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Posted in March 2018

Anaerobic digestion flyer - how AD fits into government aims

We've produced a new flyer showing how AD fits into the current government's aims.  Trying to summarise all the benefits of AD into two pages was not easy.  A few key facts beyond all the environmental benefits include: If all suitable UK feedstock was used to…

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Tags: anaerobic digestion, biogas

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MEMBER BLOG: I love cover crops

Mandy Stoker, Managing Director of environmental consultancy and ADBA member E4Environment, shares her love of cover crops and discusses how they can reduce soil degradation ahead of her presentation at the ADBA Research & Innovation Forum 2018, taking place on the 11th April at the University of Sheffield.

Posted in: News for Members, R&D Updates

Tags: adba r&i forum, R&D, anaerobic digestion, cover crops, farming, maize

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The AD industry today - 600 plants in operation

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This week I have spent time updating the ADBA Pipeline, including adding the latest AD plants to have commissioned in the country. There are now 600 operational AD plants in the UK, across both the sewage and non-sewage sectors. The AD industry has hit 800 MWe-e capacity, getting closer to the 1…

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Tags: anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomethane, UK AD & Biogas, emiliano lewis, Renewables Obligation, AD market, capacity, market data

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Interested in featuring in the ADBA magazine?

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Hopefully all ADBA members will have received the latest issue of AD & Bioresources News in the post by now. This issue focuses on securing AD's future through good practice, with a feature piece on the new AD Certification Scheme. You may notice on page 3 that we've…

Posted in: ADBA News, News for Members

Tags: ad & bioresources news, kate o'reilly, food waste collection, food waste treatment, ad certification scheme, world biogas association

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Defra consults on technical competence and management systems - give your views

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As reported previously, Defra is consulting on a range of proposals relating primarily to waste crime but also to several topics more relevant to AD: Management Systems Technical Competence Financial Competence The proposals relating to these aspects generally involve increasing consistency and clarity in terms of the regulatory requirements across…

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Tags: anaerobic digestion, biogas, Defra, technical competence, management systems, financial competence, regulation, permitting, food waste operators

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Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation legislation passes both Houses of Parliament

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Last year the Department for Transport consulted on reform to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Regulations.  The main developments of interest to AD are: Increasing the obligation level to 9.75% in 2020, rising to 12.4% in 2032; An additional target for development fuels at 0.1% in 2019, rising to 2.8%…

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Tags: anaerobic digestion, biomethane, food waste operators, crop operators, biomethane as a transport fuel, biomethane vehicles, renewable transport fuel obligation, RTFO, GHG emissions, DfT, thom koller

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Scottish Government issue ambitious Climate Change Plan for 2018-2032

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The Scottish Government has today published the Climate Change Plan: The Third Report on Proposals and Policies 2018-2032. The Plan sets out the Scottish Government’s action towards meeting emissions reduction targets under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. It includes chapters covering sectors of the Scottish economy, including: Electricity,…

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Tags: anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomethane, food waste operators, crop operators, Scotland, Zero Waste Scotland, Scottish Government, food waste, common agricultural policy cap, agriculture, biomethane as a transport fuel, biomethane vehicles, Renewable Heat Incentive, RHI, district heat, thom koller

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Copys Green Farm AD plant features in Escape To The Country

AD hit the nation's TV screens last week when popular BBC series Escape To The Country included a feature on ADBA member Stephen Temple's Copys Green Farm AD plant. The feature explains what AD is, how it works, and looks at Stephen's on-farm plant as an example…

Posted in: Industry News, News for Members

Tags: anaerobic digestion, farming

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How have AD gate fees changed over time?

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My July blog last year showed how gate fees for food waste AD operators continued to fall in 2016, according to the latest WRAP gate fees report. We have extracted the WRAP data to show how gate fees, the charges levied upon a given quantity of food waste received…

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Tags: anaerobic digestion, biogas, UK AD & Biogas, fwrap, Wrap, gate fees, food waste, food waste recycling, emiliano lewis, cost benefit analysis

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