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Biomethane campaign meeting next week as Ofgem consultation nears

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The Biomethane Campaign group which we established with the Energy Networks Association to break down barriers to gas to grid is meeting next week. After this meeting I will be able to provide an update on progress towards Ofgem’s consultation on technical standards for CV measurement and requirements…

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Tags: biomethane, biomethane campaign, biomethane to grid, EMIB, ENA, Matt Hindle, Ofgem

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2015 Feed-in Tariff consultation: sharing AD industry views

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As we look forward to the full Feed-in Tariff review next year, we will be looking to get as much engagement from members as possible. All members will continue to receive news through this blog, AD & Biogas News and our weekly emails, but I am also setting up an…

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Tags: DECC, Feed-in-Tariff, FIT, Matt Hindle, Ofgem, preliminary accreditation, renewable financial incentives, small scale AD, state aid

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Invite to Ofgem sustainability criteria workshop

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ADBA members have been invited to a forum to be organised by Ofgem on the introduction of sustainability criteria to the RHI. This is an excellent opportunity for the industry to make Ofgem aware of any questions that they feel need answering in relation to the implementation of sustainability criteria. …

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Tags: biogas heat, biomethane, biomethane to grid, Ofgem, Ollie More, RHI

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Ofgem biogas heat RHI presentation

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Ofgem have provided us with a presentation on eligibility for the RHI for biogas heat (including CHP) plants. This includes some important points: where two separate CHP plants are connected to the same digester, Ofgem appear to indicate that these would be treated as a single plant for RHI purposes …

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Tags: biogas, biogas heat, CHP, Ofgem, Ollie More, Renewable Heat Incentive, RHI

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FIT accreditation issues using ICPs resolved?

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Several members we have been in touch with over recent months have now contacted us to say that Ofgem have approved their FIT pre-accreditation applications - even where those applications had previously been rejected.  This is due to an apparent change in Ofgem’s position on the burden of proof…

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Tags: Feed-in-Tariff, FIT, Ofgem, renewable financial incentives

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Use of glycerol in AD: views needed

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Ofgem has set out in response to a query its position around the use of glycerol produced during the manufacture of biodiesel, under the Feed-in Tariff scheme. They state that in order to use glycerol and still remain eligible for FiT payments your supplier will need to confirm that the…

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Tags: Feed-in-Tariff, FIT, glycerine, glycerol, Jordan Marshall, Ofgem, Renewables Obligation, RO

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Case made to Ofgem on FITs delays, grid connection agreement

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Yesterday I attended a meeting we arranged with Ofgem on to discuss the length of time it is taking them to review applications to the FITs scheme and Ofgem’s interpretation of ‘grid connection agreement’. This follows from the discussion at our Members’ Meeting Matt previously raising the issue. David…

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Tags: DECC, Feed-in-Tariff, FIT, FITs, Ofgem, Ollie More

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FIT accreditation delays: new details from Ofgem; meeting next week

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Following the discussions at our members meeting, we have set up a meeting with Ofgem for Monday next week to discuss the speed of processing for FIT pre-accreditations. Many members have already sent us examples and evidence of delays and the impact on their projects, but we would still be…

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Tags: DECC, degression, Feed-in-Tariff, FIT, Matt Hindle, Ofgem, renewable financial incentives

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Evidence requested on Ofgem time in processing FITs applications

At our recent members meeting, several members expressed concern about the length of time it is taking Ofgem to process applications to the Feed-In Tariff (FIT) scheme. We would like to gather more information on the length of time taken and the number of plants that this is affecting. Several…

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Tags: Feed-in-Tariff, FIT, Ofgem

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FIT delays and small scale AD

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At the end of last week we held preliminary discussions on the issues we will want to take up with ministers at June’s roundtable meeting with Greg Barker and Owen Paterson. Following the issues raised at our members’ meeting on 24 April, I pushed DECC and Defra officials on the…

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Tags: DECC, Defra, degression, farm, FIT, FIT degression, Matt Hindle, Ofgem, renewable financial incentives, small scale AD

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Sustainability Reporting: New Ofgem Guidance

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Earlier this year we responded to an Ofgem consultation on revised guidance for complying with Renewables Obligation sustainability criteria. The final documents have now been published and are available as follows: Guidance on Fuel Measurement and Sampling and a Specific AD Fuel Measurement and Sampling Questionnaire Sustainability Criteria Guidance Sustainability…

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Tags: DECC, Matt Hindle, Ofgem, renewable financial incentives, RHI, RO, sustainability, sustainability criteria

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Biomethane regulation moves forward

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Earlier this week I was at the latest meeting of the biomethane campaign group which we established with the Energy Networks Association. The group heard important updates from Ofgem on progress towards reducing some of the regulatory restrictions identified by EMIB, and discussed a consultation on new CEN standards for…

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Tags: biomethane, biomethane campaign, biomethane to grid, ENA, gas-to-grid, Matt Hindle, Ofgem, regulation

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FIT 6 monthly degression: pre-applications by September 2014

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In a correction from previous advice we may have given, developers will need to apply for preliminary accreditation by 30 September 2014 in order to lock in a Feed-in-Tariff rate prior to a possible degression in October 2014, which is based on deployment between January-June 2014. Ofgem’s guidance (page 36) states that: ‘Installations granted…

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Tags: degression, Feed-in-Tariff, FIT, Jordan Marshall, Ofgem, pre-accreditation, preliminary accreditation

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RO and RHI sustainability criteria update

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Last week we responded to an Ofgem consultation on guidance for complying with sustainability criteria for the Renewables Obligation. The guidance – consisting of three documents which also cover Fuel Measurement and Sampling and guidance on the RO sustainability audit process – applies to current requirements for reporting sustainability, which will become…

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Tags: bioenergy, DECC, Matt Hindle, Ofgem, purpose grown crops, RHI, RO, sustainability, sustainability criteria

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FIT: getting the best data and information

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Following last week’s very disappointing news on FIT, we have updated and revised the members’ area to include more information on degression, and particularly how you can calculate future tariff rates. All of this is accessible by following the link from the members’ area, or directly by clicking here. …

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Tags: DECC, degression, FIT, Matt Hindle, Ofgem, renewable financial incentives

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