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EU Skills report maps gas vehicle sector

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A report analysing the role of gas vehicles in cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as well as the key trends in vehicle growth and fuel demand has been published by Energy & Utility Skills (EU Skills). Key conclusions from the report include: Biofuels, CNG, and LNG are likely to remain…

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Tags: biomethane in transport, CNG, EU Skills, gas vehicle hub, gas vehicles, Jordan Marshall, LNG

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AD developers: Opportunity beckons in the Orkneys

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The Scottish Government contacted me today informing me that they are looking to identify AD developers who are interested in building an AD plant near the town of Kirkwall on Orkneys mainland. Zero Waste Scotland last year undertook a feasibility study looking at the potential feedstocks, with the focus now…

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Tags: expression of interest, Jordan Marshall, Scottish Government, Zero Waste Scotland

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Ministers slammed over failure to support food waste collections

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Appearing before a Lords’ inquiry into building a biowaste economy, two DECC ministers and one Defra minister faced repeated questioning about the lack of drive to support separate food waste collections in England. Resource minister Dan Rogerson MP, as well as energy minister Michael Fallon MP and climate change minister…

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Tags: Dan Rogerson, DECC, Defra, Greg Barker, Jordan Marshall, Lords, Michael Fallon, separate food waste collections, source segregation

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DECC confirms post-RO support under CfD strike prices

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Shortly before Christmas, government announced the final strike prices that will underpin the Contracts for Difference (CfD) mechanism, which will replace the Renewables Obligation for new generation in 2017. Available to AD projects over 5MW and sewage sludge projects, the mechanism works by using “strike prices” to reduce the risk of…

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Tags: CfD, Contracts for Difference, decarbonisation target, DECC, Energy Act, Jordan Marshall, Renewables Obligation

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Upcoming Biomethane to Grid Working Group & Doncaster site visit: 27 January

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Accompanied by a site visit to Future Biogas’ recently commissioned site in Doncaster, the upcoming Biomethane to Grid Working Group will also see presentations from DECC and Ofgem covering the RHI accreditation process for gas-to-grid projects and more broadly government’s long term support for the sector through the RHI,…

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Tags: Air Liquide, biomethane to grid, CNG Services, DECC, Elster, Flogas, Future Biogas, gas grid injection, Jordan Marshall, Ofgem

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Transport Working Group preview: 14 January

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As well as a discussion on the Department for Transport’s (DfT) strategy to support the use of biomethane and gas in HGVs, Tuesday’s Transport Working Group meeting in London will also consider the full range of funding opportunities available to biomethane and gas vehicles and refuelling infrastructure. With…

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Tags: Autumn Statement, biomethane vehicles, DfT, fuel duty differential, gas strategy, gas vehicles, Jordan Marshall, OLEV

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AHVLA guidance on AD: draft for comment

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Defra has produced its latest draft guidance document  for comment on anaerobic digestion (AD), covering the requirements that operators have to meet under the Animal by-Products Regulations (ABPR). Covered within the draft document include: EU regulation making liquid digestate subject to ABP regulatory controls Treatment of waste water Controls on…

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Tags: AHVLA, Animal Health, Defra, food waste, Jordan Marshall

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FIT pre-accreditation: Ofgem issues guidance for generators using ICP

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Following a number of queries from prospective generators around the requirements that they have to meet to demonstrate evidence of a grid connection agreement when using an independent connections provider (ICP), Ofgem has now published a guidance note to specifically address the issue. Whereas Ofgem’s current guidance document only…

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Tags: Feed-in-Tariff, FIT, grid connection, ICP, Jordan Marshall, Ofgem

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Alternatives to Waste Transfer Notes: Defra consulting

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In response to the Red Tape Challenge, which concluded that it is onerous for some small businesses to fill in Waste Transfer Notes (WTNs), Defra is consulting on proposals to allow certain documents to be used as an alternative to WTNs in England and Wales. A WTN is a document…

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Tags: Defra, Jordan Marshall, Waste Transfer Notes

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DfT push for greater support for biomethane vehicles

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The Department for Transport (DfT) has published a call for evidence on advanced fuels, which pledges to consider greater support for biomethane vehicles. DfT’s call for evidence also requests information on the technical potential and timescales for deployment for biomethane, as well as other fuels such as hydrogen and…

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Tags: biomethane vehicles, DfT, gas strategy, gas vehicles, HGVs, Jordan Marshall, RTFO

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No RHI degression - latest quarterly figures

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Latest figures from DECC show that there will be no degression for biogas or biomethane RHI tariffs, with plenty of headroom before the triggers are hit. Costs allocated for biogas and biomethane stand at £1.9m as of October 2013, well below the degression trigger of £36.3m, while overall costs under the…

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Tags: 200kW limit, DECC, degression, Greg Barker, Jordan Marshall, RHI, tariff review

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Digestate storage: Defra recommend linking SSAFO standards with AD permits

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Defra has published a report making a number of recommendations around improving the regulatory framework for managing and storing slurry and provision of advice to farmers. The report is a first step in improving the Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil (SSAFO) Regulations  which govern how farmers should store livestock…

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Tags: Defra, digestate, EPR, Jordan Marshall, on-farm AD, permitting, slurry, SSAFO

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Hospitality sector's £2.5bn food waste bill - can AD address this?

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The opportunities for the hospitality and food service sector to profit from AD have been highlighted in a WRAP report. Food waste costs the sector £2.5bn each year, and while cutting the proportion of food waste must be the first priority, the sector still generates 235,000 tonnes of unavoidable food waste…

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Tags: food waste, Hospitality, Jordan Marshall, landfill ban, separate food waste collections, source segregation, Wrap

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EU waste targets: government talks down landfill ban

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Defra’s response to the consultation on the review of EU waste targets has disappointingly reiterated government’s opposition to banning biodegradeable waste to landfill, although this was caveated with the assurance that this position would change if such a mechanism can be proven to be “the best-value way of…

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Tags: Defra, European Commission, European Union, Green Alliance, Jordan Marshall, landfill ban, Landfill Directive, separate food waste collections, source segregation, Waste Framework Directive

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Food waste landfill ban: Government rejects Lords amendment

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Debates around banning sending food waste to landfill are certainly high on the agenda at the moment. Last week, an amendment to the Energy Bill was tabled in the House of Lords calling for a timetable towards banning organic waste to landfill to make it available for renewable energy generation. …

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Tags: energy bill, Jordan Marshall, landfill ban, Parliament, source segregation, Vision 2020

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