethane

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RHI third party payments consultation — ADBA’s draft response

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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 may be useful and could help some plant owners when applying…

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Tags: RHI, finance, Finance Forum, consultation, DECC, will bushby, anaerobic digestion

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Consultation deadlines

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Over the last few weeks I have blogged asking for help on several different consultations, we are fast approaching several of these deadlines so I thought it might be useful to consolidate all my requests into one small blog. Below are a list of the consulations with the views we…

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Tags: RHI, finance, Finance Forum, consultation, DECC, EA, land spreading, digestate, Environment Agency, European Commission, Europe, emissions, eu emission trading system, eu ets, will bushby, crop operators, workshop

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ADBA responds to changes to EIS funding - 2014 Autumn Statement

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Today ADBA has submitted a response to the Chancellors announcement that companies benefitting from subsidies for the generation of renewable energy will be excluded from benefitting from EIS, SEIS and VCTs with effect from 6 April 2015. We would like to thank all members that provided help and feedback. As soon as…

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Tags: DECC, RHI, FIT, financial incentives, EIS, VCT, will bushby, renewable financial incentives, finance, Finance Forum, HM Treasury, treasury, Autumn Statement

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Changes to EIS funding - deadline for comments 10th Feb

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As you will remember from Matt's blog in December, the Chancellor announced in last year's Autumn Statement important changes to investment rules that could have a real impact on investment in the AD sector. Previously, Enterprise Investment Schemes (EIS) & Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) funding had been restricted…

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Tags: DECC, RHI, FIT, financial incentives, EIS, VCT, will bushby, renewable financial incentives, finance, Finance Forum

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EIS for AD investment under threat again

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Yesterday's Autumn Statement had little of note for renewable energy or waste policy, but important changes to investment rules could have a real impact on investment in the AD sector.  Two key passages in the document contain the following regulatory changes, to be effective from April 2015: 1.167 To better…

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Tags: DECC, RHI, FIT, financial incentives, EIS, VCT, Matt Hindle, will bushby, renewable financial incentives, finance, Finance Forum

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Clarification on EIS changes expected shortly

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We are still awaiting confirmation from government on the precise details of the proposals to restrict EIS investment from technologies which claim RO or RHI. Since the announcement in the budget document (p. 68), we have been working hard with DECC and Treasury to make the case for a similar exemption…

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Tags: DECC, Ed Davey, EIS, finance, Finance Forum, financial incentives, HMT, investment, Matt Hindle, RHI, RO, treasury

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Financing AD Projects: GIB analysis and lessons from ADBA’s Finance Forum

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As we reported earlier this week, the Green Investment Bank has published its first market report on the AD sector. Most of the headlines generated concentrated on the statement that “GIB is actively investigating the opportunity to directly participate in up to £50mn of financing for AD projects”. Just as…

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Tags: finance, Finance Forum, Green investment Bank, Matt Hindle

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