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MEMBER PRESS RELEASE - French Biomethane Plant of WELTEC BIOPOWER Goes Live

MEMBER PRESS RELEASE - French Biomethane Plant of WELTEC BIOPOWER Goes Live 11-Million-Euro project welcomed by population In November 2020, a biomethane plant of the German energy plant manufacturer WELTEC BIOPOWER went live in Papillonnière near the town of Vire in Normandie, France. The operator of the 11-million-euro project,…

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ADBA and Privilege Finance panellists at the UKSIF conference

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Last week, ADBA’s policy and market analyst, Nick Primmer, and Privilege Finance’s Chief Commercial Officer & CTO, Chris Winward, were invited to present at the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance association’s (UKSIF) annual conference. As the name suggests, the UKSIF is a national association…

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Sustainable Innovation Forum 2020 - Biomethane vs Hydrogen: Weighing up the New Energy Future

7 Years, 35 days, 17 hours… Thursday marked day four of the Sustainable Innovation Forum 2020, which saw a variety of sessions discussing the decarbonisation of the Heavy Industry sector. Kwasi Kwarteng, Minister of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, took part in the “Technological Solution for Industrial…

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Is it a Green Industrial Revolution?

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Since the outbreak of the Covid 19 crisis, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been a vocal supporter of a green recovery. Both Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak have repeatedly pledged that the rescue packages were going to be green “with concern of the environment at its heart”.  Co-hosting…

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Tags: ten point plan, green industrial revolution, spending review, prime minister, chancellor, biomethane, anaerobic digestion, hydrogen, national infrastructure assessment, national infrastructure commission, national infrastructure strategy

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ADBA Pipeline Feedback Required

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For those of you that may have missed it, last week we ran an Ask ADBA where we talked through our Pipeline document and its’ different sections. Pipeline holds a vast amount of data on operational plants and plants that have been granted planning permission, which includes information…

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Using animal by-products at compost and biogas sites

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On 11th November 2020 the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs updated their guidance on ‘when you must meet EU standards’ in regards to animal-by products. The updated guidance states that you must operate to EU standards if it treats: category 3 ABPs that are not catering waste (in…

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Tags: regulation, animal by-products, Animal Health, sam hinton, Defra

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12-month NDRHI application extension for smaller biogas projects

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BEIS have announced a 12-month extension for projects to commission and submit a full RHI application. The new deadline is now on or before 31st March 2022. The 12-month extension hopes to better account for any additional delays to project development from successive lockdowns and regional restrictions. …

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ADBA’s response to the Green Gas Levy Consultation

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Following valuable insight from our members, ADBA submitted its response to BEIS’ open consultation “Proposals for a Green Gas Levy” last week. The consultation detailed the government’s plan for the Green Gas Levy’s (GGL) design and implementation – an overview of which is…

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Update: Regulation, Regulation, and Regulation

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On the 3rd June the Environment Agency provided an update to the stakeholders of the Biowaste Regulatory Forum. The meeting was held online and provided a comprehensive update for the sector on permitting; regulation; land applications; and quality protocols. A summary of the updates can be found below and a…

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Tags: sam hinton, biowaste regulatory forum, Environment Agency, regulation

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ADBA response to the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government’s Consultation on Planning

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ADBA submitted our response to the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government’s (MHCLG) Consultation on ‘Planning for the future’ on the 29th October 2020. The MHCLG are consulting on proposals for reform of the planning system in England. The Planning for the Future consultation proposes…

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Tags: national planning policy framework, planning, anaerobic digestion, new plants, new projects, sam hinton

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Waste Management Plan Consultaiton

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ADBA has responded to the ongoing review of the Waste Management Plan highlighting a number of concerns. The review, undertaken every six years, takes a snapshot of the current state of waste management practices, capacity and sets a blueprint for the future in line with associated legislation, such as the…

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Tags: Energy from Waste, leanne williams, food waste, anaerobic digestion, digestate, Waste Management Plan for England

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Your feedback on the Green Gas Levy

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BEIS have requested feedback from ADBA and its members regarding their open consultation on a Green Gas Levy (GGL).

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MEMBER PRESS RELEASE - Landia and Cambi help deliver big upswing in biogas production for the water

MEMBER PRESS RELEASE - Landia and Cambi help deliver big upswing in biogas production for the water industry Just south of Aberdeen, improvements continue to be made at Scottish Water’s Sludge Treatment Centre (STC) in Nigg – but at a site still approaching its full potential, 0.9~1.0MW per…

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Consultation Input Needed: AD and the Planning System

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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government are consulting on proposals for reform of the planning system in England. The Planning for the Future consultation proposes to reform the planning systems, bring a new focus to design and sustainability, improve the system of developer contributions to infrastructure, and…

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Tags: consultation, member benefits, anaerobic digestion, planning, sam hinton

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Free measurement and consultancy services for the biomethane industry

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As the UK Government has stressed the need for increasing low carbon gases in the conventional gas grids we need to consider the importance of biomethane. As an industry we need to ensure biomethane will be quality assured and we fully understand the potential impacts of trace contaminants for the…

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Tags: sam hinton, biomethane, gas quality, consultants, free advice

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