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Posted in March 2013

Consultation on Welsh waste planning amendments

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The Welsh Government is consulting on changes to their national planning policy which are aimed at delivering waste infrastructure. The most relevant change on first reading is the proposed introduction of a Waste Planning Assessment (WPA) which could allow AD plants to move up the waste hierarchy. The document states…

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Tags: planning, Wales, waste management

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Green Alliance advocates landfill ban

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In a report titled ‘Why we need landfill bans’ leading environmental think tank Green Alliance have demonstrated that UK organisations could save £508m in avoided landfill costs and £693m could be generated in the value recovered from sending our food waste to anaerobic digestion. This report has followed the debate…

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Tags: food waste, landfill ban, source segregation

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Developments on European 2030 target

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Following on from their target of delivering 20% of European energy from renewable sources, the European Commission (EC) has published a Green Paper which is looking to set a target for 2030 by the end of the year, which it is hoped will provide a platform for building confidence and attracting investment…

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Tags: 2030 target

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PAS 110 review: responses needed

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As we set out in our last update, WRAP has published recommendations from three technical projects to inform the consultation of PAS 110 which will follow in the summer. These projects examined the digestate stability (RBP) test, the near universal pasteurisation requirement and the PTE (Potentially Toxic Element) limits. The key…

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Tags: PAS 110

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RHI update - no tariff review

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DECC announced  on 26 March that the biomethane and biogas tariffs will be excluded from the review of RHI tariffs taking place this spring. We welcome this news, on the basis that there are a significant number of projects in the pipeline and these do not need further tariff reviews, but…

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Tags: DECC, RHI

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News from the EBA: iLUC Report Published

The European Parliament’s ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) Committee report on indirect Land Use Change has been published. The report suggests removing the proposed cap on conventional biofuels and proposals for iLUC reporting, instead suggesting the following increasing sub-target for advanced biofuels: In 2020, at least 2% of the final consumption…

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Tags: EBA, European Parliament, iLUC Report, ITRE

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Charlotte’s View: a strategy for biogas in Europe

Last week I went – as an invited observer – to a European Biogas Association (EBA) board meeting for the first time. As I’ve written before a strong voice in Europe is vital for our AD industry, not only to influence policy which affects us directly such as end of waste…

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Tags: Charlotte Morton, EBA, End of waste, Europe, Renewable Energy Targets, Strategy for Biogas

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Consultations update & upcoming policy issues: PAS 110, RHI, EU 2030 targets…

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One of the most pressing issues we have to consider at the moment is the recommendations for changes to key aspects of the PAS 110 scheme, which will help to inform the full review of the scheme taking place this summer. Waste policy is also very much on the agenda, with…

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Tags: national occupational standards, PAS 110, RHI

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Call for papers to UK AD & Biogas 2013

UK AD & Biogas 2013, the largest anaerobic digestion and biogas specific trade show in the UK, offers a free to attend two day conference and 22 free seminars and workshops on 3-4 July at the NEC, Birmingham. If you would like the opportunity to speak in either the conference or one…

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Tags: ADBA events, UK AD & Biogas

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MeWa and PRM Waste Systems working together in the UK

ADBA MEMBER PRESS RELEASE The German plant manufacturer MeWa is consistently expanding its sales activities on the British recycling market. In order to satisfy the increasing recycling quota in the UK and growth in the area of biogas plants, MeWa will work together with Somerset-based PRM Waste Systems in the…

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Tags: MeWa, recycling technology, sales partnership

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Entries are now open to the UK AD & Biogas Industry Awards 2013

Entries are now open for our second UK AD & Biogas Industry Awards so if your business has achieved remarkable success in AD and biogas in 2012 then make sure to submit your entry now. Free to enter, our awards will recognise achievement and innovation from across the industry in 11 categories…

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Tags: ADBA events, ADBA news, UK AD & Biogas, UK AD & Biogas Industry Awards

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CTEC Energy boosts engine efficiency with revolutionary heat recovery system

ADBA MEMBER PRESS RELEASE CTEC Energy has commissioned its first heat recovery unit at Swancote Energy’s 2 MW anaerobic digester facility at Bridgnorth, Shropshire. The unit captures exhaust gas from its host engine to generate electrical power – up to 12% of its hosts output. It can also recover a significant amount…

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Tags: CTEC Energy, heat recovery, Swancote Energy

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