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€3.7 billion to realise the potential of Bio-based Industries in Europe

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The European Union and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) have launched the first Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI) and its first Call for Proposals. The Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking is a new €3.7 billion Public-Private Partnership between the EU and the Bio-based Industries Consortium. Operating under Horizon 2020, it is…

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Tags: demonstration, EU, European Commission, R&D, research and development

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Support for renewables remains strong, DECC survey indicates

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DECC have released a summary of its most recent Public Attitudes Survey (quarterly round 10). This indicates that over three quarters of adults (79%) supported the use of renewable energy sources to generate electricity. This compares to 36% for nuclear. Solar was the most popular form of renewable electricity generation with 82% support, compared…

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Tags: DECC, public attitudes, renewable energy

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Researcher linked to WRAP asks plants separating digestate fibre to get involved in new markets for

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We have been approached by a researcher that has recently finished testing the use of separated digestate for the horticultural greenhouse industry. The tests of this research have been positive in that separated digestate fibre has the potential to be an excellent replacement for the current most common growing medium…

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Ofgem workshop on sustainability criteria for the RHI - a need for all to focus to avoid Ofgem withh

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Yesterday I attended a workshop hosted by Ofgem on the practical implementation of the biomass sustainability criteria, due to come in to force next Spring for all RHI plants (both already accredited and new). The criteria set restrictions on the land that can be used to grow crops for AD…

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Tags: biogas, biomethane, Ofgem, Renewable Heat Incentive, RHI, RO sustainability criteria, sustainability criteria

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Apply for grant funding of up to £60k to prove research concepts or collaborate with academics

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The Anaerobic Digestion Network has put out a call to the AD industry to join the network and bid for funds towards proof of concept funding (up to £60k) and Business Interaction Vouchers (BIVs) (up to £5k). The Anaerobic Digestion Network is one of 13 Networks in Industrial Biotechnology…

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Tags: AD network, R&D, research and development

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Questions on RHI biomethane and biogas sustainability criteria?

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As I reported in my blog a few weeks ago, ADBA members have been invited to a sustainability criteria workshop by Ofgem. These will be criteria that operators will be required to meet in order to claim the RHI. I’m going to be attending this workshop on Wednesday, and…

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Number of FITs applications in review by Ofgem falls

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DECC have released data on the number of AD plants that are awaiting approval by Ofgem for the Feed-in Tariff. This is the following (as of 30 June 2014): ≤250kW >250-500kW >500kW-5MW Number Capacity (MW) Number Capacity (MW) Number Capacity (MW) Applications received (not yet accredited) 3 0.3 2 0.8 2 4.5 Preliminary applications…

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

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Latest DECC RHI degression statistics released

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DECC have published its latest data on RHI deployment up to the end of June. For biomethane, while there was not a significant increase in the expected expenditure from registered biomethane plants (called ‘accreditations’ in the chart below), there was an increase in the expected expenditure from proposed…

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Tags: biogas, biomethane, Ollie More, RHI degression

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Ed Davey: 2013 a "record year" for renewables, DECC stats published

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Ed Davey has called 2013 a ‘record year’ for renewables, with renewable electricity generation increasing 30% on the previous year. This follows the release today of DECC’s latest Digest of UK Energy Statistics, which gives comprehensive statistics across the UK energy sector for 2013.AD The figures show an excellent year for…

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AD exports - examples sought for Technology Strategy Board (TSB) proposal

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We are seeking examples of the UK AD industry exporting technology, skills and materials as part of gathering evidence for a proposal to the UK Technology Strategy Board (TSB) to support research and development of the AD industry. The TSB asks the below questions of industries seeking support. We are…

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Tags: exports, Ollie More, R&D, research and development, Technology Strategy Board, tsb

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£2.3m funding available for Agri-food supply chain partnerships

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The Technology Strategy Board have made £2.3m of funding available under a programme of support to the Agri-food supply chain industry. The funding is available to set up Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs). These involve the formation of a partnership between a business, an academic institution (or knowledge base partner)…

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Tags: funding call, funding opportunity, Ollie More, R&D, research and development, Technology Strategy Board, tsb

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Good response to WRAP’s AD survey

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We are currently working with WRAP on finalising the annual survey of the AD industry they conducted earlier this year. We are pleased to say that the response rate to the survey has been good and a slight improvement on last year (75% response compared to 70%). This really is really valuable…

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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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2014 set to be a record year for the AD industry - ADBA market projections now available

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2014 promises to be the best year yet for new AD plants, and there remains a strong pipeline. We do expect to start to see an impact in 2015 and 2016 following recent Government decisions to limit financial support, and decisions next year will have a significant impact on the shape of future…

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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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