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Biomethane RHI tariff review meeting

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We were invited to a follow up meeting with DECC on the biomethane tariff review, Friday 1 August. Since their thinking is still at an early stage, please treat this update as confidential. Present DECC: Nicola Barber (RHI policy lead), Chris Espezel (RHI economist), Ross Jones (RHI policy), Kristy Revell (RHI…

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Tags: biomethane, DECC, Matt Hindle, renewable financial incentives, Renewable Heat Incentive, RHI

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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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Tags: DECC, DUKES, market analysis, Ollie More

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October FIT degressions confirmed

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Feed-in tariff statistics for June were published yesterday, and can be accessed here. Total deployment now means that the following degression levels will apply to tariffs for new accreditations and pre-accreditations from 1 October 2014: <500kW tariffs will be degressed by 10%, to 11.21p/kWh below 250kW and 10.37p/kWh for 250-50…

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Tags: DECC, degression, Feed-in-Tariff, FIT, FIT degression, Matt Hindle, renewable financial incentives

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Extending FIT pre-accreditation for plants in build

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We are continuing to campaign for DECC to extend the time allowed for plants with pre-accreditations from 2013 to complete their build and commissioning. This is in recognition of the time taken for many of them to receive approval from Ofgem. In order to support this, we need to gather better…

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Tags: DECC, Feed-in-Tariff, FIT, Matt Hindle, pre-accreditation, renewable financial incentives

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2015 Feed-in Tariff consultation: sharing AD industry views

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As we look forward to the full Feed-in Tariff review next year, we will be looking to get as much engagement from members as possible. All members will continue to receive news through this blog, AD & Biogas News and our weekly emails, but I am also setting up an…

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Tags: DECC, Feed-in-Tariff, FIT, Matt Hindle, Ofgem, preliminary accreditation, renewable financial incentives, small scale AD, state aid

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Biomethane RHI changes will not be made before 1 December

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ADBA and REA have received a reply to their joint letter to the Minister Rt Hon Greg Barker MP regarding the RHI Biomethane to Grid tariff consultation. This confirms that no changes to the scheme will be enacted before 1 December 2014, and that his department has received evidence which ‘consistently’ shows…

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Tags: biomethane, biomethane to grid, DECC, Matt Hindle, renewable financial incentives, renewable heat inventive, RHI

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Biomethane must have viable support for long term - Morton

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ADBA PRESS RELEASE The Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA) and the Renewable Energy Association (REA) have received a reply to their joint letter to the Minister Rt Hon Greg Barker MP regarding the RHI Biomethane to Grid tariff consultation. This confirms that no changes to the scheme will be…

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Tags: biomethane, DECC, Minister, REA, RHI

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Consultation on 'shared ownership' rights for renewables launched

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A consultation has been launched on industry-led ‘shared ownership’ proposals for renewable energy installations. The draft report to comment on is available here. The process to put together these proposals came from DECC’s Community Energy Strategy, and the Secretary of State has been clear that DECC would seek to…

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Tags: DECC, finance, shared ownership

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ADBA RHI response submitted

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We have submitted our response to the RHI biomethane tariff consultation, which you can read in full here. Thank you very much to the large number of members who contributed information, evidence and opinions on this. The key points we make are:  Modelling a waste-only plant does not reflect the…

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Tags: biomethane, biomethane to grid, DECC, RHI

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RHI sustainability criteria delayed; implementation from Spring 2015

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DECC have announced this week that greenhouse gas sustainability criteria for the RHI will not be implemented until spring 2015. The criteria, originally scheduled to be introduced this autumn, will now come in alongside land criteria next year. For more information about sustainability criteria and the RHI, you can download my…

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Tags: bioenergy, DECC, Matt Hindle, RHI, sustainability criteria

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Draft ADBA RHI response available for comments

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DECC’s consultation on the structure and tariffs of the RHI closes next Friday (27 June). You can download our draft response here. Please send any comments to me via matt.hindle@adbioresources.org, ideally by Wednesday 25 June. If you are making your own submissions, we would be very grateful to…

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Tags: biomethane, DECC, Matt Hindle, RHI

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Trade associations keep up pressure on small scale FIT

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Following the ministerial roundtable earlier this month, ADBA, NFU and REA have written to Greg Barker MP and Owen Paterson MP to keep up the pressure on support for the small scale sector. You can read a copy of the letter here. We are also expecting a lively debate on…

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Tags: DECC, Defra, Feed-in-Tariff, FIT, Greg Barker, Matt Hindle, Owen Paterson, small scale AD

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RHI biomethane review: ADBA roundtable

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As part of the ongoing review of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) biomethane tariff, we yesterday held a roundtable meeting with ADBA members and DECC officials to discuss the government’s proposals and offer members the opportunity to comment and present evidence directly to DECC’s RHI team. Current DECC…

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Tags: biomethane to grid, DECC, gas grid injection, gate fees, Jordan Marshall, purpose grown crops, RHI, RHI biomethane review

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FIT and small scale AD: report from ministerial meeting

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Representatives from ADBA, REA, NFU and various member companies pushed the case for ministerial support for smaller scale AD when we met Defra Secretary of State Owen Paterson MP and DECC Minister Greg Barker MP in early June. The roundtable meeting was convened following DECC’s decision not to review…

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Tags: DECC, Defra, farming, FIT, Greg Barker, Matt Hindle, Owen Paterson, small scale AD, small-scale

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RHI Biomethane Consultation: Meeting with DECC, 11 June

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In our post on the publication of the biomethane tariff review last week, we mentioned the opportunities to meet the DECC team. The consultation document gives contact details to arrange private meetings should you wish to do so - see page 23:...the biomethane review team in DECC will be holding…

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Tags: biomethane, DECC, Matt Hindle, renewable financial incentives, RHI

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