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Clarification on EIS changes expected shortly

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We are still awaiting confirmation from government on the precise details of the proposals to restrict EIS investment from technologies which claim RO or RHI. Since the announcement in the budget document (p. 68), we have been working hard with DECC and Treasury to make the case for a similar exemption…

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Tags: DECC, Ed Davey, EIS, finance, Finance Forum, financial incentives, HMT, investment, Matt Hindle, RHI, RO, treasury

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State aid proposals: EU waters down FIT restriction

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The European Commission has published an updated draft of its state aid guidelines, which had originally proposed to limit support available to Feed-in Tariff projects to below 1MW. While the latest draft disappointingly proposes to further limit support available under FIT schemes to 500kW, the proposals also seem to offer…

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Tags: DECC, EU, European Commission, European Union, Feed-in-Tariff, financial incentives, FIT, Jordan Marshall, state aid

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Energy Minister Greg Barker opens Tamar’s Retford AD plant

ADBA MEMBER NEWS [caption id=“attachment_19592” align=“alignleft” width=“378”] Greg Barker opens Tamar Energy’s Retford AD plant[/caption] A new anaerobic digestion (AD) facility that turns organic waste into green energy for thousands of homes has been opened today (20 March 2014) in Retford, Nottinghamshire by The Rt Hon Greg Barker…

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Tags: AD plant, DECC, farm-based, Tamar Energy, waste-fed

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Crop feedstocks for AD: getting the facts

This week, Defra has published experimental statistics on the areas of non-food crops grown in the UK. This includes the areas of oilseed rape, sugar beet, wheat, miscanthus, short rotation coppice and straw crops grown in the UK for use as bioenergy. They can be found in full here, with…

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Tags: bioenergy, bioenergy sustainability, crops, DECC, farming, Matt Hindle, sustainability criteria

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DECC confirms post-RO settlement

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DECC has this week confirmed how the transition from the Renewables Obligation (RO) to Contracts for Difference (CfD) will operate, including a 12 month grace period for those commissioning close to the closure of the RO to new generation in 2017. As noted, one of the most relevant aspects of this decision…

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Tags: CfD, Contracts for Difference, DECC, grace periods, Jordan Marshall, Renewables Obligation, RO

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Biomethane cost data - thanks for the initial responses

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Thank you to those of you that have responded to our request for cost data for the DECC RHI biomethane tariff review. We now have a broad range of cost data, particularly on the biogas upgrading side. We would still like to gather much more data on costs of civil…

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Tags: biomethane, DECC, Ollie More, RHI, tariff

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RO and RHI sustainability criteria update

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Last week we responded to an Ofgem consultation on guidance for complying with sustainability criteria for the Renewables Obligation. The guidance – consisting of three documents which also cover Fuel Measurement and Sampling and guidance on the RO sustainability audit process – applies to current requirements for reporting sustainability, which will become…

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Tags: bioenergy, DECC, Matt Hindle, Ofgem, purpose grown crops, RHI, RO, sustainability, sustainability criteria

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RHI review can put tariff on long-term footing - Morton

ADBA PRESS RELEASE Reacting to this morning’s [28 Feb] news from DECC that the biomethane injection tariff will be reviewed, Charlotte Morton, chief executive, ADBA said: We welcome the announcement that the government plans to review the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) biomethane injection tariff. The industry needs tariffs which…

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Tags: biomethane, Charlotte Morton, DECC, incentives, RHI

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DECC to review Biomethane RHI tariff to ensure long-term support

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DECC have announced that they are to review the RHI tariff for biomethane later this year. A full RHI review was scheduled for this year, and DECC has been considering which aspects of the scheme should be considered. As they signalled at our Biomethane to Grid Working Group meeting in…

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Tags: biomethane, biomethane to grid, DECC, Matt Hindle, Ollie More, renewable financial incentives, RHI

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2013 energy statistics: UK production down 6.7%

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DECC has today published figures showing provisional UK energy production and consumption figures up to December 2013. UK primary energy production decreased by 6.7% in 2013, with coal output down by 24% as a result of the closure of mines. Oil and gas production was also down in 2013, by 8.8% and 7.3% respectively. These numbers follow…

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Tags: DECC, energy statistics, Jordan Marshall

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Energy from Waste Guide emphasises role for AD

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Defra and DECC have published a revised version of their guide to Energy from Waste, which can be accessed here. While it does not specifically cover AD, it does make several useful references to the importance of the technology in treating food waste. In particular, it is clear thatwet wastes…

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Tags: DECC, Defra, food waste, Matt Hindle, recycling, source segregation, Waste Policy

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FIT: getting the best data and information

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Following last week’s very disappointing news on FIT, we have updated and revised the members’ area to include more information on degression, and particularly how you can calculate future tariff rates. All of this is accessible by following the link from the members’ area, or directly by clicking here. …

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Tags: DECC, degression, FIT, Matt Hindle, Ofgem, renewable financial incentives

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DECC Announcement: No Consultation on Small Scale FIT

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We have today received very disappointing news from DECC, who have decided not to consult on changes to FIT to support smaller scale AD. This is despite the letter we received from Minister of State Greg Barker MP in November committing to a consultation. The full text of DECC’s…

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Tags: DECC, farming, FIT, Greg Barker, Matt Hindle, on-farm, renewable financial incentives, small scale AD

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DECC miss opportunity for FIT tariff consultation

ADBA PRESS RELEASE The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today [19 Feb] announced that it will not be consulting on action to address FIT degression for small scale AD. This goes against previous statements including the letter we received from the Minister before Christmas. ADBA, the…

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Tags: DECC, FIT, FIT degression, REA, small-scale

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Biomethane to grid request for evidence: RHI banding & tariff guarantee

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I hope those of you who attended the site visit in Doncaster at the end of January found the event useful – presentations given on the day can be accessed via the working group page on the Members’ Area of the website. As was explained at the end of the day,…

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Tags: biomethane QP, biomethane to grid, DECC, gas grid injection, gas-to-grid, Jordan Marshall, RHI

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