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FIT update: November deployment figures published

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DECC have published deployment figures for Feed in Tariff accreditations and pre-accreditations in November, which have now been updated in the FIT Deployment and Degression section of the members’ area. For the second month running no plants with capacities above 500kW were registered, so total deployment there remains just over 2…

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

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DECC publish details on RHI heat support above 200kWth, sustainability changes and tariff certainty

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DECC’s response document to last year’s consultation on ‘Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive: Improving support, increasing uptake’, has been published, setting out a number of changes including support for biogas combustion above 200kWth. The full document is available to download here, with the main details on biogas from page 27. …

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Tags: biogas combustion, biomethane, DECC, heat, Matt Hindle, renewable financial incentives, RHI, sustainability criteria

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ADBA welcomes DECC decision to extend support under RHI for heat use

ADBA PRESS RELEASE DECC has today [4 Dec] published its response to the ‘Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive: Improving support, increasing uptake’ which confirms that support will be available through the RHI for heat use from biogas projects over 200 kWth. Welcoming the news Charlotte Morton, Chief Executive, ADBA, said: We…

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Tags: 200kwth limit, DECC, heat use, RHI

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No RHI degression - latest quarterly figures

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Latest figures from DECC show that there will be no degression for biogas or biomethane RHI tariffs, with plenty of headroom before the triggers are hit. Costs allocated for biogas and biomethane stand at £1.9m as of October 2013, well below the degression trigger of £36.3m, while overall costs under the…

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Tags: 200kW limit, DECC, degression, Greg Barker, Jordan Marshall, RHI, tariff review

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DECC announce January tariff review to tackle small-scale FIT degression

In very welcome news, DECC minister Greg Barker MP has informed us that they intend to launch a consultation in January to address Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) degression for small scale AD, which will include a tariff review. This is a huge step in the right direction, and addresses the key industry…

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Tags: CLA, DECC, degression, Feed-in-Tariff, FIT, Greg Barker, NFU, RASE, REA, small scale AD

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ADBA welcomes DECC action to 'save' smaller scale AD

ADBA PRESS RELEASE Minister of State Greg Barker MP has confirmed that DECC will be consulting on ‘measures, including a tariff review, in January’ to ensure that the small-scale AD sector is not ‘unfairly disadvantaged’ by the anticipated degression of FIT for sub 500 kW AD plants…

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Tags: CLA, DECC, degression, FIT, Greg Barker, NFU, NNFCC, RASE, REA

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New FIT degression figures published

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New Feed in Tariff statistics were published on Friday, and the FIT deployment and degression section of the members’ area has now been updated. During October three 499kW AD plants were accredited to receive FITs, with no deployment above 500kW. This means that with two months to go in the…

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Tags: DECC, degression, financial incentives, FIT, Matt Hindle, small scale AD

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Latest FIT degression update

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Our work on addressing Feed in Tariff degression is continuing. As DECC have not yet started a process to put in place the mechanisms that the industry groups have proposed, it is now likely to be too late for these to avoid the April 2014 degression. We are therefore now calling…

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

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RO 2017 closure: DECC propose 12 month grace for grid connection delays

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As we updated you in July, DECC are beginning to set out the timetable for the closure of the Renewables Obligation (RO) scheme and transition to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) mechanism. As part of this process, they have now published a consultation on grace periods for those commissioning close…

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Tags: CfD, Contracts for Difference, DECC, grid connection, Jordan Marshall, Renewables Obligation, RO, strike prices

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DECC publish update on progress towards 2020 target

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DECC has this week published an update to their Renewable Energy Roadmap, which provides an update on progress made in delivering our 2020 target to deliver 15% of our energy demand from renewable sources. The update notes that 4.1% of the UK’s energy consumption came from renewables in 2012, up from 3.8% in 2011. Since 2010, £3…

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Tags: 2020 target, AD Strategy & Action Plan, DECC, energy bills, Jordan Marshall, public attitudes, roadmap

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Government launches review of EU responsibility on energy & agriculture policies

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Government has launched calls for evidence examining the balance of competences between the UK and the European Union on energy and agricultural policies. These two reviews form part of the 32 taking place, which are analysing specific areas of EU competence to ascertain what UK membership of the EU means for…

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Tags: DECC, Defra, EU, Jordan Marshall, Landfill Directive

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2030 electricity decarbonisation target defeated in Lords

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An amendment which would have required the government to set a 2030 decarbonisation target for electricity generation in 2014 within the Energy Bill has been defeated by 14 votes in the House of Lords. The current draft of the Energy Bill is such that Government will not need to set a 2030 decarbonisation target…

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Tags: 2030 target, decarbonisation target, DECC, energy bill, House of Lords, Jordan Marshall

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Household energy bills debate: will green support be a casualty?

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Debate over household energy bills has been high on the political agenda since the Labour party conference in September, where Labour leader Ed Milliband pledged to freeze energy bills for 20 months if elected in 2015. As many of you are probably aware, the Conservative Party has now set out its approach…

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Tags: Conservatives, David Cameron, DECC, Ed Milliband, energy bills, Labour, Liberal Democrats

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New FIT figures confirm smaller scale 20% degression; ADBA working to address

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As widely anticipated, new official feed in tariff deployment statistics published this week have confirmed that sub 250 kW and 250-500 kW tariffs face 20% degression from April 2014. The updated figures for all scales can be found in the members’ area section on FIT deployment and degression. Projects which apply for pre-accreditation…

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Tags: DECC, financial incentives, FIT, Greg Barker, Matt Hindle, members' meeting

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Parliamentary inquiry into funding low carbon innovation

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An inquiry into funding for low carbon innovation has been launched by the parliamentary Energy and Climate Change Committee. This follows a report by the National Audit Office into public funding for low carbon innovation, which concluded that since 2010 DECC have taken steps to improve coordination of innovation funding, for…

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Tags: DECC, ECC committee, innovation, Jordan Marshall, R&D

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