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ADBA slams new FIT consultation

Responding to the new Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) consultation on the Feed-in Tariff for anaerobic digestion, Charlotte Morton, Chief Executive, Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) comments: This consultation does nothing to address DECC's fundamental lack of ambition for AD and community scale renewables. Instead, it…

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Tags: DECC, FIT, renewable financial incentives, financial incentives, press release, Charlotte Morton, Matt Hindle, crop operators, food waste operators, feed-in tariff, anaerobic digestion, biogas

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Ofwat announces more liberal sludge treatment rules to encourage bioresources innovation

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Water regulator Ofwat today launched Water 2020, which sets out a number of major reforms aiming to "boost resilience and secure a better deal for water customers, the environment and wider society."  Among these, the regulator has given its backing to developing "new markets in bioresources" - by which they…

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Tags: Water, water sector, water operators, sludge, sewage sludge, bioresources, AD, biogas, anaerobic digestion, Ofwat, water 2020, UK AD & Biogas, Matt Hindle, jess allan, innovation, r&i, research

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Industry and Parliament Meet: South London Visit

A month into my new role at ADBA, I went on my first site visit to an Anaerobic Digestion plant in South London (Mitcham). I was looking forward to the visit as I love technology and find renewables fascinating. I genuinely find it incredible how waste can be turned into…

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Tags: emma thomas, site visit, bio collectors, site, Matt Hindle, anaerobic digestion, food waste, food waste operators, digestate

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ADBA makes the case for retaining PAS110 for UK operators

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Last week we submitted our response to the European Commission proposals for new Fertiliser Regulations, which will set end of waste criteria for digestates across the continent. While these criteria could theoretically replace PAS110, as we have previously reported the proposals now include an ‘optional harmonisation’ approach which…

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Tags: food waste, food waste operators, PAS110, End of waste, European Commission, european end of waste, digestate, circular economy package, fertiliser regulations, Defra, Matt Hindle, biogas

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Your chance to comment on fertiliser regulation proposals

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The EBA have circulated a draft of their response to proposed fertiliser regulations, which will set end of waste criteria for digestates as part of the European Commission’s Circular Economy Package. I summarised EBA’s views earlier this month here, and Jess provided a summary of the…

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Tags: End of waste, PAS110, digestate, European Commission, Europe, EBA, Matt Hindle

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RHI consultation: response submitted

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Yesterday we submitted our response to DECC’s consultation on the RHI. You can download our full response here. Thank you to all our members who participated in the process, took part in our webinars and shared views, data and evidence. Our response makes a number of important arguments,…

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Tags: DECC, RHI, biomethane, biomethane to grid, crop operators, crop feedstocks, food waste operators, biogas heat, biogas, digestate, rhi tariff guarantees, thom koller, Matt Hindle

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RHI consultation response: last chance to comment

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Yesterday we discussed our RHI consultation response with many of you at our members’ meeting, and you can now download our draft responses on the key issues by clicking here. Our summary of the consultation proposals is still available here, and the consultation documents themselves are on DECC's…

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Tags: DECC, RHI, biomethane, biomethane to grid, crop operators, crop feedstocks, food waste operators, biogas, biogas heat, digestate, Matt Hindle, thom koller

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New report on smaller scale biogas - what’s the future for the sector?

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This week the IEA's Task 37 met in Oxfordshire, and yesterday the group held an event to launch their new brochure on smaller scale AD in the livestock sector. This is available to download from their website here. The report authors - UK Task 37 leader Clare Lukehurst OBE and Angie…

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Tags: international energy agency iea, task 37, FIT, small scale AD, RHI, farming, farming resilience, Matt Hindle

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Digestate end of waste: ADBA joins Brussels meeting

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Last week I was in Brussels to represent ADBA members at an EBA (European Biogas Association) meeting on the European Circular Economy proposals. The meeting focussed on the Fertiliser Regulations, which include Europe-wide end of waste criteria. Proposals from the Commission could mean changes to the UK’s existing…

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Tags: EBA, Europe, European Commission, food waste, food waste operators, digestate, End of waste, PAS110, Matt Hindle

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RHI consultation eligible heat use webinar: call for your evidence and data

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Earlier today ADBA held a webinar on the RHI consultation proposals relating to eligible heat use. Thank you to all the Members who took part. For those of you who were unable to take part the session can be watched here. During the webinar members contributed on a range of…

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Tags: anaerobic digestion, RHI, Renewable Heat Incentive, consultation, renewable financial incentives, financial incentives, biomethane, biogas, heat use, DECC, food waste operators, crop operators, digestate drying, digestate concentration system, hnip, thom koller, Matt Hindle

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What do AD funders think about the RHI and future prospects for the sector?

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ADBA's Finance Forum has been holding lively meetings on the sector's investment challenges and opportunities since 2010. It convened this week to bring together funders of all types to consider two key issues: what changes to government policy - effectively focussing future support on the RHI - mean for…

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Tags: Finance Forum, finance, RHI, anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomethane, Green investment Bank, GIB, Chris Huhne, budget, EU, eu referendum, Matt Hindle, Ollie More, renewable financial incentives

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RHI consultation: updates from meetings

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Following the announcement of the RHI consultation, have engaged with DECC this week to discuss issues around biogas and biomethane. Renewable Heat Industry Advisory Group: ministerial remarks DECC minister Lord Bourne joined a meeting of RHI officials and renewable heat trade associations on Tuesday. He was keen to emphasise the…

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Tags: DECC, RHI, biomethane, biogas, anaerobic digestion, Renewable Heat Incentive, renewable financial incentives, Matt Hindle, thom koller

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Ofgem rejects proposals to reduce biomethane regulation; looks for other options

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Ofgem have rejected the Energy Networks Association (ENA) proposals for Reducing Costs and Removing Barriers for Low Flow Entry Sites, which would have reduced some of the regulatory burdens around CV measurement and reporting for biomethane sites.  The two ‘change’ choices proposed in the consultation document…

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Tags: biomethane, biomethane to grid, Ofgem, ENA, biomethane campaign, biogas, anaerobic digestion, Matt Hindle

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Have your say on AD training: new draft syllabus and ADBA’s training plans

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ADBA is keen to support the provision of high quality training within the AD sector, to ensure that the operation of AD plants is undertaken safely and competently, and that a high level of operational performance is delivered. We are happy to support  work within the industry towards this…

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Tags: training, safety, Training and Safety, EU Skills, biogas, biomethane, anaerobic digestion, jess allan, Matt Hindle, food waste operators, crop operators, farm AD

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RHI consultation published: major changes for biogas and biomethane

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DECC has released its consultation on the future of the RHI scheme. The department is proposing major changes which will affect biogas and biomethane, including: Restrictions on payments for crop feedstocks for new projects from 2017 Disqualifying digestate drying as a heat use for new projects from 2017 Resetting biomethane tariff levels…

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Tags: DECC, RHI, biogas, biomethane, renewable financial incentives, anaerobic digestion, Renewable Heat Incentive, gas to grid, biomethane to grid, Matt Hindle

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