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Biomethane to Grid Working Group Summary

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ADBA's Biomethane to Grid Working Group met in London on 8 June. With work underway towards the new government's spending review, the future of the RHI topped the agenda this meeting. We started by discussing the upcoming 5% biomethane degression and moved onto a paper that ADBA is developing on…

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Tags: biomethane to grid working group, biomethane to grid, Ofgem, gas distribution network, RHI, spending review, RHI degression, biomethane, biomethane in transport, biomethane injection, DfT, DECC, sustainability criteria, ENA, will bushby, Matt Hindle, Ollie More, consultation

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Campaigning for electricity grid access

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As you will be aware from my previous blog, we have been working with Forum for the Future on a joint draft response to the Ofgem consultation on quicker, more efficient distribution connections. We are still awaiting the final version, but the most recent draft can be found here. The…

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Tags: will bushby, forum for the future, farm power, biogas to electricity, grid connection, FIT, crop operators, food waste operators, CHP, Ofgem, consultation

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Crop Operators: how you can help demonstrate good practice

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With RHI sustainability criteria in place from October, and a Feed-in Tariff review likely to consider similar regulations for electricity plants, bioenergy sustainability is high on the agenda for government and industry. Over the past few years, ADBA has strongly pushed the message that the sustainability of crop feedstocks for…

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Tags: biogas, anaerobic digestion, crop operators, financial incentives, renewable financial incentives, RHI, FIT, RO, crop best practice, Ofgem, DECC, Defra, biomethane to grid

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BREAKING NEWS – Biomethane RHI will degress 5% in July

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DECC have just released the latest quarterly figures for the non-domestic RHI scheme. The figures show that the biomethane tariff will degress by 5% on 1 July. This is the second degression this year, following the implementation of the new tiered tariff and the six month degression holiday.   Existing tariff (p…

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Tags: will bushby, RHI, RHI degression, biomethane, biogas, anaerobic digestion, DECC, Ofgem, degression

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Devil in the detail – the programme for government

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Following last year’s Autumn Conservative Party conference I wrote that, regardless of the lack of green rhetoric, for the renewables industry the devil is in the detail. The Government has now set out its legislative stall in the Queen’s Speech but there is scant detail there…

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Tags: government, queen's speech, energy bill, onshore wind, paris conference, oil and gas authority, Ofgem, climate change, national grid, green agenda, Parliament, Derek Sivyer

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Have your say on reducing costs for gas grid connections

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The Energy Networks Association (ENA), which represents the Gas Distribution Networks, has released a consultation this week to gather views on reducing the requirements for CV measurement at biomethane sites. ADBA has been closely involved in the pushing for the consultation, as part of the biomethane campaign group that we…

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Tags: DECC, biomethane, Matt Hindle, RHI, biogas, anaerobic digestion, will bushby, Ofgem, biomethane to grid

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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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Forum for the Future - Ofgem grid consultation first draft

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Following on from my previous blog, you can now find the Forum for the Future joint draft response to the Ofgem consultation on quicker more efficient distribution connections for your review and comments by clicking here. In summary the consultation acknowledges that under the current system there is not sufficient…

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Tags: will bushby, forum for the future, biogas to electricity, grid connection, FIT, crop operators, food waste operators, CHP, Ofgem, consultation

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Urgent evidence needed on electricity grid problems

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Over the last few months we have seen evidence that developers in many parts of the country are having difficulty getting new or expanded connections to the electricity distribution network. As I mentioned in my previous blog Ofgem are now consulting on how to improve arrangements to try and deliver…

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Tags: national grid, grid connection, DNO, capacity, will bushby, anaerobic digestion, Ofgem, DECC, consultation

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Help us tackle the problem of grid connections

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Over the last few months we have seen evidence that some parts of the country are having difficulty getting a connection to the electricity distribution network. Ofgem are now consulting on how to improve arrangements to try and deliver an efficient process that protects the interests of consumers.  Getting…

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Tags: Ofgem, consultation, grid connection, DNO, capacity, will bushby, anaerobic digestion

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Biomethane to Grid Working Group Summary

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ADBA's Biomethane to Grid Working Group met in London on 25 March. The group started with a discussion on "technical issues" including the upcoming CV measurement consultation and propane enrichment. We are still waiting for an update from Ofgem on the CV measurement consultation - although the consultation is being…

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Tags: biomethane to grid working group, Ofgem, gas distribution network, RHI, RHI degression, rhi tariff guarantees, DECC, biomethane, biomethane in transport, biomethane injection, transport energy task force, ricardo aea, DfT, RTFO, will bushby, anaerobic digestion

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New carbon calculator guidance published

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Ofgem have published new guidance on using the Biomass and Biogas Carbon Calculator, following updates to the calculator itself which were released in February. You can find the new guidance here. There is now much more detailed information for plants which will use the calculator for RHI compliance, along with…

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Tags: DECC, RHI, biomethane, financial incentives, renewable financial incentives, biomethane to grid, Feed-in-Tariff, European Commission, Ofgem, sustainability criteria, anaerobic digestion, biogas, calculator, Matt Hindle

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Ofgem clarification on the use of glycerol as a feedstock

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Recently Ofgem have been looking into the use of glycerol in anaerobic digestion as a feedstock under the Feed-in Tariff scheme. This follows pressure from several ADBA members, which we supported in a meeting with Ofgem last year. A letter released by Ofgem today states that they are willing to…

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Tags: will bushby, FIT, glycerol, Ofgem, crop operators, Feedstock Working Group, feedstock, Crop feedstock, anaerobic digestion

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Free workshops on carbon calculator and sustainability criteria

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As you will be aware all those claiming RHI will need to demonstrate compliance to the RHI biomass sustainability criteria from October 2015. In order to show compliance the Biomass and Biogas Carbon Calculator (B2C2) has been introduced – to help RHI recipients understand this tool DECC are holding a…

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Tags: carbon calculator, b2c2, RHI, sustainability criteria, workshop, Ofgem, DECC, e4tech, ghg calculator, GHG emissions, will bushby

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Biomethane campaign: evidence on CV measurement costs

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As I posted in January, the Energy Networks Association (ENA) is planning to consult on options to reduce costs of CV measurement at biomethane sites. This week, the biomethane campaign group we established with ENA met to discuss the consultation proposal with Ofgem, who will ultimately have to approve any…

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Tags: DECC, biomethane, biomethane to grid, Ofgem, food waste operators, crop operators, Matt Hindle

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