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Recasting the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED) II

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The EU's Renewable Energy Directive (RED) supports the production and promotion of energy from renewable sources in the EU. It requires the EU to fulfil at least 20% of its total energy needs with renewables by 2020. Negotiations for the recasting of this are coming to an end. You…

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Tags: anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomethane, food waste operators, crop operators, EU, EU Commission, European Parliament, european council, renewable energy directive, brexit, thom koller

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Greening the gas grid for sustainable cities & communities

As part of #EUGreenWeek last week I attended the Greening the gas grid for sustainable cities & communities conference organised by the European Biogas Association and EUBIA.   The conference featured presentations and discussions on boosting renewables throughout the EU, the green gas trading markets and future areas of research…

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Tags: anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomethane, food waste operators, crop operators, European Union, European Parliament, european council, RED, renewable energy directive, european biogas association, thom koller

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Update on the EU’s Clean Energy Package

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The EU is revising its energy legislation for the 2020-30 period. The changes look to modernise the EU’s energy system, integrate renewables more fully, support the decentralisation of energy production and give greater roles to consumers. Although the UK is leaving the EU some of these proposals may…

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Tags: anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomethane, food waste operators, crop operators, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union, european council, eu ets, clean mobility package, renewable energy directive, red ii, thom koller

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MEMBER’S PRESS RELEASE: Malaby Biogas welcomes Julie Girling MEP on a fact finding tour of Bore Hill

Thomas Minter Director of Malaby Biogas hosted a visit to the Bore Hill Farm Biodigester by Julie Girling MEP for the South West and Gibraltar. This innovative and award-winning renewable energy business is at the forefront of Anaerobic Digestion (AD) technology development. Bore Hill Farm Biodigester provides a combined waste…

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Tags: malaby biogas, member's press release, mep, lobbying, biodigester, food waste, julie girling mep, thomas minter, Derek Sivyer, EU, European Parliament

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Richard Howitt MEP signs industry pledge card

Richard Howitt MEP signed up to ADBA's pledge card during a tour last week of Biogen's new £12 million food waste plant near Baldock, Hertfordshire. With party political manifestos due to be published, it is vitally important that we are pulling together to raise awareness of AD and…

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Tags: Biogen, European Parliament, lobbying, pledge card, food waste, mep

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European bodies agree transport gas infrastructure plan

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The European Parliament and the Council last week agreed an infrastructure plan for alternative fuels requiring Member States to establish publicly available CNG and LNG stations within certain distances. The compromise agreement does not live up to the Commission’s initial ambition: all specific targets have been removed and the…

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Tags: biomethane, biomethane vehicles, DfT, Europe, European Commission, European Parliament, Matt Hindle, transport

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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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